11 Feb History, Latest, Politics, topics A Revolution By Any Other Name August 15, 2012 By elisniv 3 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Niv Elis For the Czech Republic it was Velvet. For Serbia, it was a Bulldozer. For Iran, it was distinctly Islamic. But nobody...Continue reading
09 Feb History, Latest Czech Out Those Jews: Judaism in the Czech Republic May 8, 2012 By elisniv 7 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Kayla Green How is it possible to judge the attitude toward Jews in the Czech Republic, a country where Jews have in recent history...Continue reading
01 Feb History, Latest The Golem in the Attic May 8, 2012 By elisniv 10 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Kayla Green Tucked away in the snowy cobblestone streets of Prague’s Jewish Quarter stands a synagogue that is as old and significa...Continue reading
28 Jan History, Latest The Holocaust Today May 8, 2012 By Symi Rom-Rymer 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Symi Rom-Rymer January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops. In 2005, 60 year...Continue reading
16 Jan History, Latest Jewish Ghosts of Budapest May 8, 2012 By elisniv 3 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Merav Levkowitz On the last evening of 2010, a Friday, about 35-40 (mostly) young adults, gathered in a non-descript apartment in t...Continue reading
11 Jan History, Latest, Religion A Tale of Two New Years May 8, 2012 By elisniv 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Gabriel Weinstein Optimism and excitement for the new year still permeate the crisp winter air as in the second week of 2011. Lof...Continue reading
30 Dec Culture, History, Latest Renewing Galicia May 8, 2012 By Sala Levin 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Gabriel Weinstein My grandfather always chuckled when we spoke about the Galicia region of northwestern Ukraine and southeastern ...Continue reading
29 Dec Culture, History, Latest, Politics Gentrification and the Jews May 8, 2012 By Sala Levin 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Lily Hoffman Simon Jewish immigrant communities coming to North America around the turn of the 20th century faced many problems, in...Continue reading
14 Dec History, Latest, Politics Israel's Other Refugee Problem May 8, 2012 By elisniv 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Daniel Kieval On Monday night, a few days after thousands marched for human rights in Tel Aviv, Israel deported about 150 refugees ...Continue reading
09 Dec History, Latest, Politics Israel’s Katrina May 8, 2012 By elisniv 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Gabriel Weinstein After last week’s forest fire, the Carmel region in Northern Israel’s once emerald forests and fields have become...Continue reading