We found strength, camaraderie and happiness among Cuba’s Jews – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | February 4, 2020
Cuba confounded us.
Is Haredi Refusal to Serve in the IDF Crippling Israeli Politics? – Algemeiner
admin | February 4, 2020
The plenum hall of the Israeli parliament on the opening of the 22nd Knesset in Jerusalem, Oct. 3, 2019. Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90.
A Nod to Nostalgia: A Conversation Between Josh Kun and Sarah Abrevaya Stein – lareviewofbooks
admin | February 3, 2020
JANUARY 29, 2020 MOTIVATED BY the desire to think locally and write globally, Sarah Abrevaya Steins award-winning, lyrical scholarship has explored modern Jewish history in unexpected places and forms, from the turn-of-the-20th-century, boom-and-bust, global ostrich-feather market to the intimate, everyday fashion through which Mediterranean Jews contributed to the shaping of the modern world. Her commitment to research is matched by her love of teaching. She is a professor of history at UCLA, where she holds the Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies and directs the Alan D.
Is It Proper? Should we try to preserve Yiddish as a living language in America or Israel? – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | February 3, 2020
Photo Credit: Jewish Press / 123rf.com Should we try to preserve Yiddish as a living language in America or Israel? A historic language used as a means of Jewish communication for hundreds of years and saturated with divrei Torah and yiras shamayim should be preserved. In addition, much Torah was written in Yiddish and will be lost if access to the language is lost
Holocaust poetry and the reclamation of many identities – The Conversation UK
admin | January 26, 2020
The first Holocaust poems were written 90 years ago, when the full extent of the horror was yet to be known.
The darkness that blinds us | Elana Kaminka | The – The Times of Israel
admin | January 26, 2020
The mosque they burned is in Beit Safafa, but Beit Safafa was swallowed by Jerusalem long ago.
Simon Thacker to celebrate the spirit of India at Celtic Connections – The Scotsman
admin | January 25, 2020
Punjabi folk song, flamenco and Sephardic music from the Mediterranean, Sanskrit alchemy and Gaelic folklore they all seem grist to the mill for Simon Thacker, the East Lothian-based classical guitarist whose musical re-imaginings range between continents and draw from a bewildering well of inspiration ranging from Native American chants to medieval cosmology.
Portuguese-American soldiers are an overlooked part of WWIIs horrific Battle of the Bulge – SouthCoastToday.com
admin | January 25, 2020
LUXEMBOURG After returning from the war, Manuel Gomes had this habit. Every afternoon he'd put on his military hat and sit on the front porch of his house in New Bedford remembering the days of combat
The Jew who worked for the Nazis and hunted down refugees in WWII Greece – The Times of Israel
admin | January 23, 2020
THE CONVERSATION via AP I learned a lesson when conducting research for my recently published book, Family Papers: a Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century. I had discovered the story of a young Jewish man forgotten to history until now, a story that taught me that neither cultural affiliation nor family history is a reliable predictor of future behavior. In short, identity is not destiny, and all of us can fall prey to the tides of history.
Good Scholarship to Promote Jewish Unity: The Institute For Jewish Ideas and Ideals – Jewish Link of New Jersey
admin | January 23, 2020
By JLNJ Staff | January 23, 2020 (Courtesy of Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals) The Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals promotes an intellectually vibrant and inclusive Jewish vision to the broader community. Based on an unwavering commitment to the Torah tradition and to the Jewish people, it fosters an appreciation of legitimate diversity within Orthodoxy.
