May 2008
Feature
Students Say Activists Exaggerate Anti-Semitism At Irvine

Who Speaks for Jewish Students?

On this campus known for its pro-Palestinian activism, Jewish community activists accuse the school of turning a blind eye to anti-Semitism. Some Jewish students are not so sure.
 
Feature
Two Friends, Fifty-Two Cards, and a Hell of a Lot of Money

Big Online Winnings Lead to Big Losses For One Student 

Our anonymous correspondent decided to pay a visit to an online poker room. This is the story of what happens when you mix a bit of Bar Mitzvah money, a bit of chutzpah, and a lot of bad luck.


The Interview
Cory Booker Sings Dayeinu

Newark's Visionary Mayor on the Future of the American City, a Politics of Hope, and Shmuley Boteach

We speak with the rising African-American political star was once the president of a Jewish campus club, and who once lost an election after being called a Jew by his opponent.


 
Arts Essay
Lou Reed and the Weepy Hipster

For Generations of Jewish Girls, Jonathan Richman was an Attainable Rock Star Crush

In the epoch of the hipster, he doesn't seem so attainable anymore. On escaping the suburbs, Jewish bodies, and the progression of hip.



Editor's Note
A Farewell to the Class of 2008
This is not a graduation speech.

 
Feature
Birthright Israel, Meet Birthright Armenia
As copycat Birthright programs proliferate, questions arise about the changing nature of the melting pot.

 
Campus Briefs
Silence Breaks, ZOA Covers Ears
Harvard's Hillel plays host to a controversial exhibit on Israel, raising the ire of the right-wing Zionist Organization of America.

 
In Other News...
The Underground Sixties Rag for The Rest of Us
An appreciation of Ramparts, a popular leftist magazine of the last generation.


Arts Feature
The Tailor of Boro Park
A Taxonomy of Hasidic Couture.

 
Book Review
Between Appropriation and Collaboration
Adam Mansbach's new novel The End of the Jews explores the Jewish relationship with African-American culture.


 
Book Review
Drawing Fear
A student and a professor analyze the portrayal of Muslims in political cartoons.

 
New Vices
Jewfight!
Mortal combat in the atemporal battledome.