Beyond the Pale | Jewish Culture and Politics

BEYOND THE PALE explores cutting edge Jewish culture and offers local, national, and international political debate and analysis from a Jewish perspective.

Sundays, noon to 1 p.m., on WBAI/New York, 99.5 FM

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January 09, 2011 — A new report uncovers fresh ties between US intelligence and Nazi war criminals; key Middle East relevations from the Wikileaks State Department cables; plus a preview of the 2011 New York Jewish Film Festival, including a documentary on the late Grace Paley.

January 02, 2011 — A tear gas killing in Bil'in; Hillel sets guidelines for what it deems acceptable discourse on Israel-Palestine; Diane Ravitch on what's wrong with the bipartisan consensus on school reform; plus why the Dreyfus Affair matters.

December 26, 2010 — Pacifica station KPFT's questionable decision to offer the local Israeli Consulate a weekly show; Glenn Beck's anti-Semitic conspiracy theories; plus an NAACP report reveals the Tea Party's ties to white supremacists and armed extremists.

December 19, 2010 — Beyond the Pale explores the role of the cantor (or hazzan)in the liturgical and musical tradition of Ashkenazi Jews. Have liturgical reforms made the cantor a dying breed?

December 12, 2010 — Just what is a hipster, anyway? Mark Grief offers a history. Abu Abdallah Rahmah, a Palestinian Gandhi in an Israeli jail; plus, the Sabra hummus wars.