Chief Rabbi joins British Jews for Auschwitz visit A group from UHC Shadwell Lane Synagogue in Leeds was joined by Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on a solemn visit earlier this week to Auschwitz-Birkenau. In his message to those setting out on the ‘Unity is Strength’ trip, the Chief Rabbi wrote, “I consider it an […]
BDS activist to represent Holocaust survivors at Austrian state event Austria invited Hedy Epstein, a Jewish pro-Palestinian activist whom the Anti-Defamation League criticized for demonizing Israel, to represent Holocaust survivors at a panel discussion about women during World War II. In invitations sent out Friday by the office of the president of the Austrian parliament, […]
Jewish Gun Club Condemns Ted Nugent Antisemitic Statements, Calls on NRA to Take Action PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 – The Golani Rifle & Pistol Club (Golani RPC) today issued a strong condemnation of the anti-Semitic Facebook posts by rock musician and National Rifle Association (NRA) Board Member Ted Nugent. His posts suggest that Jews are behind […]
Trudeau, Obama and Khamenei: Three reminders why we can’t forget the Holocaust By Shelley Glaser This year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day was marked by the comments of three world leaders: Trudeau, Obama and Khamenei. Taken together their remarks illustrate the dangers facing the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
Polish Holocaust survivor Tess Wise is a Woman of Courage and Defiance By Debra Corso Several days ago the Maitland Jewish Center, home to a preschool and elementary school, was evacuated after it received a bomb threat from a man who stated that “he wanted to harm as many children as possible.” Luckily, no explosives […]
Sobibor Death Camp: From Heil Hitler to Allahu Akbar By Debra Corso Several weeks ago I had the great privilege of enjoying sushi with Asra Nomani in Florida. For those of you who don’t know her, Asra is a journalist and an author of two books, and I have been following and supporting her from […]
Migrant crisis highlights Germany’s post-Holocaust dilemma By Steve Zeff “The Germans will never forgive the Jews for Auschwitz” – Theodor Adorno A thousand American rabbis have signed a letter pleading for mercy for the Syrian refugees fleeing their war torn land and begged Europe to open its doors to them. An excerpt reads: “Last month’s […]
New translation of unique Holocaust memoire published in UK. The Long Night. The book has an advanced comment from PM David Cameron, and an introduction by Lord Daniel Finkelstein, as well as advanced reviews by Jonathan Dimbleby, Eric Pickles MP and Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Emeritus Chief Rabbi. The Long Night is the true story […]
By Paul Mirbach Tisha b’Av holds an unfairly insignificant place in the Jewish calendar. Well, at least that’s what I think. This day of mourning, which is accompanied by a fast, commemorates the fall of the Second Temple and the exile of the Jews from our land. I can think of no greater calamity that […]
Never Again? by Larry Kosberg Never in my life did I imagine that a U.S. President would use blatantly anti-Semitic invective and innuendo in a speech before the American People! We cannot let this outrage stand. This Shabbat: Every Jew in America should demand that during his or her Sermon, their Congregation’s Rabbi should address […]
