Why has Jewish ritual of circumcision survived so long, and remained so...
Sigmund Freud, in his writings on primal trauma, may have inadvertently provided an explanation
View ArticleRereading Israel: The Spirit of the Matter, by Bonna Devora Haberman
‘Rereading Israel: The Spirit of the Matter’ refreshes current conversations about Israel, while setting aside vitriolic debates and worn postures. This book opens Jewish sources to interpret Israel in...
View ArticleHitler who? After space jump, Austrians celebrate a rare moment of positive PR
Felix Baumgartner’s countrymen hope his death-defying stunt will change the image of a country often associated with Nazi tyranny
View ArticleHow soccer turned Russian Jews into Brits
In a new book, journalist Anthony Clavane explores how a single sport kickstarted a new, nuanced identity for an immigrant minority
View ArticleJewish student union fails to elect new president
One candidate pulls out of race at the last minute, the other still falls one vote short of required two-thirds majority
View ArticleA 100-year anniversary Vienna isn’t celebrating
In 1913 — its final moment as a world capital — the Austrian city was home to Hitler, Freud and an endangered mix of cultures
View ArticleThieves try to steal Sigmund Freud’s ashes
Police search for suspects who broke into Golders Green Crematorium over the New Year holiday
View ArticleLucian Freud’s Darling Felicity letters up for auction
The Guardian: Sigmund’s grandson’s missives to girlfriend in his 20s give insight into the painter’s psyche
View ArticleJews and the ‘mad science’ of psychoanalysis
Adam Phillips’ biography of Sigmund Freud explains the creative thinker’s ideas in layman’s terms
View ArticleLondon exhibit examines history of human sexuality
Project named in honor of German Jewish sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld, whose library was burned by the Nazis
View ArticleNovelist inspired ‘Grand Budapest’
Academy Award nominations for whimsical film will likely raise the profile of author Stefan Zweig, friend of Freud and Herzl
View ArticleVandals target French Jewish cemetery, Vienna’s Freud museum
String of hate crimes hits Europe, with tombstones smashed in Lille and mezuzah ripped off door of Polish anti-Semitism group
View ArticleWhat makes a genius, can it be nurtured, and do disproportionate numbers of...
From ancient Athens to modern-day Israel, author Eric Weiner looks to geography to redefine what it means to be brilliant
View Article13 insects and other organisms named after Jews
Arachnid named after Spiderman actor Andrew Garfield, a moth for Harry Houdini, and dinosaur for Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg
View ArticleTwo British women allege sexual abuse by Sigmund Freud’s grandson
Accusers say the late Clement Freud, a celebrated British broadcaster and politician, touched, raped them as teens
View ArticleSigned Freud papers set to go on auction
Rare documents belonging to father of psychoanalysis among items up for sale in LA on Thursday, along with a letter from Dachau and a royal decree from Ferdinand and Isabella The post Signed Freud...
View ArticleIn Jerusalem, a 94-year-old World Jewish Student Congress rediscovers its voice
The organization that once boasted members such as Freud, Einstein and Chaim Weizmann has fallen into debt and off the world stage. A group of new leaders hopes to change that
View ArticleAustria shaken by ‘Nazi songbook’ scandal
Affair has thrown spotlight on the far-right Freedom Party, nationalist fraternities and conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
View ArticleIsrael museum reunites rings Freud used to bind students
'Freud of the Rings' exhibit highlights personality of father of psychoanalysis, who founded society of analysts
View ArticleLetter detailing Freud’s Jewish background to be auctioned
Missive from father of psychoanalysis to colleague shows he 'respects the importance of his Jewish ancestry and is happy to share it'
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