Moment Magazine

1 week ago | momentmag.com | Nathan Guttman

1. Everyone Wants to Fight Antisemitism. But How? The Antisemitism Awareness Act should have been a no-brainer. After all, who in Congress doesn’t think there’s a need to be aware of antisemitism and to fight it in every possible way? Who doesn’t believe that a dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents in the past two years requires Congress to take action? Well, it isn’t that simple.

2 weeks ago | momentmag.com | Waseem Abu Mahadi |Jacob Wirtschafter

In the narrow alleys of Jabalia and the sun-scorched streets of Beit Lahia, something rare is unfolding in Gaza: open defiance. Not just of Israeli bombardments or international indifference—but of Hamas. For three consecutive days in late March, hundreds of Palestinians, many of them young men, marched through northern Gaza chanting, “We want to live!” and “Hamas out!” The scenes, captured briefly in shaky phone videos, exposed a breach in the longstanding narrative of unity under siege.

3 weeks ago | momentmag.com | Nathan Guttman

1. A Passover Attack Shakes the CommunityIt is a page torn from the nightmares of every Jewish family. A joyous Passover seder comes to its end, the guests leave, the dining room table is still scattered with dishes, and the Haggadahs rest open on their final page. Hours later, in the dark of night, a hate-stricken criminal enters, armed with firebombs and a sledgehammer, determined to harm the residents of this Jewish household.

3 weeks ago | momentmag.com | Rachel Rosenfield

On February 5, Republican Representative Mike Lawler of New York reintroduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act in the House. The bill seeks to assist Department of Education investigations of discrimination involving Jewish students by clearly defining what speech or action can be considered antisemitic. You may recall the original Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA) was introduced on October 26, 2023, some two weeks after the events of October 7.

1 month ago | momentmag.com | Diane M. Bolz

Enigmatic, glamorous and unapologetically ambitious, Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka took Paris by storm in the 1920s with her glossy portraits and sensual, stylized nudes, soon becoming one of the leading artists of the Art Deco era. A model of the “modern woman,” strong, savvy, bold and independent, Lempicka understood the power of personality, celebrity and reinvention. “There are no miracles,” she has been quoted as saying.