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Harold Behr

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The language of antisemitism

My woodwork teacher in a Johannesburg high school, Mr Richards, a small, blond-haired man with a ginger moustache, occasionally admonished the boys...

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Harold Behr

Britain and Israel: Two democracies resisting the tug towards autocracy

12.01.2026 20

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Harold Behr

A Chanukah Fairy Tale: with apologies to Charles Dickens

21.12.2025 50

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Harold Behr

Chasing the myth of the demon Jew

14.09.2025 30

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Harold Behr

Israel’s Catch 22: to fight on is mad, but to end the war now is also mad

26.08.2025 30

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Harold Behr

The ghost of Neville Chamberlain walks in Gaza

12.08.2025 20

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Harold Behr

The power of political cartoons

22.07.2025 40

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Harold Behr

Why we laugh: A case study

15.04.2025 30

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Harold Behr

Differences between Humanist and Orthodox Jewish Funerals

21.03.2025 20

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Harold Behr

The case for a dispassionate study of terrorism

04.03.2025 10

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Harold Behr

Hamas, Netanyahu and Trump

11.02.2025 20

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Harold Behr

The Fusion and Confusion of Chanukkah and Christmas: Oy Vey! Ho Ho Ho!

The coincidental juxtapositioning of dates for Chanukkah, one of the Minor Jewish Festivals, and Christmas, a major seasonal event everywhere...

24.12.2024 10

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Harold Behr