Daily Archives: December 5, 2022
Birthright alumni go in search of the next Jewish comedy star
It has been proven that the Birthright program produces lifelong connections between young Jews and Israel. Studies also show that participants are more likely to build Jewish families. But could it produce the next...
Local Performances Spotlight Holocaust-Era Composers
Polish-born pianist, Daniel Wnukowski, performed at two venues during his recent visit to San Diego County. On Sunday afternoon, November 13, he gave a recital of works by Mozart, Chopin and Schumann in the...
Looking Behind The “Unspeakable Lies”: Russia’s Criminal War Against Ukraine
“Happy are those who know that behind all speeches are still the unspeakable lies….”
Rainer Maria Rilke, Possibility of Being
Russian fabrications about Ukraine are sweeping and “unspeakable.” Still, the twentieth-century German poet Rainer Maria Rilke can...
The Torah, morality, antisemitism and the Tao
The question of the origin of morality is probably unanswerable, but a courageous attempt was recently made on this site, and with it an even more daunting effort to explain the cause of antisemitism.
In his article,...
Vote for the Antisemite of the Year 2022
StopAntisemitism.org, a grassroots watchdog group, has announced the three finalists in its “Antisemite of the Year 2022” contest.
The candidates for the title are rapper Kanye “Ye” West, real estate developer Mohamed Hadid and white...
Noam Party leader condemns Lapid-led campaign as ‘incitement to rebellion’
Avi Maoz, chairman of the Noam Party, responded Monday to criticism of his appointment at the Ministry of Education, labeling it “an attempt to prevent the prime minister-designate from forming the sole legitimate elected...
NSW government offers $1 million for info on 1982 bombings of Jewish institutions
The New South Wales government is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to criminal convictions in connection with the bombing of two Australian Jewish institutions in 1982.
The reward, originally set at $100,000 in 2012,...
Theodor Herzl diaries republished in ambitious new undertaking
“Today, Theodor Herzl is best known for his beard, not his books,” laments Gil Troy, editor of “The Zionist Writings of Theodor Herzl,” in his introductory essay to a new edition of Herzl’s diaries.
Troy,...
Herzog visits the UAE after historic trip to Bahrain
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday touched down in the United Arab Emirates, kicking off the second day of his state visit to the Gulf.
Herzog was greeted at the airport by Emirati Foreign Minister...
Blinken: US will judge next Israeli government on policies, not personalities
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that policies, and not the people implementing them, will define the relationship between Washington and Jerusalem’s next government.
During his keynote address to the J Street...