Jerold S. Auerbach

This land is whose land?

Nearly a century after Winston Churchill’s surrender of land that was intended for Jews to the King of Transjordan, the boundaries of the Jewish state remain a continuing source of contention. Op-ed.

Becoming a Jew

My encounters in the Holy Land turned me away from assimilation.Op-ed.

Hebron and Jewish memory

Shabbat Chayei Sarah testifies to the enduring power of the Jewish connection to our promised land. Op-ed.

Remembering a ‘founding father’ of the 'settlement' movement

I cherish the short time I spent with Elyakim Haetzni, who helped bring Jewish life back to Hebron. In memoriam.

Israeli Heroines

In Jerusalem’s Old City and Hebron, women played a prominent role in the restoration of Jewish life in the ancient Jewish holy cities.Op-ed.

Big bad Israel

“All the News That’s Fit to Print,” the NY Times motto is better understood as the news that fits its constant criticism of Israel. Op-ed.

The ‘West Bank,’ or Judea and Samaria?

Either way, demography and geography reinforce historical Jewish claims to this land. Op-ed..

Hebron Hanukkah

Irrefutable facts of Jewish history affirm President Herzog’s choice of Machpelah burial site to light first candle of Hanukkah. Opinion.

The plight of Palestinian Arab 'refugees’

The number of living refugees, all of whom, by definition, are at least 70 years old, is now estimated to be 30,000, and decreasing. Op-ed