Daily Archives: February 27, 2020
How to teach the lessons of the Holocaust in the school classroom
Imagine a teacher assigning a Holocaust-related project to a high school student in the United States, such as the creation of the “ideal concentration camp” or a Nazi cereal box. Or maybe the class...
We can all relate to Making God Laugh
There’s an old Yiddish proverb: If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. We all make plans for our futures. Some work out, but many don’t. We’re encouraged to reach for...
From Aalst to America: The post-modern, anti-Jewish reconfiguration of the West
The annual parade in Aalst, Belgium, last Sunday turned into a carnival of monstrous Jew-hatred. Participants portrayed Jews as insects topped with fur shtreimel hats and peyot (sidelocks).
Others were dressed in Nazi uniforms, among other vicious Jewish caricatures,...
Apathy towards the World Zionist Congress election is unacceptable
The State of Israel came into being because of the World Zionist Congress. This is where Theodor Herzl made his mark and major contribution. The first Zionist Congress, which he chaired, was held in...
YU president slams decision by Brooklyn College athletes to kneel during Israeli anthem
Yeshiva University president Ari Berman slammed the “disrespectful” decision by two Brooklyn College volleyball players to kneel during the playing of “Hatikvah,” Israel’s national anthem, at a recent match hosted by the university.
“It is...
Report: Israel kills senior Hezbollah operative in Syria
A senior Hezbollah operative was killed on Thursday in an Israeli drone strike in Syria, according to Arab media reports.
The official was named as Imad at-Tawil.
The Jordan-based Al-Hadath news outlet reported that Tawil was in charge...
Iran coronavirus death toll hits 26; infection continues to spread in the region
Twenty-six people have died so far from coronavirus in Iran, reported the Iranian news agency IRNA on Thursday.
Iranian authorities have closed schools, universities and other educational centers across the country, and have restricted public...
Otzma Yehudit head says he’ll quit election once Netanyahu quits Oslo Accords
Otzma Yehudit Party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir announced on Wednesday that he had offered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a deal, according to which he would withdraw from Monday’s national election if certain conditions were...
Gantz accuses Netanyahu of ‘poisoning’ Israel, fostering ‘culture of crime’
With Israel’s elections just days away, Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz on Wednesday slammed the door on a future unity deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party and launched a...
ADL CEO: ‘Forward’ op-ed alleging Jewish day schools encourage dual loyalty is ‘shocking’
A Feb. 21 op-ed in The Forward that alleges Jewish day schools encourage dual loyalty to Israel is “shocking,” according to Anti-Defamation League CEO and national director Jonathan Greenblatt.
The op-ed’s anonymous author states that during their time working...