Dan Rabinowitz, “The Lost Library: The Legacy of Vilna’s Strashun Library in the Aftermath of the Holocaust”...

May 24, 2019 by

Dan Rabinowitz, “The Lost Library: The Legacy of Vilna’s Strashun Library in the Aftermath of the Holocaust”

Dan Rabinowitz, founder and editor-in-chief of the Seforim Blog (seforim.blogspot.com), a website dedicated to the study of Hebrew books, has written a fascinating work about Vilna’s Strashun Library, bringing to light this institution which serviced a wide diversity of Jewish men and women and changed the nature of what a public library’s function could be.

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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in the American Jewish Press...

May 3, 2019 by

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, an act of Jewish resistance in German-occupied Poland undertaken to oppose the Nazis’ final effort began April 19, 1943

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Why So Many Young Israelis Voted for the Right Wing...

Apr 29, 2019 by

Israeli young people learn their country’s history and the dangers of ceding land to Palestinian groups

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The Unrelenting Nature of Antisemitism...

Apr 29, 2019 by

Historical examples of anti-Semitic strain hatred, and the libels inciting hatred and violence

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Book Review: Historical Atlas of Hasidism Sheds Graphic Light on the History and Geography of the Movement...

Mar 29, 2019 by

A cartographic reference work on Hasidism, the movement that developed in 18th century Europe to become one of the largest and most important factions in Judaism.

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Direct Line from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to Rep. Ilhan Omar...

Feb 14, 2019 by

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s antisemitic statement that AIPAC buys the support of American politicians for Israel is nothing more than the now-Congresswoman’s latest attempt to resurrect the baseless accusations against Jews that were originally aired in the notorious Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

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Reform-Jewish Opposition to President Trump’s Immigration Policy Is Based on False Torah and History...

Mar 7, 2017 by

No rational discussion of the current immigration controversy in the United States can begin without an analysis of the specious arguments against the immigration plans by President Donald J Trump, marshalled by his political opponents. A good example is the denunciation of the President’s January 27, 2017 executive order, issued by the Jewish Reform Movement.

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UN Human Rights Council’s Schabas Commission: An Example of the Ongoing Animosity of the UN towards Israel...

Jan 30, 2017 by

UN Human Rights Council’s Schabas Commission: An Example of the Ongoing Animosity of the UN towards Israel

There are a number of non-government organizations (NGOs) in Israel that undermine and delegitimize the Jewish state. Since this is an ongoing problem which reaches a feverish pitch every time the Jewish state responds to a missile or mortar attack against Israeli towns and cities, it is instructive to examine how Israel is investigated for some of its alleged human-rights violations.

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A Resource Guide: The Palestinian Arab-Israeli Conflict...

Jun 7, 2016 by

A Resource Guide: The Palestinian Arab-Israeli Conflict

For those with little or no background about the Palestinian Arab-Israeli conflict, trying to understand the nature of the dispute and why it remains unresolved can be quite daunting. Arab success in manipulating the media against Israel has added to the confusion.

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Why Is Ireland So Hostile to Israel, Why Do the Irish Support BDS, What Is It about Israel That Upsets Them?...

Apr 18, 2016 by

Why Is Ireland So Hostile to Israel, Why Do the Irish Support BDS, What Is It about Israel That Upsets Them?

During her formative years, Israel received significant support in Ireland. Having experienced religious persecution themselves, the Irish identified with Jews. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case, according to Professor James Bowen of the National University of Ireland at Cork….

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