On the cold winter’s day in 1956, a short but faithful meeting occurred which shaped the Middle East and the World. Now declassified documents reveal the prickly relationship between the Soviet Union and Israel.

If, according to Marx, communism is a ghost haunting Europe, then for Borochov, nationalism was a ghost haunting communism. Ber Borochov(1881–1917) is the author of many works in various fields of knowledge, from political philosophy to linguistics. His work, “The Jewish Labor Movement in Figures,” displays a statistical and sociological…

Hannukah was always my favorite of the Jewish holidays. The donuts are tasty, and the lights look lovely and warm. I remember hours spent twisting dreidel as a kid. …

Many Jews abroad and a substantial amount of Israeli Jews feel disconnected from the State of Israel and its practices regarding its economy, foreign relations, and of course, the treatment of Palestinians. Consequently, these Jews feel the need to speak up and unite in organizations critical of the State. …