Fall — 2011 Volume LVII No. 4 ISRAEL 2 Gilad Shalit: A Meditation on the Return of “the 1” • Haim Chertok 6 Dangerous Ground: How Territory Has Influenced Israel’s National Security Outlook • David Rodman 9 Israel and the Tragedy of the “Altalena” (a review essay of a book by Jerold Auerbach) • Edward Alexander DIASPORA JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE 12 The Hasidic Revolution: Foundation of American Popular Culture • Robert Cherry 17 Of Tchotchkes, Mavens, Schmattes and Other English Words • Harold Ticktin AMERICAN JEWISH LIFE (MEMOIR) 18 The Great DiMaggio and the King of Judah • Leo Haber BIBLICAL TEXT 23 Jonah, the “Miserable” Prophet • Philip Stern ARTS & LETTERS: MUSIC, LITERATURE 26 Gustav Mahler: A Jew? • Cecil Bloom 31 Conference Report: Trends in Jewish American Literature • Gary Shapiro 33 James Joyce, “The Greatest Jew of All” • Milton Kerker POETRY 25 Jonah, The Reluctant Prophet • Yehuda Khaver 30 About Alma Maria Schindler Mahler • Leo Haber 36 Promise of a Mother’s Womb • Sue Brannan Walker FICTION 37 Opening Day • Ivan Prashker LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 41 Israel Blumenfrucht, Heshey Zelcer, Dr. Philip Fishman, Martin J. Warmbrand, Henry Finkelstein, Rafael Medoff, Clifton Rothman, Rabbi Heskel M. Haddad, Will Kahane, Moshe Ayalon, Harold Ticktin 46 Midstream Index 2011 — Volume LVII 11 Honor Roll of Contributors in 2011 to Midstream