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A lost 1943 novel envisioned the still-unfolding Holocaust. Now, it has been recovered

A lost 1943 novel envisioned the still-unfolding Holocaust. Now, it has been recovered

In ‘Vengeance is Mine,’ Austrian refugee Friedrich Torberg painted an accurate picture of Nazi camps, though he’d never been in one. His...

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The Times of Israel

Shira Li Bartov

IDF official says disarming Hezbollah unrealistic, not a goal of Lebanon operation

IDF official says disarming Hezbollah unrealistic, not a goal of Lebanon operation

Military to present its buffer zone plan to political leadership; will involve razing border villages, setting up army posts in south Lebanon

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Zelenski delegacijo ameriških pogajalcev povabil v Kijev

Zelenski delegacijo ameriških pogajalcev povabil v Kijev

Ukrajinski predsednik Volodimir Zelenski je v četrtek razkril, da je v Kijev povabil delegacijo ameriških pogajalcev, da bi ponovno zagnali pogovore...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Tzruya ‘Suki’ Lahav, writer, poet and briefly Springsteen’s violinist, dies at 74

Tzruya ‘Suki’ Lahav, writer, poet and briefly Springsteen’s violinist, dies at 74

In her early 20s, before her long career as a Hebrew lyricist and author, Lahav played with the E Street Band: ‘I went from kibbutz harvest music to...

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The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

Iran fires multiple cluster munitions at Israel, wounding 1; Tehran claims to down US jet

Iran fires multiple cluster munitions at Israel, wounding 1; Tehran claims to down US jet

Missile salvos rain munitions on central Israel, Haifa area causing damage; 2 American air crew members said missing, with rescue operation underway;...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

‘Detect, deploy, reassure’: Jewish security group launches NYC patrols as threats abound

‘Detect, deploy, reassure’: Jewish security group launches NYC patrols as threats abound

New initiative by the Community Security Service roves city’s streets, providing a ‘subtle additional layer of security’ to detect dangers and...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

US intelligence said to assess around half of Iran’s missile launchers still intact

US intelligence said to assess around half of Iran’s missile launchers still intact

Israel a ‘team player’ on Iran, ‘will stop when I stop,’ Trump tells Time; report also says president, facing leaks, told Feb. 27 meeting...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Parashat Shemini

Parashat Shemini

When Presence Breaks In, the Body Trembles ✦ ✡ ✦ It is the eighth day. The one that breaks the rhythm. Until now everything had been...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yosef B. Moran

The US War on Iran is a US War on Multipolarism

The US War on Iran is a US War on Multipolarism

The US War on Iran is a US War on Multipolarism The US war of aggression launched against Iran on February 28, 2026, is only the most recent US...

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New Eastern Outlook

Brian Berletic

The elderly were among the most vulnerable in the Holocaust – and the most overlooked

The elderly were among the most vulnerable in the Holocaust – and the most overlooked

‘Eldercide,’ on display at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library through April 30, explores how older Jews were especially unlikely to survive the...

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The Times of Israel

Robert Philpot

The Upside-down / Pesach 2026

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. We all think we have one more tomorrow. We all assume that we’ll see the sun, be with those we love, to laugh...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mori Sokal

A Stealthy Propagation of Brownie Points

There is a peculiar fantasy many of us carry—rarely admitted, often indulged. The day we leave a job, they will not simply nod and move on. There...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

Is Financial Deregulation Under Trump Going Too Far?

Is Financial Deregulation Under Trump Going Too Far?

NEW YORK—If you had asked me six months ago about the risks of another massive financial crisis in the United States, I would have said it is always...

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Project Syndicate

Kenneth Rogoff

The Revenge of King Charles: A Novel of Royalty and Regicides

The Revenge of King Charles: A Novel of Royalty and Regicides

Considering myself something of a history buff, I was intrigued to see that a fellow-member of the IAWE (Israel Association of Writers in English) has...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

The death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terror is unconstitutional

The death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terror is unconstitutional

Racist and legally flawed, this legislation undermines Israel’s core values as a Jewish and democratic state. The High Court has a moral imperative...

