HELLO, I'M
Yeshua G. B. Tolle
Associate Director of University Programs. PhD. Literary Critic and Hebrew Enthusiast. 2024–25 Krauthammer Fellow.
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from my commonplace book
2026-01-11
A central problem in welcoming people from poor countries is that Europeans have lost faith in parts of the civilization to which migrants were drawn in the first place. . . . It is hard to follow Europe’s rules and embrace Europe’s values . . . when Europeans themselves are…
—Christopher Caldwell
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe
p. 82
2026-01-06
In the midst of the suicide of the West, it was clear they had no chance.
—Michel Houellebecq
The Elementary Particles
p. 196
About Me
I am an Associate Director of University Programs at Tikvah. I teach, research, and publish on literature and Jewish culture, and write weekly at Well-Read (or Trying), a Substack column on literature, the classics, and books.
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