April 6, 2025

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Mitchell First

Articles by Mitchell First

The Two Meanings of Nun-Shin-Kof

Nun-Shin-Kof is an interesting root because it has two different meanings: “kiss” and “military equipment.” Could these meanings be related? After all, the purpose of

To Be a Jew in America

Published in 2002, Arthur Herzberg wrote “A Jew in America: My Life and A People’s Struggle for Identity.” Ordinarily, I would not review a book

Shimon Peres: The Early Years

I base this column on “Shimon Peres: The Biography,” by Michael Bar-Zohar (2007), parts I and II. Bar-Zohar writes in the introduction: “To many, Shimon