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New Yorker Review Criticized Over Claims Linking Hebrew Punctuation to Jewish Unity
- The New Yorker published Louis Menand’s review of Florence Hazrat’s book “On the Mark,” which examines punctuation’s role in Hebrew, language, and history.
- Hazrat argues that Hebrew punctuation was connected to colonialism and helped create unity among Jews moving to Israel.
- Menand described the book as “irreverent and delightfully intellectual” but criticized its central claim as an overreach.
- Commentators including Daniel Sugarman, Isaac de Castro, and Dave Aronberg criticized the arguments and The New Yorker’s decision to publish the review.
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