Shylock at the U.N.; Kafka at The Hague; the Complicity of Gaza’s Civilians; Gadi Eisenkot; Susan Sontag

The fight over classical education • [View this email in your browser]( January 28, 2024 • Shevat 18, 5784 [THE WEEKENDER](#) THE TAB Our printable digest is now available only to Tablet members. Existing members will get a copy of the Tab in their inbox each Friday as part of our new member newsletter. To become a member, click [here](. And if you're a member and you're not getting member benefits, write to us at membership@tabletmag.com # [Shylock at the U.N.]( Today’s antisemites wish to save Jews from the darkness of their Jewish natures [BY MARCO ROTH](#) # [Kafka at the International Court of Justice]( ‘The Trial’ was angst; this is evil [BY RUTH R. WISSE](#) [Oct. 7 Was Worse Than a Terror Attack. It Was a Pogrom.]( ‘Let me know of one Palestinian in Gaza who tried to save a Jew and maybe I’ll change my mind’ [BY DEBORAH DANAN](#) [First They Came for My People, Then They Came for the Jews]( A South Sudanese former slave recognized the Palestinian pogrom on Oct. 7 [BY SIMON DENG](#) # [The Debates Over—and Within—‘Classical Education’]( As the educational movement is embraced by the religious right and seen by others as a Trojan horse for Christian nationalism, its leaders seek to transcend political associations [BY MAGGIE PHILLIPS](#) # [Susan Sontag’s Funny! Sexy! Sad! Magnum Opus Threatens to Upend Our Democracy]( ‘The Volcano Lover,’ published in 1992, celebrates ideas of excellence and intellectual seriousness that today feel ancient [BY BLAKE SMITH](#) [The Israeli Left’s New Military Messiah]( A joint American-Israeli plan to topple Netanyahu starring General Gadi Eisenkot gains steam as the war in Gaza grinds on [BY GADI TAUB](#) [Converting to Judaism Post-10/7]( What I’ve learned about an ancient hatred during the process of becoming a Jew [BY HENRY WILHELM](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # UNORTHODOX [Things Remembered]( Ep. 397: Uncovering a tale of complicity and justice, sonic studies, and a little red dress for International Holocaust Remembrance Day JANUARY 25, 2024 # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](