Surmounting Lithuania’s Holocaust past
Since its independence from the Soviet Union, an arduous and painful process in itself, Lithuania has gone to great lengths to take its place among the democracies of Europe. Securing both NATO and European...
Officially fired by Marvel, Indonesian artist Ardian Syaf says, ‘When Jews are offended, there...
Anger over the actions of Indonesian illustrator Ardian Syaf, who created a comic book controversy of epic proportions after local fans found out he had snuck references to his support for the hardline movement...
Stopping anti-Semitic bigotry
Historically, Americans’ response to hate speech has been more speech. The focus has been on defeating bigotry in the marketplace of ideas and to leave government out of the struggle. This model has guided...
Surmounting Lithuania’s Holocaust past
Since its independence from the Soviet Union, an arduous and painful process in itself, Lithuania has gone to great lengths to take its place among the democracies of Europe. Securing both NATO and European...
Hitler refused to use sarin during WWII. The mystery is why.
Adolf Hitler gassed and killed 6 million Jews during World War II — a genocide that makes his reluctance to use sarin against his military adversaries an enduring mystery.
It wasn’t because he was less...
The Anti-Semitic Blood Libel: It’s Not Just For Passover Anymore
Through out Jewish history the weeks surrounding Passover has been a dangerous time for the Jews. Mostly because of the famous blood libel that matzah was made from the blood of Christian Children. Anybody who’s...
Passover Is Important, But My Kids Don’t Know Why
My kids could care less that they're Jewish.
They associate it with having to go to Hebrew School, which, let's face it, I didn't like either when I was a kid. But eventually, their attitude...
The Plague of Darkness continues
Pesach is known as the Festival of Freedom. For Jews who live in the Diaspora, this means freeing themselves from living in foreign lands amidst the gentiles and coming home to the Land of...
The Bigotry of “Intersectionality”
There is no more evidence that Jews are responsible for economic or social inequality in contemporary America, than there was for Jews being responsible for any of the other crimes that formed the...
The Mobileye deal: Start-up Nation or Torn-up Nation?
The largest ever purchase of an Israeli tech company was announced yesterday. Intel is taking over Mobileye for $15 billion. A hefty sum. A notable achievement. First and foremost, it is the achievement of...