op-eds from our members and associates…
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It Was a Smokin’ Affair
Some cultural forensics can uncover the lives and aspirations of immigrant Jews in mid-20th century America.
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Protesters Against Israel Fail Key History Test
by Roya Hakakian I was born and raised in Iran in a family of Jewish educators. I came of age during the tumultuous years of the Iranian revolution, just as Ayatollah Khomeini rose to power in 1979, and soon thereafter, annihilated his opposition—feminists, leftists, even the Islamic Marxists.
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Boycotts Betray the Ethos of Science
by Evan D. Morris I have spent my career in academic science and believe that merit and objectivity are essential guarantors of the scientific enterprise. Boycotts pose the greatest threat.
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What we learned on our academic visit to Israel
by Edward H. Kaplan and Evan D. Morris We represent a group of 25 Yale faculty who have just returned from a five-day visit to Israel. Our mission was to learn from and make meaningful academic connections.with our Israeli counterparts. Much of what we learned and observed astounded us.
