Posts Tagged: Jews
Why Anti-Zionism Is Worse Than Antisemitism
There is currently a noisy and often bitter debate over the issue of anti-Zionism and antisemitism. The vast majority of the Jewish community, which remains...
Today’s Jew-Hatred: The Sorry Tale of Two Photographs
JNS.org - As visitors to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem wind their way through the main exhibition, they are confronted by a series...
Jewish Predicaments: 1939 and 2019
The American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, not noted as a political thinker, nevertheless knew something about political paradoxes. Fitzgerald wrote: “The test of a first-rate...
The People of the Journey
JNS.org - “To be a Jew is to be on a journey,” writes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in his commentary on the upcoming weekly Torah portion...
The Only Answer to Hatred of Jews Is Jewish Pride
JNS.org - This week on Twitter, a Jewish writer in Los Angeles decided to dispense some advice to her followers. Ariel Sobel had become aware...
Historians and Jews
When the Nazis achieved power, Hanns Johst wrote the play Schlageter, which was performed on Hitler’s 44th birthday. Act I, Scene 1 was the source...
Admiring Judaism Through the Eyes of a Christian
Devout, practicing Christian friends have told me over the years that they respect much about the Jewish faith. I decided recently to ask them what,...
A Special Purim — and a Time for Jewish Unity
These are times of worldwide social and political upheaval. Predictably, Jews are immediately brought to the forefront, and antisemitism rages. Historically, when we encounter a...
The One Easy Answer: Blame the Jews
Every year when we come around to reading about Joseph and his brothers, I am reminded of a part of the Yom Kippur Ashkenazi service....
German Politician Troubled by Rising Antisemitism Throughout Europe
JNS.org - For the first time in history, the president of the European Union plans to hold a conference on antisemitism and anti-Zionism. The “Europe Beyond...
Who Is a Jew?
Israelites, Hebrews, Jews, whatever you call them, have been scattered and settled all over the place for thousands of years. It has become quite fashionable...
Pittsburgh and the Uniqueness of Antisemitism
Antisemitism is frequently viewed as “the canary in the coal mine.” It signals a more general climate of prejudice that manifests itself in an increasing...
‘Tikkun Olam’ in the New Year 5779
JNS.org - “I wish all my Jewish friends in Iran and Jews worldwide a very happy new year filled with peace and harmony,” said Iran’s Foreign...
Fight Jewish Stereotypes by Sanctifying God’s Name
In the summer of 1966, Stephen Carter, who is today a prestigious law professor at Yale, moved with his family to a new neighborhood in...
‘Daily Princetonian’: Student Government Candidate Not Eligible Due to IDF Service
Israeli Student Badly Beaten on Paris Metro by ‘Antisemitic, Anti-Zionist’ Assailant
Bullets for Bodies: A Sick Twist in Iran Protests
Nancy Pelosi Could Use a Little Hate
Know Your Worth as a Jew