The World of Michael Kovner

Danny Trom visited Michael Kovner’s studio in Jerusalem. The painter was born the year the State was founded, and he is the son of Abba...

By Danny Trom

Family Reunification in Jerusalem

On August 5, 2026, the remains of Shimon and Rivka Herzl, Theodor Herzl’s grandparents, were transferred from Belgrade to Jerusalem. Behind this final “family reunification”—which...

By Danny Trom

Pay for Your Dead

A film by Carine Ruszniewski Dredging up family history comes at a price—just like the entrance fee to the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw. “Pay for...

By Carine Ruszniewski et Danny Trom

Judaism, the word and the thing

Danny Trom reviews David Lemler's book 'L’invention du judaïsme' (ET: The Invention of Judaism), published by Albin Michel. Recounting Lemler's method of investigation—questioning the diversity...

By Danny Trom

Lanzmann: holding on to the present

A month ago, Claude Lanzmann would have turned 100. To mark the occasion, Danny Trom revisits the debates surrounding the representation of the Shoah, highlighting...

By Danny Trom

Israel in the world: from Sparta to court Jew

Under Netanyahu's government, and with the war in Gaza, the State of Israel has found itself increasingly isolated on the international stage. The Israeli Prime...

By Danny Trom

Lamentation and relentlessness: Gaza with no end in sight

How can we explain Israel's relentless pursuit of this seemingly endless war in Gaza? Danny Trom offers an analysis based on one symptom: the proliferation,...

By Danny Trom

About Pierre Nora: French narrative and Jewish recitation

To keep the memory alive of the great historian Pierre Nora, who passed away on Monday, June 2, alive, we are republishing a text by...

By Danny Trom

Holy Week on Xanax

By coincidence, Danny Trom had planned his family vacation in Seville during Holy Week. Lost amid the processions of penitents, and with Xanax proving insufficient...

By Danny Trom

What to do with Purim?

Isn't the meaning of Purim - the quintessential exile festival that reflects the issue of protecting the dispersed people - bound to fade away once...

By Danny Trom

Abbé Pierre: Everyone to the shelters!

The priest Abbé Pierre, "French Maria Theresa", has definitely fallen out of favor, and for good reason. Danny Trom, however, was keen to drive the...

By Danny Trom

Kundera politics

What does it mean for a nation to exist? Taking as his starting point the position of Milan Kundera - who died exactly a year...

By Danny Trom