A Chill Wind from Poland
The legacy of two forms of totalitarianism—Nazism and communism—continue to impact Poland, alongside its long, grim tradition of domestic anti-Semitism.
Are Jews Obligated to Support Reparations for African-Americans?
Momentum for the idea is growing. But the Holocaust analogy undermines a proposal that could do much harm without fixing what’s wrong with America.
“Death to America,” Love for North Korea and Hate for Israel at Brooklyn Rally
So it was at the rally in Brooklyn yesterday that the crowd embraced a speaker who lauded North Korea – which has one of the world’s worst human rights records – for its refusal to recognize Israel.
Why GodTV is the Worst Form of Anti-Semitism
The Jews who reject Christians hold up GodTV as proof that there can be no relationship, that all Christians harbor a hidden agenda to convert Jews.
The Pain of the Coronavirus Pandemic and the Pain of Jewish History: A Comparison
People in the world are drowning in the sudden tsunami of the new Coronavirus world that we find ourselves in.
Israeli Memorial Day: Mourning in Masks and ‘Ikea-Gate’
Public protests are allowed, even under coronavirus rules, since they involve the civil right to express dissatisfaction with the government.
Let us Remember what the Survivors are Unable to Forget
Yom Hashoah is a day when aging survivors—many of whom are widowed or have no offspring—have the opportunity to be honored and, above all, heard.
Remembering the Holocaust in a Post-‘Sacred Survival’ Era
American Jews turned Shoah observance into their civil religion. If belief in that secular faith is gone, then is there a place for the Holocaust in the community’s future?
To my Holocaust-Survivor Grandmother, Who had a Penchant for Wimbledon
She knew English, French, German and Spanish. She taught not only those languages, but also how to have a kind and tolerant tongue.
A Sacred Obligation and a Solemn Opportunity
The faults notwithstanding, the obligation to help these people who suffered unspeakable horrors as young men and women is critical.