New research shows: After medieval pogrom, York's Jewish community rebuilt itself
A medieval massacre nearly wiped out the Jews of York, England. New research shows how the community recovered.
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Who may be playing fast, loose and deceitfully with the Jews?
With the resultant surge of anti-Semitism, it's fair to ask what concrete actions the Biden administration really intends to utilize. Op-ed.
Memorializing the Holocaust: The world versus Israel
Israel and Jewish communities commemorate the Holocaust as a time when Jews were murdered, but also as a time when Jews fought back.
Marking the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 80th Anniversary
The 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is a time to honor its fighters as well as he who reminded us that Jews fight too.Op-ed.
Democrats vs. the Jews
A new poll showing Democrats support the Palestinians over Israel proves how dangerous this moment is.Op-ed.
Haman is alive and killing today
Don't celebrate Purim without realizing there are contemporary Hamans hiding their loathing for Jews behind masks of false victimhood.Op-ed.
The lessons of exile
Why were the Jews exiled specifically to Egypt?
Biden and the EU abandoned persecuted Christians, let alone Jews
Jews and Christians have been sold for 30 barrels of oil by the politicians of the West. There are also rooms of cash. Op-ed.
Stereotypes, Jews and Tools- when it is fun and when it is dangerous
It’s impossible to convince haters that their words are evil. We can’t change their minds because they don’t have minds to change. Op-ed.
80 million refugees roam the world today
There is a long history of displacement and flight causing millions to become refugees. The story of WWII internment of Jews. Review.
The rubble that could have been Jews
80 years ago this week, the USA decided that rubble from Bristol was worth saving and that Jews were not. Op-ed.
Pseudo-scholars promoting the malevolence of Israel and Jews
Academia’s contemporary blood libel. There is no more accurate way to describe the vicious and ugly tropes. Opinion.
Reflections on Jews and money
Jews have historically had far better reasons to value money than most non-Jews, but those who have money are great philanthropists. Op-ed
The Book of Esther and our totalitarian challenge
We suffer from totalitarian incursions: cancel culture, propagandized news, government surveillance, and more, as did the Jews of Persia.
Finally, I disagree with everybody
They tell me Putin is not a villain. They tell me Zelensky is a good guy. And then the Russians and the Ukrainians both killed Jews. Op-ed.
War Forces Local Jews To Flee on Shabbat
The principle of saving lives take precedence.
Getting off the fence: Is Israel to be a Jewish state or a state of Jews?
Why is it important that Jews survive if we are not going to observe the Torah? What would the world be missing if there were no Jews?Op-ed.
Ukraine and the Jews
What can Israel and worldwide Jewry learn from the Ukraine crisis? Op-ed.
Planet of the Jews
Jewish Life in the Land of Israel is not the same as Jewish Life in foreign lands.
Response to Whoopi: Why the Jews?
The unconstrained, ideological drive to murder every Jew distinguishes the Holocaust from prior and later ethnocide and mass murder. Op-ed.
The six orphans left alone reveal their father's mask of anguish
On Friday, a levayah set out from Green Park in Modi'in Illit. Jews silently accompanied Rabbi Guy Gad Tzadok on his final journey.
Convince the Jew haters that Jews DO run the world
End antisemitism. Scare off the haters by telling them we do control the world and they better be nice to us or we will use our power.Op-ed.
The Jews and the Greeks
A miniscule point of Hebrew grammar, so esoteric that few people ever notice it or are even aware of it, teaches us a central lesson.
Top Polish soccer referee blasted for offensive rant about Jews
Senior referee responds to program combating anti-Semitism in soccer with rant that plays on offensive stereotypes.
Prof. Phyllis Chesler answers Giulio Meotti''s tough questions
A7 veteran op-ed writers Meotti of Italy and Chesler of NY, defenders of Israel and Jews, engaged in a Q&A session-and sent it to us.Op-ed.
New Jeopardy! host under fire for past comment about Jews
Mike Richards apologizes after past distasteful comments about Jews, women and poor people from a podcast resurface.
When the Jew-bashers are Jews
Their values turn Jewish principles on their heads, and their Israel-bashing is a thin veneer for a hatred of Jews or Judaism itself. Op-ed.
Jews staying on the same page
The only way to ensure the short and long term viability of a Torah based society is loyalty to the same Torah.
Palestinian Authority official: No relation between Israel and Jews
Mohammad Shtayyeh, leading Palestinian Authority official, explains his theory that Jews, Israelites, and Hebrews are different entities.
Study: US Jews are getting younger
The median age of American Jews has dropped from 52 to 48 since 2013.
Memorial plaque to be unveiled at Athens concentration camp
Thousands of Jews, Greeks and Italian POWs were imprisoned at Haidari transit camp, with most of the Jews ending up in Auschwitz.
Ya’akov and Yisrael – Two levels
The quality of “Ya’akov” allows Jews to survive in times of suffering while the quality of “Yisrael” symbolizes independence. Op-ed..
Rutgers Hillel criticizes uni's apology for letter of support to campus Jews
Rutgers "has an established pattern of minimizing anti-Semitism" says campus Hillel in a statement.
Did Great Britain enable the Holocaust? Dr. Mordechai Kedar weighs in
World renowned orientalist notes that the siege imposed by the British on the country's shores pushed Hitler to exterminate Jews.
New list compiles surnames of 20th Century Cairo Jews
Searchable list contains nearly 2,000 surnames of Cairo Jews, making it invaluable tool for researchers.
Canadian government refutes "shameful" claim of “8,000 Jews” massing at border
Quebec news program falsely reports that “8,000 Jews” had arrived at the border for Passover.
Passover for the Mountain Jews is rich in tradition
No pickles, no shankbone, no cemetery visits: Central Asian Mountain Jews try to preserve centuries-old Passover traditions.
Iranian Jews lead 'peaceful existence,' Arash Abaie says
‘Peaceful existence’: Jews in Iran freely observe their religion, communal leader says.
'The pandemic encourages Aliyah, but also inhibits it'
The coronavirus brings with it fear and a kind of darkness. As Jews, our light knows how to overcome this darkness as well
A lawyer from California has published a call for Iran to wipe out the Jews
Callifornia bar association refuses to take action over attorney's praise for Hitler and call for genocide of Jews.
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