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Letter from London: ‘An English Tragedy’ is timely on stage

Ivor Davis March 28, 2008

In an atmosphere of increasing British anti-Semitism and vitriolic anti-Israel rhetoric in the left-wing press here, the play we\’re about to see, \”An English Tragedy,\” couldn\’t be more timely. Written by South African Jewish playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood (\”The Pianist,\” \”The Diving Bell and the Butterfly\”), it is the story of John Amery, son of a Cabinet minister, who along with the infamous Lord Haw Haw made propaganda radio broadcasts for the Nazis that were beamed to England.

Hate in Translation

Rob Eshman March 27, 2008

Book review of Matthais Kuntze\’s \”Jihad and Jew Hatred: Islamism, Nazism and the Roots of 9/11\” (Telos Press, 2007).

Firsthand accounts bring WWII London ‘Blitz’ to life

Amanda Susskind December 14, 2007

There is no shortage of books, historical and fictional, on the bombing of London during World War II. Peter Stansky\’s new book, \”The First Day of the Blitz,\” combines history, political commentary and firsthand testimony in a compelling account.

Family’s tale recounts Libyan Jewish dispersion

Danielle Berrin November 30, 2007

The opening line from the documentary \”The Last Jews of Libya\” begins a nostalgic visit to an ill-fated community of 25,000 people living between the Mediterranean Sea and North African desert at the dawn of World War II. It\’s a story we know too well — pious, successful and family-oriented Jews living in coexistence with their neighbors suddenly become targets of racial hatred and are ultimately expelled or destroyed. Once in the United States, the immigrants struggle to find their place within an American Jewish life rooted firmly in Eastern European culture.

Americans don’t forget Eastern Europe’s survivors

Jane Ulman November 23, 2007

Galina\’s renewed sense of hope for her future — for the chance to relax and to read and memorize her beloved poems about Victory Day — comes as a result of the work of comedy director/producer Zane Buzby and the Survivor Mitzvah Project, a nonprofit humanitarian organization that brings direct financial assistance to about 700 elderly and ill Holocaust survivors in Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and Lithuania.

Books: Too fond of Jews

Rabbi David Wolpe August 31, 2007

By the age of 26, Winston Churchill had fought in several wars, become a hero by daringly escaping prison during the Boer War, been elected to Parliament and written several popular books (including \”My Early Life,\” which dramatically recounts his escape). Already he was well on his way to becoming what we now know him to be, the most extraordinary character of the 20th century.

Poland and the Jews: Is it time to stop hating the country when positive changes are transf

Jane Ulman June 8, 2007

Many Jews still view Poland as the land of pogroms, persecution and prejudice; a terminally anti-Semitic and blood-drenched country where 3 million Jews were mercilessly murdered during World War II; a land dotted with death camps, desecrated cemeteries and deserted synagogues. What most Jews don\’t know is that Poland has changed radically over the past couple of decades, and these days, it is reaching out to Israel and to Jews –and not just socially, either.

1+1+1+1 … = 6 million

Nicole Behnam June 1, 2007

On April 11, I embarked on a journey back in time to one of the darkest chapters in human existence with the Los Angeles delegation of the March of the Living Program, sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education, an agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. I felt myself detaching from the comfort and security of my family and many of my friends.

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