Alvin H. Rosenfeld

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Feb 26, 2025, 9:38 PM

Kfir and Ariel Bibas: In Memoriam

“Children are a gift from the Lord,” reads Psalm 127:3, “they are a reward from Him.” Whether religious or not, all people, it has been assumed, recognize the preciousness and vulnerability of children and feel obliged to care for...

Jul 28, 2021, 8:08 AM

Bombs and Buzzwords

We know times are overwrought when the language goes whacky and no longer connects its users to reality in anything but hyped-up ways. Add Jews into the mix and, especially, the Jewish state, and hateful feelings find release from...

Jan 7, 2020, 3:07 AM

Anti-Semitism in America now: Here’s what we’re up against

It's two particular kinds of denial: One claims anti-Semitism isn't really a thing, the other negates Israel's right to exist

Apr 13, 2015, 11:07 AM

How I became a Holocaust scholar

Fifty-five years ago, two books grabbed him by the throat and inspired him to be a witness for the witnesses

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Alvin H. Rosenfeld is a Professor of English and Jewish Studies at Indiana University.

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