By Ben Kenigsberg The protagonist of “The Teacher” is at the nexus of several dramas at once. Basem (Saleh Bakri), a Palestinian who teaches English at a school in the West Bank, is focused on ...

As I read a war poem by Edward Thomas, enjoy a Mozart piano concerto, or contemplate a M.C. Escher drawing, I am often emotionally inspired by the moment and intellectually stimulated by the ...