Israel’s First Synagogue Designed for Physically Disabled Opened in Jerusalem
Called Mishkan Shmuel (“The House of Samuel”), the house of prayer was presented with a Torah scroll more than a century old that survived the Holocaust in Romania, unlike the Jews who read from it and were murdered by the Nazis. The scroll was repaired with new parchment and brought to the new synagogue under a blue marriage canopy, as celebrants sang and played music, according to tradition.
“Shadow Over Europe” as Anti-Semitism and Fading Memory of Holocaust Rise
A report by CNN has revealed a “shadow over Europe” in the context of recent polls illustrating anti-Semitic stereotypes that are “alive and well” in Europe as the memory of the Holocaust starts to fade. Pollster ComRes partnering with CNN interviewed more than 7,000 people across Europe, including respondents in Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland and Sweden.
Berlin Jews Call for a More Inclusive Religious and National Reality in Germany
On April 17, 2018, an Arab-Israeli man wearing a kippah (skullcap worn by religious Jews) was attacked on a Berlin street, lashed with a belt as the attacker repeated the Arabic word for Jew, “Yahudi.” Although the young victim was not in fact Jewish, the event prompted discussion in the Jewish community regarding religious expression in Berlin.
Looking for a Light in the Darkness: Menorahs Made by Holocaust Survivors
As Hanukah approaches, beautiful menorahs bring out a holy light from the darkness of the Holocaust.
Comic Book Legend Stan Lee Dead at 95
Born Stanley Martin Lieber in Manhattan to Romanian Jewish immigrants in 1922, Lee sidestepped the horrors of the Holocaust. As a boy, he aspired to be a writer but at the age of 17, with the help of his uncle, he got a job as an assistant at the newly established Timely Comics. Writing text filler for Captain America comics, he began using his now iconic pen-name. He joined the Army Signal Corps in 1942 and wrote training manuals and slogans, made training films, and even penned cartoons.
Morocco’s King Decrees: Schools Will Teach the Holocaust
Israeli officials praise the monarch’s decision to incorporate education about the Holocaust into his country’s curriculum
New Report: Anne Frank Was a Victim of Immigration Bureaucracy
A new investigation into the plight of Anne Frank concludes that the family was not denied entry into the US, but neither was the immigration policy working to save Jews from the Holocaust.
Terror Kites, Terror Tunnels, Suicide Bombings, Stabbings, Rock-throwing, Drive-by-Shootings, and Car-Rammings
Not only would this be a productive way to channel their nakba, but it would also dispel their necessity to channel Joseph Goebbels by continuing to propagate their “big lie.”
Endangered American Jewry
Many American Jews are unaware of the extent of antisemitism on college campuses, or the destructive force of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
From Vision and Dream to Fulfillment: Israel Yearning During and After the Holocaust
A new exhibition marking Israel’s 70th anniversary, highlights how Jews yearned for the Land of Israel during and immediately following the Holocaust.