Monthly Archives: May 2018

Ancestral Family Home (Baltimore)

Posted on May 29, 2018 by zjb

It looks like a toy. The old house on Cheswold Avenue has weathered some in the time since then.

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Zadie Smith writes about Philip Roth, Writing, Literature, and Imperfection

Posted on May 24, 2018 by zjb

Some words by Zadie Smith at the New Yorker remembering Philp Roth and human complexity. You can read the whole thing here: “For Roth, literature was not a tool of any description. It was the venerated thing in itself. He … Continue reading →

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(Gaza) March of Return & The Status Quo Ante

Posted on May 17, 2018 by zjb

It would be a mistake not to see the multiple ways in which all the actors involved in the March of Return are acting rationally, on both sides of the border. Looked at from two sides, this is a harsh, … Continue reading →

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Spring White & Deep Purple

Posted on May 10, 2018 by zjb
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Israel & Russia Post-Holocaust (Matter & Memory)

Posted on May 9, 2018 by zjb

I doubt there will be much notice of this event in the western press, but you can read about it here at Ynet Benjamin Netanyahu was Vladimir Putin invited guest at the Kremlin at the ceremony marking Russia’s World War II victory over … Continue reading →

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Embryos & Animals in the Mishnah (Rachel Neis)

Posted on May 9, 2018 by zjb

(R. R. Neis, Embryotics for Beginners, 2015, mixed media on paper, 12″x18″) Jewish Studies can use a lot more theory, but theories, especially new ones, are only as good as they work. They need to be tested on stuff. Do theories … Continue reading →

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(Anti-Zionism) Foroys Blog (Old School Jewish Socialism)

Posted on May 3, 2018 by zjb

An anti-Zionist friend recommended a post at this blogsite and I am recommending it, the Foroys Blog, to anyone and everyone, but especially to my comrades in modern Jewish Studies. The Foroys combines the memory of old school Jewish socialism and … Continue reading →

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Movement and Time Images (Deleuze) (Cinema 1 Cinema 2)

Posted on May 3, 2018 by zjb

I am trying to get a handle on the two primary types of image, the “movement image” and the “time image” in Deleuze two books on cinema. Each with their own specific variations, these two primary topoi are the respective … Continue reading →

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