Mark Oppenheimer

Mark Oppenheimer is the author of Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood and the host of the podcast Gatecrashers, about the history of Jews at Ivy League schools.

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  1. The Zen Predator of the Upper East Side

    Nearly 50 years ago, a penniless monk arrived in Manhattan, where he began to build an unrivaled community of followers—and a reputation for sexual abuse. The ongoing accusations against him expose a dark corner of the Buddhist tradition.

    Kobutsu Malone/The Atlantic
  2. NPR’s Great Black Hope

    The radio network’s stereotypical listener is a 50-something white guy. Can Glynn Washington, the fastest-rising public-radio star in memory, change that?

    John Cuneo