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A Workbook for fighting antisemitism that falls short

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How to Fight Anti-Semitism. Bari Weiss. Published by Crown, 2019. 15.29 Bari Weiss, author of How to Fight Anti-Semitism ( Crown, 2019), is a seasoned writer. She learned her trade at Tablet, the Wall Street Journal, and The New...
A Passover seder dinner table, on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

A parents’ guide to this year’s nuclear family seder

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“Even if all of us were wise, all of us understanding, all of us knowing the Torah, we would still be obligated to discuss the exodus from Egypt; and everyone who discusses the exodus...
The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West performing online, March 2020. Source: Screenshot.

Jerusalem Orchestra goes virtual with original piece written by conductor

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The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West performed virtually last week with its 36 musicians playing music from their homes in New York and Israel. Under the leadership of Tom Cohen, the orchestra’s artistic director and...
Workers wearing protective suits disinfect a bus in Tel Aviv as a preventive measure amid fears over the spread of coronavirus, on March 9, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Pandemic and politics produce Israeli turmoil

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There are several reasons to call this a commentary on extremes. Most prominent is the coronavirus. We’re close to being locked in our homes, and it’s promised to get worse. Unemployment has gone from less than...
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Illness as Unifier: “Viral” Hopes for Global Solidarity

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“Is it an end that draws near or a beginning?” – Karl Jaspers, Man in the Modern Age (1951) There are times when a grievous threat can menace friends and enemies alike. Still, in these conspicuously “bad...
Burning of Jews during the Black Death epidemic, 1349. Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, image via Wikipedia

Anti-Jewish coronavirus conspiracy theories in historical context

The coronavirus pandemic has led to the rapid proliferation of a host of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. This is unfortunately not surprising, as the tendency to blame the Jews for widespread misfortune dates back centuries. One...
Medical teams at work at the new biological emergency unit dedicated to COVID-19 at Jerusalem's Shaarei Zedek Medical Center on March 31, 2020. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Israel sees 18th coronavirus fatality; total cases approach 5,000

The number of coronavirus fatalities in Israel rose to 18 on Tuesday, after two female patients, both of whom suffered from prior medical issues, succumbed to the illness. According to a Sheba Medical Center spokesman,...
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Cremation of Argentina’s Jewish coronavirus victim sparks concerns

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The cremation by local authorities of Argentina’s first Jewish victim of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has stirred controversy among the country’s Jewish communities since the practice is forbidden under religious Jewish law. Ruben Bercovich, 59, a...
Blue and White Party Election posters show party leader Benny Gantz and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of the Israeli elections, on Feb. 18, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Differences on key issues threaten to bog down Netanyahu-Gantz unity talks

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While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Benny Gantz have agreed to work towards the formation of an emergency unity government to end a bitter political standoff and respond effectively to the coronavirus...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (left) and P.A. Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government at the P.A.'s headquarters in Ramallah, April 13, 2019. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Report: PA prime minister accuses IDF of spreading coronavirus to Palestinians

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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh claimed on Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces are intentionally spreading coronavirus to Palestinians, according to Israeli media reports. Shtayyeh said that there have been “testimonies that some of...