Now there’s a headline with a lot of words I like. ProPublica could be a godsend that fills the investigative-journalism gap left by massive budget cuts. Or it could be a way for creator and chairman Herbert Sandler to shape the news. Sandler, who last year he donated $500 million to various causes, mostly non-Jewish, gets a mention in a story I have in tomorrow’s Jewish Journal about the new world of Jewish philanthropy. More on that later.
“Be the Witness VR” uses the latest technology to tell an ancient story—that in spite of everything, Jews will survive.
In their new book, “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew,” Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby bring their vastly different perspectives to examine the complex subject of antisemitism in America today.
Amidst the cacophonous chants of “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free” and “Intifada Revolution” there remains, somehow, a controversy over the intent of these slogans.
Antisemitism has permeated societies for centuries. It has transcended geographical boundaries and historical epochs.
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