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Daily Archives: May 28, 2021

Postcard from Franz Kafka to Max Brod. Credit: Literary estate of Max Brod/The National Library of Israel.

Franz Kafka Collection now accessible online through National Library of Israel

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The National Library of Israel’s Franz Kafka Collection is now online for the first time, following an intensive years-long process of conservation and restoration work, cataloging and digitization. The collection—one of the largest of its kind—contains dozens...

Historiography of ‘Atlantic Crossing’

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A friend recommended the eight-part PBS Masterpiece series Atlantic Crossing written and directed by Norwegian film maker Alexander Eik. The series favors our human attraction to the cult of monarchy, divine right power, and personal flamboyance that...
Pro-Palestinian protesters face off with police in a violent clash in Times Square during a pro-Israeli rally resulting in dozens of arrests. Credit: Ron Adar/Shutterstock.

You can’t be ‘even-handed’ about condemning those who hate Israel and Jews

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On Thursday, both Democratic and Republican congressional leaders joined with the Anti-Defamation League and the major Jewish religious denominations to hold a Zoom rally against anti-Semitism. Motivated by the recent surge in attacks against...
About 800 people gathered in front of the 24 columns courthouse in Lyon to demand justice for Sarah Halimi. Lyon, France. Credit: Franck Chapolard/Shutterstock.

What does ‘justice for Sarah Halimi’ mean?

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There was a particularly nasty incident that was reported in the crime sections of the French press this week. It caught my eye because certain details were disturbingly reminiscent of the case of Sarah...
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on, April 6, 2021. Credit: Nick Raille/Shutterstock.

Biden: Anti-Semitic attacks ‘despicable, unconscionable, un-American’

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U.S. President Joe Biden issued a new statement on Friday blasting the uptick in anti-Semitism in recent weeks and calling for it to end immediately. “In the last weeks, our nation has seen a series...
Students wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing at a classroom on the first day of school reopening at a Secondary School in Doha, Qatar. Credit: Noushad Thekkayil/Shutterstock.

New Qatari school textbooks glorify Hamas, reject peace between Israel and Arab states

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Qatar prides itself on its high level of education and yet its own textbooks clearly do not meet accepted international standards, according to a new report by IMPACT-se, a research institute that analyzes schoolbooks...
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 29, 2021. Credit: Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson.

In virtual White House meetings, Jewish leaders urge Biden to fill key positions on...

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Officials from the Biden administration held two virtual meetings with leaders from major Jewish organizations for in-depth conversations about the administration’s response to growing violent anti-Semitic attacks in the United States. The hour-long discussions held...
Jewish and pro-Israel gathered in New York City in solidarity with Israel and in protest against rising levels of anti-Semitism and severe anti-Jewish attacks, May 23, 2021. Credit: Ron Adar/Shutterstock.

To confront anti-Semitism, advocates say it’s time for Jews to unite, mobilize and take...

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Tens of thousands of people logged onto their computers at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday to make it clear that they will no longer stand by as Jews are assaulted, harassed, threatened,...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi during an event honoring outstanding IDF reservists at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on July 1, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Netanyahu, Gantz extend IDF chief Kochavi’s tenure by one year

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz agreed to extend the term of Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi by one year. The decision will be voted on in...

Former Ambassador David Friedman: ‘Trump administration would have given Israel free reign to defend...

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was dispatched to Israel by U.S. President Joe Biden this week in the direct aftermath of an acute conflagration highlighted by 11 days of indiscriminate rocket attacks by...