The Tel Aviv Review

Between Tel Aviv and Moscow: Zionism, Communism & disillusionment

Dr. Nir Arielli, a lecturer in history and politics at Leeds University, discusses the tumultuous life of his great aunt, Leah Trachtman-Palchan.

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Postwar justice, Soviet style

A discussion of the trials of Nazi criminals and collaborators in the Soviet Union during and in the immediate aftermath of WWII.

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The decline and fall of the kibbutz: An appreciation

An analysis of the crisis that has all but decimated the once illustrious centrepiece of Israel and Zionism and some first thoughts about its potential rejuvenation.

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We have come to make the desert fiscally stable

Host Gilad Halpern, and Dr Schiffman explore the contribution of Jewish-American advisers to the Israeli economy over the years.

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Damned to be blessed: Jewish exile as a metaphor

How can Jewish thought extract itself from a generations-long paradox that sees exile as a blessing and a curse at the same time?

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The two-state delusion: A coroner’s report of a defunct solution

Why what for decades was the most likely resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has ceased to have any chances of survival.

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Sovereignty in exile: the curious case of Kiryas Yoel

Exploring the Hassidic settlement of Kiryas Yoel, in upstate New York, which offers a unique insight into questions of diaspora and sovereignty.

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