Abraham Cooper and Harold Brackman
ARTICLES BY: Abraham Cooper and Harold Brackman
Remembering a Crusader of Justice for Both Blacks and Jews
In 1979, the Simon Wiesenthal Center organized a Mission to Germany -- starting with a ceremony with Simon Wiesenthal at the Dachau concentration camp, then...
Who Will Protect the Children of the Holy Land From Palestinian Adults Who Serially Brainwash Them to Hate?
According to a new report by a coalition of NGOs, an estimated 10,000 children are trained in Hamas' terrorist camps each year, and at least...
Five Decades After Robert F. Kennedy Was Assassinated, His Legacy Is Attacked… By Democrats
It's possible to assassinate a great man twice -- once while he lives, once when what he stood for is trampled upon. Fifty-one years ago...
On MLK Day, the Future of African-American and Jewish Relations Hangs in the Balance
On this Martin Luther King Day, the future of African-American and Jewish relations hangs in the balance. The explosive controversy around National Women’s March leaders like...
Gaza March Uses Civilian Human Shields to Trap Israel
Americans just witnessed hundreds of thousands of high school kids exercising a powerful, collective voice as they marched on Washington, DC, demanding better protection from...
Ignoring Terrorism Against Jews Will Lead to More Against Everyone
In Judaism, every single life -- imbued with a spark of the divine -- is of infinite value. This is why, according to Jewish tradition, Adam was created...
What the Brexit Vote Means for Israel, the EU and Our Future
In the immediate wake of Great Britain’s decision to “Brexit” the European Union, President Obama (who lobbied unsuccessfully for “Bremain”) sought to reassure parties on...
Another Obama Administration Betrayal on Iran
We have just finished celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim. It is the one day in the Jewish calendar where merrymaking and drinking are sanctioned...
Kristallnacht 2015: Boycotts, Munich and the Jews
Last week, Israeli Consul General in Munich Dan Shaham implored Dieter Reiter, the mayor of Munich, Germany, to rescind the official approval for the Boycott,...
The Truth About the Grand Mufti, Hitler and the Holocaust
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went too far in recent comments that Nazi collaborator Haj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem before and during...
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. – The Man and the Mission
Since 1988, The Simon Wiesenthal Center's Courage to Remember Holocaust exhibit has traversed the globe. Opening in Vienna, on the very street where hordes of Austrians...
The EU’s Political Earthquake Portends Big Problems for Europe’s Jews
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls wasn't exaggerating when he labeled last week's European parliamentary elections a "political earthquake." Valls and his colleagues awoke to a...
How Could California School Allow Students to Debate if Holocaust Happened?
A lot of people apparently thought it was a good idea. Five teachers in the Rialto Unified School District developed the program, which was intended...