For knowledgeable Jewish scholars then, to be calling someone an Ashkenazi Jew was in essence to be calling them “white” jews in distinction to their oriental brethren. This distinction becomes all the more painful when one considers the heritage of Abraham and Israel. Abraham, the Semite, ...
Many speakers contended that it was up to Jews, and Jews alone, to define antisemitism. In fact, to not allow Jews the sole right to define antisemitism was itself antisemitic. Jews,they claimed, were the only group denied the right to define the hatred that others project towards them. ...
Five candidates key to Democrats’ hopes of keeping the Senate amid a brutal fall map made the most of their prime-time DNC slots to highlight key issues and urge the country to support Kamala Harris. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), who’s seeking the Senate seat being vacate...
As Trump’s friend and political ally, RFK Jr.’s sway could extend even beyond the department he’ll oversee (if he can get past the Senate). Five sources involved in the transition discussion told VF that Kennedy had previously been in talks to take on a White House health czar role ...
In the U.S., and in many other places in the world, Jews and Muslims have lived in peace and harmony together for a long time. Helping children cope through the three R’s of reassurance, routine and regulation is critically important, no matter the context of the tragedy that is ...
But now, how many Jews in our rough demographic have tattoos? Probably most of them! Anyway, it’s “Ed,” which means witness. If you read the Shema on a Torah scroll, the “ayin” is the last letter of Shema, and the “dalet” is the last letter of “Echad.” The letters are...
Around 1,200 of those presidential appointments require Senate confirmation, which should be easier with the Senate now shifting to Republican control. Here's what to know about Trump's upcoming inauguration Here's what to expect: Though the turnover in the new administration will be total,...
The action largely has Rudolf and Hedwig living their everyday family lives just a few steps from the ovens and trains that were instruments in the slaughter of millions of Jews. A story worth telling, considering their status as monsters? You decide. “PAST LIVES” 2 nominations. In ...
Now compare this to a similar remark made by US Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz in front of the Senate, on 29 February 1872: “My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.” The contrast between these two uses of the expression is ...
Jews weremurdered,raped, butchered,burned,shot and kidnapped on October 7.Do not forget.Perhaps we should read up on our history, including the destructionof the Temple in Jerusalemand the brutal murder of the city of Beitar. Or the pogroms and the expulsion of Jews ...