Rafael Medoff / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Rafael Medoff / JNS.org
‘A Death Sentence for the Jews’: 75 Years Since the British White Paper
JNS.org - "We know we are going to be bamboozled," a despondent Stephen Wise, the foremost American Jewish leader of his time, confided...
Libyan Family’s Travails Provides Glimpse at Jews in Arab World During Holocaust
JNS.org - Although the commemoration of Yom HaShoah focuses primarily on the ghettoes and death camps in Europe, the persecution of Jews in North...
50 Years Later: The March That Launched the Soviet Jewry Movement
JNS.org - "We didn't know you couldn't organize a mass rally in four days, and sometimes if you don't know, then you just plunge...
April 1944: A Jewish Exodus From the Polish Army
JNS.org - A faded black-and-white photograph from 1943 shows Private Max Wald enjoying the Passover seder together with hundreds of his Polish army comrades. But...
The State Department’s Campaign Against the ‘Jewish State’ Idea—in 1954
JNS.org - Secretary of State John Kerry's remark last week that it is a "mistake" to insist that the Palestinian Authority recognize Israel as a...
New York Times Column on Anti-Zionism a Reminder of its Own Publisher’s Past
JNS.org - The New York Times raised some eyebrows in the Jewish community last week with a lengthy feature about four self-described religious Jews who oppose...
‘Monuments Men:’ Rescuing Chagall’s Paintings, Abandoning Chagall (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - The new George Clooney film, "The Monuments Men," tells the thrilling story of U.S. military personnel who during World War II risked...
Mahmoud Abbas Flunks History
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has reiterated that he won't recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and he's claiming support for that...
Martin Luther King Day: Remembering an Early Zionist Protest Against Racism
JNS.org - For American Jews, the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an occasion to recall the impressive...
Walt Disney’s Anti-Semitism, and Modern Day Bias Towards Israel
JNS.org - Actress Meryl Streep has reignited a debate that has simmered below the surface in Hollywood for decades: Was Walt Disney anti-Semitic? The occasion was...
Ariel Sharon’s Forgotten Legacy: Jews Marching to the White House
JNS.org - Although Ariel Sharon will be remembered primarily for his achievements on the battlefield and his decisions as an Israeli political leader,...
Zionist Leader’s Skepticism on Truman Administration Vindicated by New Documents
JNS.org - At the 50th anniversary of the death of American Zionist leader Abba Hillel Silver, newly discovered documents appear to confirm his skeptical view...
Jewish Groups’ Iran Sanctions Push Echoes 1943 Holocaust Advocacy
JNS.org - A tried-and-true method for lobbyists whose cause is opposed by the U.S. president is to bypass the White House by going to...
Armenian Genocide Rug’s Freedom a Worthy Cause for American Jews
JNS.org - Ninety-nine years after the Turkish genocide of the Armenians, one of the most poignant symbols of Armenian suffering is being held...
