Daily Archives: February 2, 2018
Who owns the Holocaust?
(February 1, 2018 / JNS) Who owns the Holocaust? That, ultimately, is the key question posed by the impending legislation in Poland that will criminalize any discussion, or investigation, or mere mention, of incidents of Polish collusion...
Louvre Museum exhibits art looted by Nazis; searching for owners
The #Louvre Museum is putting 31 paintings on permanent display in an effort to find the rightful owners of those and other works of art looted by #Nazis during World War II.
The #Paris museum...
EU report calls Jewish development of Jerusalem historical sites “touristic settlement”
A European Union report leaked to The Guardian newspaper expressed ire over Israeli tourism in and around Jerusalem’s Old City, calling the ongoing development of Jewish infrastructure a form of “touristic settlement.”
The EU Heads of Mission...
Former U.S. lawmaker, Holocaust survivor, Tom Lantos honored with Budapest statue
A statue honoring former U.S. lawmaker and Holocaust survivor Tom Lantos was unveiled in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday.
The Hungarian-born Lantos, who served a Democrat from California in the House of Representatives from 1981 until...
Slovenia postpones vote on recognition of Palestinian statehood
Slovenia has postponed a controversial vote on recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Slovenia’s STA reported that the parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee suspended a session on the recognition of Palestinian statehood on Wednesday, pending an official government position on the...
Jewish Guide To Iceland: How To Prevent Accidentally Offending Moses
Recently, I flew on a WOW air flight from New York that connected to the airline´s new route to Tel Aviv. The plane was full of Israelis, which I, as a Jewish woman, knew...
The Jewish Immigrant Philanthropist Who Didn’t Like the Word “Charity”
The biography of Julius Rosenwald, one of the most thoughtful and transformative philanthropists in American history, parallels the life experiences of many Jewish immigrant families of the mid-19th century—women and men who left German-speaking...
San Francisco State University Faces Second Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Jewish Students
Two Jewish students are pursuing a civil rights lawsuit against San Francisco State University for alleged discrimination that left them feeling threatened and alienated from campus life.
“SFSU has a long and documented history of...
Flamenco Sephardit returning for fifth year in Miami Beach
The concert Flamenco Sephardit which celebrates two distinct Spanish cultures fused together through music, dance and poetry returns to Miami Beach for the fifth consecutive year on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
This upcoming fifth...