Ron Jontof-Hutter
ARTICLES BY: Ron Jontof-Hutter
Is Europe Ignoring Its Own History on Iran?
When World War I ended, world leaders were determined that this horrific event should never be repeated. The Treaty of Versailles was meant to affirm...
The Attempt to Dejudaize Jesus
“Bishop Sasse! Do I, an Aboriginal, have to tell you how to be a Christian?” - Australian Aboriginal leader William Cooper confronting Nazi Bishop Martin Sasse...
For German Jews, More Security Is Not Enough
After the Halle, Germany synagogue shooting during Yom Kippur, there were the usual outpourings of condemnation, pavement flowers for the victims, and feel-good statements of...
‘Never Again’ — Forgotten Within 22 Years
Like other teenagers during May-June 1967, I was bopping to the hits of the time. While The Tremeloes sang “Silence is Golden,” with Sandie Shaw’s...
The Art of the Deal: A Satirical Review
Following Netanyahu’s visit to the White House, a leaked transcript of President’s Trump’s daring proposals about a final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians has...
German Foreign Minister Walter-Frank Steinmeier’s Disconnect on Israel
When Secretary of State John Kerry recently thundered that Israel could choose to be a Jewish state or a democratic state, but not both, he...
A Tribute to ‘Uncle Boydie’ on the Anniversary of Kristallnacht
On November 9, 1938, Otto Jontof-Hutter was one of 30,000 Jews arrested in Stuttgart. That day -- Kristallnacht -- saw Jewish homes, schools, hospitals and synagogues across Germany and...
Post-UNESCO Resolution Blues
During the festival of Sukkot, UNESCO passed a resolution disconnecting Jews from their holiest site, the Temple Mount. Despite the resolution, some 70,000 Jews thronged...
‘They’re All Crazy!’ — The Language We Use When Reporting on Terror Attacks
“But I don’t want to go among mad people, Alice remarked. Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat. “We’re all mad here.” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice...
Can the Lutheran Church in America Shun Its Antisemitic Roots?
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) recently and overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on the US government to end all aid to Israel and...
The EU, Terror-Funding and Israel’s Transparency Bill
On 7 December 1970, then-German Chancellor Willy Brandt knelt solemnly before the Warsaw Ghetto in contrition. During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Israel faced...
