Journalists, War Crimes, Fake News — Is There a Connection?
Fake news has become a “thing”. How can we know when we are being fed fake news? Especially when a particular journalist has a good reputation and the news outlet in which he or...
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Margit Kovacs — The Life of a Hungarian Jewish Artist 1902-1977
Biographies of Hungarian Jewish artists seem to skip over what they were doing and where they were during World War II. In fact, they often skip over the fact that they were even Jewish...
Has Secular Shaked Turned the Supreme Court Into A Rabbinic Court Enabler?
Few people seem to have seen the report about a contentious decision by the new Supreme Court, new because of judges recently appointed whose appointments were facilitated by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked of the...
Yazidi Genocide, Politics, and the Moral Vote
On 21 November 2018, there was a chance for the Knesset, our elected representatives, to show a bit of dignity, a bit of respect for themselves and others, and a bit of ability to...
From the Frying Pan into the Fire: A Haifa Therapist Goes to Nahariya and Ma’alot
Northern Israel was under missile attack in summer 2006. This latest unprecedentedly intense bombardment today of southern Israel triggered memories I had of driving to worse-hit places than Haifa way back then. The roads...
How Bank Leumi Once Saved My Life
In good times and bad, financially speaking, Miriam Gavriel and Bank Leumi, Yokneam Elit, are in my heart, if not always on my mind. The year was 1997 and I was 46 years old....
Is Hungary Good For Today’s Hungarian Jews?
Unlike Germany, Hungary has not accepted its part in the Holocaust. The official Hungarian position is that the Nazis made them do it when they occupied Hungary in early 1944. Perhaps they hope that...
Intersectional Jews, Strangers, and Our Tribe
People naturally gravitate toward those who hold some commonality with their past, whether they look back with nostalgia or not. I was born and grew up in Canada and so when I meet a...
