In the Preface to If This Is A Man, Levi warns the reader about some possible consequences of organized political systems: “Many people—many nations—, can find themselves believing, more or less consciously, that ‘every stranger is an enemy’.
Cinema as Archive
The memory Gitai is trying to archive is that of the foundation and striving of a young country: contradictions, aspirations,…
The Language that Lived Twice
The almost daunting task of tracing the history of the Hebrew language, and that of the literature and of the…
Roman Policies Towards the Jews
Scholars have often wondered whether the documents presented by Josephus are at all genuine. Josephus is the only ancient author…
Weightless
The ease with which man adapts to weightlessness is a fascinating mystery. Considering that for many people travel by sea…
