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Society of St. Pius bishop blames Jews for antagonism
A bishop for a traditionalist Catholic breakaway group said the relationship between Jews and Christians is a fundamentally antagonistic one.
Arno Lustiger, historian and Holocaust survivor, dies at 88
Arno Lustiger, a Holocaust survivor and historian who put a spotlight on Jewish resistance against the Nazis, has died.
Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld oldest to receive British fiction prize
Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld became the oldest person to win the coveted Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
05/16/2012
Americans Angry Over Female Broadcast Limits
Members of Israel’s Second Authority for Television and Radio have received hundreds of e-mails in the last 24 hours demanding an end to practice of “silencing women.” Click here for the rest of the article...
05/16/2012
Ben-Ami: Politicians Fear Pro-Israel Intimidation
Many American senators and congressmen “keep quiet” and refrain from criticizing Israeli policies because they “live in fear” and are “intimidated” by pro-Israeli groups such as the Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI), according to J Street founder and President Jeremy Ben-Ami. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/16/2012
Florida Family Wins Judgment Against Iran, Syria
The family of a Florida teenager killed in a Palestinian suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv won a $323 million judgment in a U.S. court against Iran and Syria. Click here for the rest of the article...
Arts and Culture
05/16/2012
Taking a Second Look at Lillian Hellman
Lillian Hellman was brilliant, courageous and, above all, interesting, a new book reveals. Hate her if you must, but don’t reduce her, writes Mark Oppenheimer. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/15/2012
Jews, the Left and the Rest
The visceral responses to a conference on ‘Jews and the Left’ demonstrated the challenges of incorporating the left into Jewish history, and divisions over Israel. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/14/2012
Hunting the Whale
Philologos thought he found a misprint in ‘Moby Dick.’ Turns out, it was a tangled web of errors, unless Herman Melville was a Talmudic scholar in deep disguise. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/14/2012
Whither Art Thou, American Male?
SUMMER FILM: There’s still something so very Jewy about all of Jason Segel’s characters, even if Tom’s the only one who is officially a Member of the Tribe. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/12/2012
Lyrical Voices of Zion
The creation of serious Hebrew poetry in the America of the first half of the 20th century is a well-kept secret. Alan Mintz’s new book examines the little-known movement. Click here for the rest of the article...