History
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In early 1942, the 500,000-strong Jewish community of pre-state Israel faced the threat of Nazi genocide during World War II. The German army launched a campaign to seize the Middle East, then largely under British control. The targets: vital oil fields, the Suez Canal, and the land of Israel itself, then called Palestine. If Field […]
Human Interest
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Last year, I laughed and cried more than any other since I was a child. My beloved father went into the ICU right before Purim and passed away on the last day of Passover. Two months later, my youngest son became a bar mitzvah, and one week after that, my oldest son got married. I […]
Rebekah Garfunkel’s parents came from diametrically opposed religious backgrounds. Her father valued daily prayer and strong religious observance. Her mother grew up with little to no connection to Judaism. She celebrated Christmas and was unfamiliar with Shabbat. Raised in Old Hollywood surrounded by wealth and celebrities frequenting her home, she lived in a world of […]
As Academy Awards judges evaluate this year's contenders, the short film Papillon (Butterfly), that tells the story of remarkable swimmer Alfred Nakache, stands out for both its beauty and the intensity of the story it tells. For celebrated French film illustrator Florence Miailhe, now 70, Papillon was a labor of love. As a child, Miailhe […]
Video
Tucker Carlson recently claimed that Ashkenazi (European) Jews have no connection to the Land of Israel, suggesting they descend from Khazar Turkic converts rather than ancient Israelites. Is there any truth to this rapidly-spreading theory?
