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Autumn 5771 / 2010, no. 42From the Editors:Politics' Dark EnergyBy Assaf Sagiv Essays:The Holocaust and the Foundation of Jewish IdentityBy Avi Sagi Our history defines us—but it can also turn into a trap. Education’s Forsaken Vision By Avner Molcho Once upon a time, Israeli teachers aimed for the loftiest of goals: building moral character. A Nation Conceived in Defeat By Jacob L. Wright How the end of ancient Israelite statehood gave rise to a new collective consciousness Reviews:The Great Brain HoaxReviewed by Oded Balaban The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self by Thomas Metzinger A Theoretician's Quarrel with Theory Reviewed by Omer Moav Economic Tales by Ariel Rubinstein Plug-and-Play Judaism Reviewed by Shmuel Rosner Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal by Dana Evan Kaplan Correspondence:Israel's Radical Left; Henry James's Conservatism |
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 I.B. Singer's Cruel ChoiceFate and freedom for his characters, for himself. |
 The Road to Democracy in the Arab WorldLiberalism has deep roots in the Middle East, if we know where to look. |
 An Attempt to Identify the Root Cause of AntisemitismA prominent Israeli author gets to the bottom of the world`s oldest hatred. |
 The UN’s Palestinian Refugee ProblemHow to solve their plight and end the half-century-long crisis. |
 Faces of DeathSaw, a film by James Wan; and Saw II, a film by Darren Lynn Bousman |