Posts Tagged: Jewish Survival
Why the Jews Survived When so Many Civilizations Collapsed
Arnold Toynbee, the great 20th century historian, devoted his life to studying civilizations — how they rise, how they flourish, and then, inevitably, how they...
The Fruits of the Past, Present, and Future
As I searched for real-world meanings in this week’s Torah reading of Ki Seitze -- which deals with Jews going to war against their enemies -- and the following...
The Jewish People Will Survive
"We have come, over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered."...
Boteach: I Challenge Roger Waters to a Debate on Israel
Last week I responded to former Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters' abhorrent statements comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. My dispute with Waters was picked up...
As Noah Pozner Laid to Rest, Jewish Community Unites in Support of Family
FAIRFIELD, CONN. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger)—Bunches of white balloons marked the entrance to the Abraham L. Green Funeral Home on Monday in Fairfield, Conn., where 6-year-old Noah...
The State of the Jews: A Critical Appraisal (REVIEW)
The State of the Jews A Critical Appraisal by Edward Alexander Transaction Publishers, 2012. $35 pp. 264 As anti-Zionism/anti-Semitism have become more acceptable as "genuine" criticism within...
Doctor David Granet of Glasgow: Keeping the Light Alive
It is very hard for one generation to fully understand the zeitgeist and the unique circumstances of another. This is certainly true of Jewish...
The Miracle of Jewish Recovery After the Holocaust – The DP Camp Story Part 1
Since 1994, Steven Spielberg's Shoah Visual History Foundation has collected more than 50,000 videotaped interviews with Holocaust survivors. The Foundation, now run by the University...
The Elevator Interview – Elie Wiesel (Exclusive)
AJ: As a Holocaust survivor and Jewish activist, what do you think Jews could or should be doing for our continued, proud survival? EW: The primary...
