Posts Tagged: Rafael Medoff
The Yom Kippur Sermon That Rabbi Stephen Wise Didn’t Give
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, the most prominent American Jewish leader of the 1930s and 1940s, was a renowned orator who did not shy away from...
Bombing Auschwitz
The new BBC documentary about the question of bombing Auschwitz deserves an award -- for creative fiction. Through omissions, distortions, and “reenactments” of conversations with...
Amid NBA-China Uproar, Remembering When Jews Mixed Sports and Politics
The growing relationship between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the government of China has become a source of controversy. One NBA team’s general manager...
When Jews Kept Quiet
The appalling failure of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide an American refuge for European Jews confronting the horrors of the Holocaust has long been...
When Jewish Politics Trumped Holocaust Rescue
In view of recent discussions about ethical lapses among today’s American Jewish leaders, it’s worth recalling a troubling episode 75 years ago this autumn when...
The Yom Kippur Holocaust Protest: The Day the Rabbis Marched
In an era that has seen more than 400,000 people take part in a Women’s March on Washington, it may not sound very impressive that...
The US Holocaust Museum Vs. Elie Wiesel
A staff historian at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum is suggesting, incredibly, that the Roosevelt administration was right to refuse to bomb Auschwitz. The late...
Jewish Groups React to Trump’s Threats to Palestinians
JNS.org - Many major Jewish organizations are expressing support for the idea of reducing US aid to the Palestinians, after President Donald Trump mentioned the possibility of...
Why Do Zionists Celebrate Unfulfilled Promises?
In the coming weeks, numerous Jewish organizations and institutions will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, and the 50th anniversary of the United...
Let’s Look at FDR’s Record Truthfully
The upcoming 75th anniversary of Operation Torch -- the Allies’ liberation of North Africa -- has triggered discussions about the restrictions that the Roosevelt administration imposed on Jews living...
Rosh Hashanah, FDR and Nazi Germany
On Rosh Hashanah, one of the most prominent rabbis in the United States devoted his sermon to condemning the president of the United States, over...
American Jewish Committee Will Not Join Lutherans in Asking US to Pay Palestinian Debts
JNS.org - Lutheran church leaders are again asking the US government to pay some of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) outstanding bills. But, in a reversal of past...
How Zionists Helped Destroy Segregation in Baltimore
After a year when Jewish and African-American relations were strained by the Black Lives Matter's denunciation of Israel and other uncomfortable incidents, it’s worth recalling a little-known episode...
Trump’s Top 3 Contenders for Secretary of State Have Strong Pro-Israel Records
JNS.org -- Although it will be some time before President-elect Donald Trump names his cabinet, the three individuals being mentioned as the primary contenders for...
