The Tel Aviv Review

Crypto-Jewish women: The unwitting standard-bearers of Judaism

March 21, 2015

Prof. Renee Levine Melammed shares with us her insights from her momentous study about the history of crypto-Jewish women in Spain under the Inquisition.

The Birth of the Cosmopolitan Jew

March 20, 2015 00:21:03

Prof. Sander Gilman, who teaches history at Emory University in the US, is an extremely prolific academic with a vast spectrum of fields of expertise. He discusses his cleverly entitled study, “Aliens vs Predators: Cosmopolitan Jews vs Jewish Nomads.”

More than moneylending: The economic history of the Jews

March 15, 2015

Economist Zvi Eckstein of the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya offers an compelling reason for demographic meanders of Jewish people in the common era.

Israeli Conscientious Objectors: Torn Between Values and Struggle for Survival

March 15, 2015 00:19:47

Dr. Erica Weiss tackles the concept of conscientious objection in Israel – a society that honors the freedom of conscience while fighting for its survival.

American Zion: The Old Testament in Early American Political Thought

March 7, 2015 00:24:11

Dr. Eran Shalev of the University of Haifa traces the theological and ideological origins of the special relationship between Israel and America.

All Her Daughters: The Story of Jerusalem’s Legendary Headmistress

March 6, 2015 00:17:47

Prof. Laura Schor, author of ‘The Best School in Jerusalem: Annie Landau’s School for Girls,’ discusses the extraordinary character of Annie Landau.

Who owns the media in Israel?

February 28, 2015

Prof. Amit Schejter of Ben-Gurion University recently completed a study about electronic media concentration in Israel between 1984-2013.

Israel’s Bedouin: Straddling the Line Between Tradition and Modernity

February 27, 2015 00:29:18

Dr. Sarab Abu Rabia-Queder, a researcher at Ben-Gurion University, specializes in the impact of higher education on Bedouin women.

Ramle Remade: The Israelization of an Arab Town

February 21, 2015 00:21:49

Dr. Danna Piroyansky talks about the very Israeli concept of ‘mixed cities’ – the result of government-sanctioned mixing of Jewish and Arab populations.

What Did the Crusaders Ever Learn from Us?

February 20, 2015 00:22:35

Dr. Jonathan Rubin, a historian of the Medieval Levant at Tel Aviv University, specializes in the production of knowledge in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.