Jewish History
Wandering Jews of the Diaspora (INTERVIEW)
Jews comprise a tiny percentage of the world's population -- about 0-2 percent (13.75 million). And they are scattered in communities across the planet,...
Tory Supporting Lord Apologizes for Auschwitz Joke
Daily Mail - A Tory-supporting peer has been forced to apologize after making a joke about Auschwitz at a glittering party function attended by David Cameron. Lord Dalmeny, chairman of auctioneers Sotheby's UK, has...
Daughter Discovers Father’s Image on Book Cover
Sharon Wiener was initially drawn to the novel The Emperor of Lies because of the familiar theme: Poland's Lodz Ghetto, a place her father had the misfortune of living during the Second World War. When...
68 Years after Auschwitz Lessons Learned and Unlearned
On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz Birkenau Death Camp. Actually "liberated" is the wrong word. Opened the gates of hell is more appropriate a term. The numbers of murdered are staggering....
The Holocaust Remembered at the State Department
WASHINGTON, DC - A city accustomed to House and Senate hearings witnessed a different kind of...
The World Learned the Wrong Lesson From the Holocaust
Yesterday was Yom Hashoah. Holocaust Remembrance day in Israel. It is the day Israelis...
Holocaust Survivor Tells BBC She Keeps Camp Tattoo as a Reminder of Atrocity
Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday, the BBC has published a moving interview with...
How the US Press Soft-Pedaled Hitler
"There is at least one official voice in Europe that expresses understanding of the methods...
The BBC Sex Scandal and the Battle to Establish Israel
A shocking BBC sex scandal has caused Britain's political elite...
Wandering Jews of the Diaspora (INTERVIEW)
Jews comprise a tiny percentage of the world's population -- about 0-2 percent (13.75 million). And they are scattered in communities across the planet, even...
Tory Supporting Lord Apologizes for Auschwitz Joke
Daily Mail - A Tory-supporting peer has been forced to apologize after making a joke about Auschwitz at a glittering party function attended...
Daughter Discovers Father’s Image on Book Cover
Sharon Wiener was initially drawn to the novel The Emperor of Lies because of the familiar theme: Poland's Lodz Ghetto, a place her father had...
68 Years after Auschwitz Lessons Learned and Unlearned
On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz Birkenau Death Camp. Actually "liberated" is the wrong word. Opened the gates of hell...
The Holocaust Remembered at the State Department
WASHINGTON, DC - A city accustomed to House and Senate hearings witnessed a different kind of testimony on Monday. Father Patrick Desbois, president of the Yahad-In Unum...
The World Learned the Wrong Lesson From the Holocaust
Yesterday was Yom Hashoah. Holocaust Remembrance day in Israel. It is the day Israelis and Jews the world over remind themselves, "Never again." For years,...
Holocaust Survivor Tells BBC She Keeps Camp Tattoo as a Reminder of Atrocity
Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday, the BBC has published a moving interview with Henia Bryer, a survivor who will be featured in a...
How the US Press Soft-Pedaled Hitler
"There is at least one official voice in Europe that expresses understanding of the methods and motives of President Roosevelt—the voice of Germany, as represented...
The BBC Sex Scandal and the Battle to Establish Israel
A shocking BBC sex scandal has caused Britain's political elite and journalists to examine how allegations ...
Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr’s Bond With Israel
San Francisco Gate - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. understood the meaning of discrimination and oppression. He sought ways to achieve liberation and...
Rare Artifact Stolen From Israeli Archaeological Dig
A recently uncovered rare archaeological artifact was stolen this week from the Tel Shiloh archaeological site in Israel. Tazpit News Agency reported last week on...
Israel to Open Exhibit on Biblical King Herod
The Jerusalem-based Israel Museum is scheduled in February to open an exhibit on the infamous biblical Jewish king, Herod the Great, the Associated Press reported. King Herod...
70 Years Later, Recalling the First Battle Against the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto
Seventy years ago this month, the Nazis began their second deportation of the Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto. In response, on Jan. 18,...
Vatican Reiterates Church Support for Jews After Traditionalists Call Them “Enemies of Church”
The chief official responsible for Vatican-Jewish relations said that the Catholic Church will not go back on its "Nostra Aetate" declaration, ...
