Commentary
Ben Hecht: Hero of Israel and the Holocaust
F. Scott Fitzgerald once remarked that “there are no second acts in American lives.” Two new biographies -- Adina Hoffman’s Ben Hecht: Fighting Words,...
New York Times Claim of Being ‘Stalwart Supporters Of Israel’ Is Not Credible
It was not a good sign when A.G. Sulzberger took over as publisher of the New York Times in January 2018 with a “Note From the Publisher” that contained a claim that was flat-out false. Now,...
Remembering My Grandfather Peter Kalms — Businessman, Philanthropist and Activist for Soviet Jewry
Last Tuesday morning, accompanied by an intimate group of family and close friends, my grandfather Peter Kalms was laid to rest on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. He was a man who wore many hats...
A Christian Killer In Poway
JNS.org - Christian antipathy towards the Jews began in the first few centuries of Christendom. It became widespread and violent during the Crusades in the 13th century, even more violent during the pogroms of the late...
The Arab Chapter of the Holocaust
JNS.org - The Holocaust is naturally perceived as a fundamentally European event. It’s customary to approach...
Will the Holocaust on Instagram Teach Remembrance?
JNS.org - To say that the impact of social media on society and popular culture...
Hamas and the Terrorism Double Standard
JNS.org - Many members of the Western press seem to have two standards for covering...
The New York Times Must Show It’s Sorry, Not Just Say It
The New York Times' international edition recently published a blatantly antisemitic cartoon, depicting a blind...
Abbas Admits He Can’t and Won’t Make Peace — Again
If a report in the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar is true, we once again learned this...
Ben Hecht: Hero of Israel and the Holocaust
F. Scott Fitzgerald once remarked that “there are no second acts in American lives.” Two new biographies -- Adina Hoffman’s Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving...
New York Times Claim of Being ‘Stalwart Supporters Of Israel’ Is Not Credible
It was not a good sign when A.G. Sulzberger took over as publisher of the New York Times in January 2018 with a “Note From...
Remembering My Grandfather Peter Kalms — Businessman, Philanthropist and Activist for Soviet Jewry
Last Tuesday morning, accompanied by an intimate group of family and close friends, my grandfather Peter Kalms was laid to rest on the Mount of...
A Christian Killer In Poway
JNS.org - Christian antipathy towards the Jews began in the first few centuries of Christendom. It became widespread and violent during the Crusades in the 13th...
The Arab Chapter of the Holocaust
JNS.org - The Holocaust is naturally perceived as a fundamentally European event. It’s customary to approach it as the “Holocaust of European Jewry,” whose perpetrators were...
Will the Holocaust on Instagram Teach Remembrance?
JNS.org - To say that the impact of social media on society and popular culture has not been entirely beneficial is the understatement of the...
Hamas and the Terrorism Double Standard
JNS.org - Many members of the Western press seem to have two standards for covering terrorist groups: one for those whose primary target is Israel,...
The New York Times Must Show It’s Sorry, Not Just Say It
The New York Times' international edition recently published a blatantly antisemitic cartoon, depicting a blind President Trump being led by a dog with the face...
Abbas Admits He Can’t and Won’t Make Peace — Again
If a report in the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar is true, we once again learned this week what we’ve known for years -- that Mahmoud Abbas...
Aliyah as a Response to Poway?
The horrific shooting attack on the Chabad synagogue in Poway, California has generated a variety of responses and recommendations, from tolerance education and firearms instruction...
Poway and the Power of Chabad
JNS.org - With antisemitism on the rise, the deadly shooting Saturday morning at the synagogue in Poway, California had a tragic familiarity. Here we go...
From Philasteen to Philadelphia: Muslim Youth Taught to Hate Israel
Young Muslim boys, dressed in traditional Palestinian garb, passionately lip-sync the following words: The blood of the martyrs is calling us. Paradise, men desire it. Revolutionaries, Revolutionaries ... Sword...
Jewish, Zionist Students at University of Illinois Step Up Amid Israel Delegtimization Campaign
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” This was the main lesson I took with me from my first time at the AIPAC...
The New York Times’ Appalling Cartoon
Amid the justifiable furor that erupted over the obscene antisemitic cartoon that recently appeared in the international New York Times, its editors remained silent for...
