My article “Jews of African descent ‘unnerved’ by comparisons to viral video group” appears in Religion News Service.
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Jews of African descent ‘unnerved’ by comparisons to viral video group
Posted by Menachem Wecker on January 24, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/01/24/jews-of-african-descent-unnerved-by-comparisons-to-viral-video-group/
Why Andy Warhol’s Brillo pads — and a million other things — are kosher
My article “Why Andy Warhol’s Brillo pads — and a million other things — are kosher,” which riffs on the major Warhol retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, appears in Religion News Service.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on January 7, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/01/07/why-andy-warhols-brillo-pads-and-a-million-other-things-are-kosher/
In 25 years, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art hasn’t shied from risks
My article “In 25 years, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art hasn’t shied from risks” appears in National Catholic Reporter.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on January 2, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/01/02/in-25-years-museum-of-contemporary-religious-art-hasnt-shied-from-risks/
Chess Life article about Chess Sets & Conflict
My article “Chess Sets & Conflict,” which reflects on the ways that chess sets, for centuries, have done double-duty as political and religious symbols, appears in the Dec. 2018 issue of Chess Life magazine. It may be accessed in PDF format via this link. To read the entire issue Chess Life, and to subscribe to […]
Posted by Menachem Wecker on December 6, 2018
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2018/12/06/chess-life-article-about-chess-sets-conflict/
Museums’ mislabeling can leave visitors with misconceptions of biblical proportions
My article “Museums’ mislabeling can leave visitors with misconceptions of biblical proportions” appears in Religion News Service.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on December 6, 2018
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2018/12/06/museums-mislabeling-can-leave-visitors-with-misconceptions-of-biblical-proportions/
What If You Trivialize Hitler?
My article “What If You Trivialize Hitler?” — about the Holocaust art of Bruce Gendelman — appears in Mosaic magazine. (The Jewish Journal, LA, also excerpts it.) Here’s the lede: “How do you shoot the devil in the back?” asks the character played by Kevin Spacey in the 1995 movie The Usual Suspects. A similar […]
Posted by Menachem Wecker on December 6, 2018
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2018/12/06/what-if-you-trivialize-hitler/
Art and beauty can carve a path through a fallen world
My article “Art and beauty can carve a path through a fallen world” appears in National Catholic Reporter. Update: On the NCR podcast, Brittany Wilmes and Julia Lieblich say exceedingly nice things about my article (starting around the 5:05 mark, although the whole podcast is worth a listen).
Posted by Menachem Wecker on November 27, 2018
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2018/11/27/art-and-beauty-can-carve-a-path-through-a-fallen-world/
Non-Catholics enjoy challenges of teaching in Catholic setting
My article “Non-Catholics enjoy challenges of teaching in Catholic setting” appears in National Catholic Reporter.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on November 26, 2018
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2018/11/26/non-catholics-enjoy-challenges-of-teaching-in-catholic-setting/
In the wake of Pittsburgh, houses of worship ask how much security is enough
My article “In the wake of Pittsburgh, houses of worship ask how much security is enough” appears in Religion News Service.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on November 1, 2018
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2018/11/01/in-the-wake-of-pittsburgh-houses-of-worship-ask-how-much-security-is-enough/
The true story of a Jewish news agency that peddled fake news to undo Hitler
My article “The true story of a Jewish news agency that peddled fake news to undo Hitler” appears in Religion News Service.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on October 2, 2018
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2018/10/02/the-true-story-of-a-jewish-news-agency-that-peddled-fake-news-to-undo-hitler/
Selected articles
"Searching for Fischer’s Legacy." Chess Life magazine. March 2018. (PDF file).
"Confederate Monuments and the Power of Absence." Religion & Politics. Oct. 2017.
"A Memorial That Knows Its Biblical History." Wall St. Journal. Sept. 22, 2017.
"Infiltrating the CIA’s Secret Art Collection." Playboy. Jan./Feb. 2017.