Daniel S. Mariaschin
ARTICLES BY: Daniel S. Mariaschin
How the Jewish Population of Bulgaria Was Saved From the Nazis
Eighty years ago this month, courageous voices in Axis-allied Bulgaria accomplished the near-impossible: the nullification of orders to deport its 48,000 Jews to certain death...
When Antisemitism is Mainstreamed
In 2019, the Jewish Museum of London mounted an exhibition entitled “Jews, Money, Myth,” focusing on “myths and stereotypes that link Jews and money over...
The Dangerous Board Game in Vienna
In the popular board game Monopoly, a player gets one chance to pass “Go,” and in the process, collect $200. In Vienna, where negotiations with...
Holocaust Remembrance: Responsibilities for All Society
When I began my career nearly 50 years ago, Holocaust remembrance events were few and far between. One of my first assignments out of graduate...
A View From Here: The Ongoing Predicament of French Antisemitism
From this side of the ocean, attempting to analyze contemporary French antisemitism sometimes feels like a roller coaster ride. The history of French Jewry, which has...
Oslo and Abraham: A Tale of Two Anniversaries
Lebanon’s new prime minister, Najib Mikati, made it clear in a press conference last week that he would do everything in his power to reverse...
Israel and Gaza: Where Do We Go From Here?
With Secretary of State Antony Blinken visiting the Middle East this week, it’s time to do some real-time stock-taking before plunging into initiatives or prescriptives...
On Palestinian Aid and Accountability
The decision to resume American aid to the Palestinians is a classic example of cart-before-the-horse thinking that has existed in one form or another for...
‘Nurses’ and the Danger of Mainstreaming Antisemitism
Hardly a day passes without reading of someone, somewhere uttering an antisemitic trope. That part is not new; for millennia, this has been the norm....
Why the IHRA Handbook on Antisemitism — Not Just Its Definition — Is Needed
The year 2020 will be marked as, among other distinctions, a time of unbridled global antisemitism. The phenomenon is growing from three sources -- the...
The American and Jewish Fabric of Independence Day
I always associate the Fourth of July with a story that my mother told about her immigrant family arriving in their new home in Bangor,...
Media Bias Against Israel — Where to Begin?
The media’s treatment of Israel has been among the Jewish state's most vexing challenges. Most major media organizations have reporters based in Israel, an open...
EU and UN Go AWOL on Hamas’ Gaza March
Last week's Palestinian “March of Return” on the Gaza border with Israel produced predictable responses from the European Union and the United Nations. In a statement, the...
Thank You, Guatemala
Guatemala's vote last month against the United Nations resolution opposing the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, has since earned the South American country little but...