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The Times of Israel

Yuval Yoaz

From Lab to Life: Salt Substitutes Save Lives

Hypertension is a major, yet rather silent, ailment.  Some  estimated 1.4 billion adults aged 30–79 worldwide had hypertension in 2024, fully...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Maital

Handedness in Children of Traumatized Mothers

Handedness in Children of Traumatized Mothers

A new study investigated handedness in participants of the Iowa Flood Study.

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Psychology Today

Sebastian Ocklenburg

Why Is Eradicating Adverse Childhood Experiences Critical?

Why Is Eradicating Adverse Childhood Experiences Critical?

A new book shines a light on trauma-responsive solutions.

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Psychology Today

Glenn R. Schiraldi Ph.d

The Carrier of Creative Chaos

The Carrier of Creative Chaos

On March 31, the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush departed naval station Norfolk in Virginia, bound for the Middle East to join the other three...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Sahar Huneidi

Is NASA’s moon mission the end for legacy space firms?

Is NASA’s moon mission the end for legacy space firms?

The world witnessed the preamble to a changing of the guard in space as four astronauts climbed aboard the Orion spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin...

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The Japan Times

Thomas Black

When Geopolitics Hits the Bill

When Geopolitics Hits the Bill

Since February 28, 2026, the date of the open changeover in the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran, the crisis has changed its nature. It...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gilles Touboul

On Jewish Pride – Why Is This Passover Different?

This Passover season is a difficult and anxious one for many of us, in Israel and around the world.  Still, we are commanded to celebrate and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joanne Cohen

Russia’s Balancing Act During The Iran War

As Russia watches the current war in Iran play out, it is caught between its support of the Iranian regime and its desire to preserve bilateral...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Donald Trump seeks to gain control of the world's primary energy resources

Donald Trump seeks to gain control of the world's primary energy resources

Donald Trump seeks to gain control of the world’s primary energy resources The struggle for resources is becoming an axis of confrontation...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Amer

The Jewish Power Blog: Power and Freedom

In Loraine Hansberry’s Raisin in the Sun (1959), Walter famously declaims his understanding of how things work:  “It’s all divided up.  Life...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Marc J. Rosenstein

Pro-Palestinian Protest Results in Legislation on Protests at Places of Worship

A boisterous pro-Palestinian protest that took place in November outside the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan with protesters chanting “Globalize...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Karl Grossman

Why the Strait of Hormuz closure is an Asian crisis

Why the Strait of Hormuz closure is an Asian crisis

The fighting in the Middle East has the world on tenterhooks, but the economic shocks hitting Asia are so alarming that usually guarded regional...

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The Japan Times

Karishma Vaswani

Iran on the Edge of Breakdown

Iran on the Edge of Breakdown

CHICAGO – More than one month has passed since the United States and Israel launched a joint war against Iran. While US President Donald Trump has...

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Project Syndicate

Pegah Banihashemi

How Many More Warnings Do We Need?

How Many More Warnings Do We Need?

Four Jewish ambulances burned outside a London synagogue, shocking — but not surprising. The world woke up last Tuesday to the news of yet another...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chaim Frankenhuis

Speak Up, Get Sued: How Lawsuits Are Being Weaponized against Jewish Advocacy

Speak Up, Get Sued: How Lawsuits Are Being Weaponized against Jewish Advocacy

Imagine sharing a link on Instagram—not a threat, not a lie, just a link to someone’s publicly available work profile—and getting served with a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jaclyn s. clark

A Strange Fire – Parashat Shemini

There are moments in the life of a nation when the emotional temperature rises so high that it begins to distort judgment itself—when grief becomes...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jay M. Stein

‘Russia Did This in the Black Sea’: Ukraine Offers Help to Reopen Hormuz

‘Russia Did This in the Black Sea’: Ukraine Offers Help to Reopen Hormuz

On April 2, 2026, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said Kyiv was ready to join international efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He argued...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

