Inside The Israel-Turkey Deal
We spoke with Dan Arbell, nonresident senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, about the future of the Israel-Turkey relationship.
As Survivors Die, Care Costs Rise
by Thomas Siurkus
On June 7th the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution urging the German government to “reaffirm its commitment” to Holocaust survivors...
2016 Guide To Cultural Arts: Yemenite Israeli sister act A-Wa
“The Guide is an excellent representation of contemporary Jewish Cultural Arts to be celebrated throughout the entire Jewish community and beyond.” —James Goldman, Park Avenue Synagogue, NY.
Opinion // The Right to Feel Secure
“Israel’s new defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has promised the Israeli public that he, together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will make Israel stronger and more secure. I have never felt less secure.”
Louise Lawrence Israëls’ Story: “Being Free Means Eating Cookies”
“My name is Louise Lawrence Israëls and I am a survivor of the Holocaust.”
Interview: The “New Jews” of Latin America
Journalist Graciela Mochkofsky discusses her account of unlikely faith in a drug violence-riddled Colombian city.
An Ancient Community Gets a Young Leader
The new rabbi of Athens discusses the future of Greek Jewry.
Nesse Godin’s Story: “Don’t Let Us Be Forgotten”
Today, Jewish communities around the world are commemorating Yom HaShoah, the international Holocaust memorial day. Thomas Siurkus, a volunteer from the German peace organization Action...
The Rise of the Vegan Seder
Will beets, avocados, wild rice or mushrooms make an appearance on your Seder plate this Passover?
An Unreported Part of AP’s Past
German historian Harriet Scharnberg on the alleged link between the Associated Press and the Nazis.
A Youth With Courage
Toward the end of President Barack Obama’s Rose Garden speech announcing his pick to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court bench, he recalled a telling anecdote from the nominee’s high-school graduation—which also happened to be my own.
A Dispatch From AIPAC
As soon as I approached the Metro escalator, I could sense the electricity in the air. This was not going to be your ordinary evening of politicians pandering to the AIPAC legions.