Monthly Archives: August 2022
The 1972 Munich Olympics slaughter from the other side of the street
A telephone call on the morning of Sept. 5, 1972 woke up three East German journalists who had been sent to cover the Munich Olympics. This was the first Olympic Games in which East...
Publisher Bertelsmann to investigate magazine founder’s Nazi ties
The publisher of the German weekly current-affairs magazine Stern has commissioned historians to conduct an independent review into the publication and its late founder, who allegedly had ties to Nazi Germany during World War II.
Bertelsmann announced on Monday...
Whitechapel: ‘Centre of Jewish Immigrant Life’
Recently, the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation’s U.K. branch placed a new historical, interpretive marker in Whitechapel, London. The marker was placed on a building that replaced the Adler House. The Adler House was...
On ‘journey through history,’ Auburn basketball players visit Yad Vashem in Jerusalem
As part of a trip to Israel to play basketball, the Auburn Tigers, a Division 1 NCAA college basketball team from Alabama, visited Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem.
Yad Vashem chair Dani Dayan greeted...
How the ‘awokening’ of the media erased the working class and the Jews
How much of what is wrong with the country can be placed on the media? Much of the deep division between left and right—with increasingly little room left in the center—is driven by the...
Why Hillary Clinton called it ‘Palestinian child abuse’
It’s summertime!
For most children, that means campfires, nature hikes and outdoor games like “Capture the Flag.”
For kids in the regions governed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, it means weapons training, skits in which...
Iran nuclear program ‘moving ahead very, very fast,’ IAEA head warns
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Tuesday that Iran’s nuclear program was advancing rapidly, and that “good words” from Iran were not sufficient to satisfy inspectors.
“They have a very ambitious...
In aftermath of deadly flooding, Kentucky governor cancels planned trip to Israel
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy, canceled a planned trip to Israel after devastating floods hit the eastern part of his state late last week, killing at least 37 people, including four...
Rapper apologizes for performing in swastika-adorned T-shirt
The British rapper Slowthai apologized for donning an “anti-fascist” T-shirt with the word “destroy” above a Nazi swastika during his July 30 performance at the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal.
“I’m sorry to...
Israeli president calls for investigation of alleged sex abuse at Gilboa Prison
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Tuesday for an investigation into allegations that the commanders of a maximum security prison “pimped” female guards to prisoners.
“Hearing the testimonies of the female prison guards in recent...