American Politician’s Impaired Vision on Israeli Issues

According to a report in the New York Times, US Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) of New York said this week that she would...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

Ex-police interpreter indicted for sharing missile impact info with foreign agent

Ex-police interpreter indicted for sharing missile impact info with foreign agent

Miqdad Natur, previously a sign-language interpreter for security services and courts, accused of contact with figure seeking details on impacts,...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

ADHD and Addiction

ADHD and Addiction

.Why the same brain that struggles to focus can struggle to stop.

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Psychology Today

Howard J. Rankin Ph.d

India IMEC vs China BRI: Iran war reshapes economic corridors as Turkey emerges

Economic Corridors, Not Just War: The Real Map of the US–Iran Conflict.

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rafi Glick

Iran is no longer seeking deterrence. It’s seeking immunity.

Iran is no longer seeking deterrence. It’s seeking immunity.

A month into the war, both sides are already trying to make the other pay. Iran has demanded reparations from Persian Gulf states it says enabled...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Mojtaba Touiserkani

Double standard for Jerusalem: When Christians are heard and Muslims are silenced

Double standard for Jerusalem: When Christians are heard and Muslims are silenced

Israel’s treatment of Jerusalem’s holy sites in early 2026 exposed deep colonial and racist hierarchies in the city. In late February, Israeli...

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Middle East Monitor

Ismail Patel

How Narda Lepes’ seedlings have truly taken root

How Narda Lepes’ seedlings have truly taken root

When Narda Lepes showed me around Narda Comedor eight years ago, we moved into the kitchen and I distinctly remember her pointedly saying: “And...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Sorrel Moseley-Williams

Lazar Berman: What does the history of airpower tell us about Iran war?

Lazar Berman: What does the history of airpower tell us about Iran war?

In a special wartime episode, host Lazar Berman takes a look at more than a century of strategic bombing campaigns, and lays out what it says about US...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

When trauma becomes trope

When trauma becomes trope Humanitarian journalism is a moral calling to document human suffering. But in practice, it’s an ethically murky...

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Aeon

Cathy otten

How to Help Someone Have an Empathy Makeover

How to Help Someone Have an Empathy Makeover

Developing the skills to pause, reflect, and respond with greater empathy.

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Psychology Today

Fredric n. busch

My decision to decline

My decision to decline

There are periods in a creative life when the work no longer stands alone. When it becomes inseparable from the conditions that shape it. Thus, from...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dina-Perla Portnaar

The Pitfalls of Being a People-Pleaser

The Pitfalls of Being a People-Pleaser

How to balance boundaries, self-advocacy, and keeping the peace.

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Psychology Today

Julie Radico Psy.d. Abpp

Featured Post

The story of the exodus from Egypt describes the birth of the people of Israel under the leadership of Moses. Passover is an opportunity to examine...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Benjamin Porat

Blaming Israel When Journalists Fall

Blaming Israel When Journalists Fall

In today’s media landscape, a troubling pattern has emerged. Whenever a journalist is harmed in a war zone involving Israel, the immediate global...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Passover Parody: Moses the War Criminal

If the 10 plagues and the Exodus took place now, this is how the events would be portrayed:  The headlines in the world’s most respected news...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gerald M. Steinberg

Less Is More: Israel’s Major Advantage? Now Its Achilles Heel

The expression “Less is more” has been the secret of Israel’s success since its founding. Despite a huge gap in its population compared to its...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

This Theory Explains Why Neurodivergents Are Burning Out

This Theory Explains Why Neurodivergents Are Burning Out

How one model may explain neurodivergent burnout; but this can help.

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Psychology Today

Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz Ph.d

Oil Mirage: How Iran’s Shadow War Is Breaking North Africa

The Middle East is frequently analyzed through the lens of localized conflicts, yet the current escalation involving Iran and its regional adversaries...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amine Ayoub