Commentary
Catholic Antisemitism and Too Few Voices of Resistance
“Eight young men came careening out of a side street. One snatched a yeshiva boy’s glasses and spun them into the street … another...
Jordanian Vote Shows Why Defensible Borders Still Matter
JNS.org - If you want to understand the true obstacle to Mideast peace, look no further than the Jordanian parliament’s unanimous approval last week of a bill to ban natural-gas imports from Israel, just days...
Erich Fromm and Religion Without God
Erich Fromm was one of the most influential psychiatrists of the last century. He was educated in Germany. When the Nazis came to power in 1934, he moved to Switzerland and then on to New...
Holocaust Desecration in Englewood, New Jersey
Readers of my columns will be familiar with the utterly-fractious nature of the city of Englewood, New Jersey, and how it’s a microcosm of American dysfunction. We in New Jersey suffer the highest taxes for...
Why an Iranian Jewish College Student Says ‘Never Again’
My family’s story is one of overcoming persecution and antisemitism. You see, my family is...
The Jewish Butterfly Effect
One of the most idiosyncratic philosophers and cultural commentators of the post-war period was a...
Denial of Citizenship as a Weapon of Repression in the Arab World
Yusuf Mehanna, a Kuwaiti citizen who was born in the emirate and lived there most...
A Polish-Russian Row Over Commemoration of the Holocaust
JNS.org - A profound and bitter battle between Israel and Poland has been brought to...
Auschwitz and The New York Times, 75 Years Later
Our weekly issue of Life magazine, dated May 7, 1945, arrived on my ninth birthday....
Catholic Antisemitism and Too Few Voices of Resistance
“Eight young men came careening out of a side street. One snatched a yeshiva boy’s glasses and spun them into the street … another dumped...
Jordanian Vote Shows Why Defensible Borders Still Matter
JNS.org - If you want to understand the true obstacle to Mideast peace, look no further than the Jordanian parliament’s unanimous approval last week of...
Erich Fromm and Religion Without God
Erich Fromm was one of the most influential psychiatrists of the last century. He was educated in Germany. When the Nazis came to power in...
Holocaust Desecration in Englewood, New Jersey
Readers of my columns will be familiar with the utterly-fractious nature of the city of Englewood, New Jersey, and how it’s a microcosm of American...
Why an Iranian Jewish College Student Says ‘Never Again’
My family’s story is one of overcoming persecution and antisemitism. You see, my family is originally from Iran. I know firsthand the importance of having...
The Jewish Butterfly Effect
One of the most idiosyncratic philosophers and cultural commentators of the post-war period was a Frenchman called Jean Baudrillard, renowned for his prolific academic studies...
Denial of Citizenship as a Weapon of Repression in the Arab World
Yusuf Mehanna, a Kuwaiti citizen who was born in the emirate and lived there most of his life as a Muslim, now lives in Britain...
A Polish-Russian Row Over Commemoration of the Holocaust
JNS.org - A profound and bitter battle between Israel and Poland has been brought to crisis point by the 75th anniversary of the liberation of...
Auschwitz and The New York Times, 75 Years Later
Our weekly issue of Life magazine, dated May 7, 1945, arrived on my ninth birthday. Its cover photo showed three solemn men, one with his...
#WeRemember Is Not a Campaign, It’s a Mindset
JNS.org - I’ve never been worried about my reputation. Maybe I should have, and maybe I should be. But the fact of the matter is...
Peace With Israel Would Help Every Arab State
Israel is a parliamentary democracy with an advanced free market economy. Its growth is substantially due to its very high investment in technological research and...
Investigations Expose Sunni and Shia Terror Threats in Germany
German police conducted counter-terrorism raids across the country last week, arresting multiple alleged Islamists suspected of "planning a serious violent act endangering the state." According...
The End of College Can Be the Beginning of New Activism Against BDS
JNS.org - Amid a resurgence in antisemitic hate crimes across the country, Jewish and Zionist students on campus face bigotry and vitriol that threaten the...
Debunking the Myth of a Jewish ‘Jack the Ripper’
In 1887, London celebrated Queen Victoria’s 50th Jubilee. In 1888, the impoverished East End -- home to as many as 100,000 Jews -- exploded in...
