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Israel Finally Recognizes The Armenian Genocide

In a decision presumably driven by its currently abysmal relations with Turkey, Israel recently recognized the Armenian genocide. “It’s never too...

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Israel’s Agreement With Lebanon May Be Doomed

Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, called it a “major milestone,” heralding what could be a new chapter in Israel’s often rocky bilateral...

29.06.2026 40

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The French Resistance Movement And Jews

The French resistance movement battling the pro-German Vichy regime and its ally, Nazi Germany, was a source of hope to persecuted Jews in France. The...

27.06.2026 50

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Israel Demonized In Democratic Party Circles

Three left-wing candidates endorsed by New York’s anti-Zionist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, won Democratic Party primaries on June 23, upending politics...

25.06.2026 50

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The Plight Of Partial Jews In Nazi Germany

Germans of mixed race ancestry fared badly in Nazi Germany. Thomas Paul Bernstein was one of them, a half-Jew who barely survived the brutalities of...

22.06.2026 60

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The Memorandum Of Understanding Strengthens Iran

Donald Trump lambasted the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which placed severe restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program. He called it...

20.06.2026 60

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Trump Pivots Away From Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has learned the hard way that his political relationship with US President Donald Trump comes at a high...

18.06.2026 30

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Israel’s Next Leader

Israel’s forthcoming general election is due to take place in September or October, and if the pollsters are correct Prime Minister Benjamin...

17.06.2026 50

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A Memorandum Of Understanding Ends The Iran War

There has been a negotiated end to the war in Iran, but the volatile issues that triggered it have yet to be resolved. After nearly three months of...

16.06.2026 90

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Israel’s Dilemma In Lebanon

Has Iran constrained Israel’s freedom of action in Lebanon? That’s the burning question observers have asked following Israel’s latest clashes...

13.06.2026 70

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The Last Twins

Erno “Zvi” Spiegel is an unsung hero of the Holocaust – a nearly forgotten Hungarian Jew who saved young Jewish twins in the Auschwitz-Birkenau...

11.06.2026 60

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Iran Trying To Impose A New Equation In Mideast

Iran’s ballistic missile attacks against Israel on June 7 and June 8 were stunning yet not surprising. Iran – Israel’s arch enemy and...

09.06.2026 60

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Canada’s “Crisis Of Antisemitism”

Prime Minister Mark Carney finally delivered a long overdue public statement on the unsettling spike of antisemitic incidents in Canada. On June 1, in...

08.06.2026 70

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Cuz You’re Ugly

Sharon Angelhart’s Hebrew-language movie, Cuz You’re Ugly, is a closely-observed character study of an obese and unattractive young woman who...

06.06.2026 60

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I Had The Heart

Oliver Kolker’s Spanish-language movie, I Had The Heart, engages all the senses. A drama from Argentina with pronounced musical elements, it takes...

05.06.2026 60

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We Met At Grossinger’s

Grossinger’s, the renowned Borscht Belt resort, is lovingly profiled in a nostalgic documentary by Paula Eiselt. We Met At Grossinger’s will be...

04.06.2026 70

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Royal Swap

One of the most unusual episodes in the annals of the Arab-Israeli conflict took place in the early 1980s when the former queen of Jordan was directly...

03.06.2026 70

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1948 – Remember, Remember Not

Neta Shoshani’s substantive documentary, 1948 – Remember, Remember Not, delves into the tumultuous events that led to the first Arab-Israeli war...

02.06.2026 60

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A German Jew Wrestles With His Conscience

Hans Rosenthal was a beloved superstar on West German television from 1971 to 1986. His popular and lucrative quiz show, Dalli, Dalli, was watched by...

01.06.2026 70

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Israeli Film Explores Maternal Obsession

Mothers pamper their children, but the single mom in Netalie Brown’s Israeli feature film wins first prize in this category. Anat (Dana Ivgy) is so...

30.05.2026 50

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The Sea

Israel’s occupation of the West Bank often interferes with the mobility of its Palestinian inhabitants, especially when they need to travel to...

29.05.2026 50

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A Shabbat On The Other Side Of The River

A rubber boom in the vast Amazon rainforest more than a century ago prompted a group of adventurous and courageous Jewish men and boys from Morocco to...

28.05.2026 50

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One Street In Silwan

Silwan, a largely Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem near the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, has emerged as a flashpoint in Israel’s...

27.05.2026 60

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Elena’s War

Inspired by a true story, Elena’s War focuses on a Jewish heroine in fascist Italy. Scheduled to be screened at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival,...

26.05.2026 70

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Poland Versus History

Polish-Jewish relations during the German occupation of Poland were tortuous at best. As the Nazi occupiers ruthlessly exterminated Polish Jews in a...

25.05.2026 60

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The Faces of Hitler’s Germany

Richard J. Evans, in Hitler’s People: The Faces Of The Third Reich (Penguin Press), focuses on a rogue’s gallery of Nazis who created a fascist...

23.05.2026 50

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Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Foolishness

Much to Israel’s detriment, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir pulled off an asinine and embarrassing stunt that never should...

22.05.2026 80

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Ilse Koch On Trial

Ilse Koch, a symbol of barbarism in the Third Reich, spent almost 24 years in prison, even as Nazi perpetrators who committed far greater crimes...

20.05.2026 60

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A Unique Relationship In The Arab World

Israel’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates is like no other in the Arab world. Israel has forged peace treaties and normalization accords...

19.05.2026 80

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The Ineffective Truce In Lebanon Is Extended

When the third round of U.S.-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks ended at the State Department in Washington on May 15, the United States announced a 45-day...

17.05.2026 80

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A New Party Threatens Netanyahu’s Hold on Power

Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud Party, is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, having held his post, on and off, for 18 years now....

14.05.2026 100

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Iran And The U.S. Are Enmeshed In An Impasse

The United States and Israel appear to have reached diametrically opposed conclusions regarding the outcome of the still unsettled war in Iran. The...

13.05.2026 80

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The Holocaust In Lithuania

To Lithuanian historian Algimantas Kasparavicius, the greatest tragedy of 20th century Lithuania occurred not when it lost its statehood following the...

11.05.2026 90

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Jews Are The Victims Of Most Hate Crimes In Canada

It was surely a distressing sign of the times in Canada. Josh Matlow, the counsellor who represents the Toronto district of St. Paul’s in city hall,...

09.05.2026 80

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The Democratic Party Is Turning Against Israel

Israel, the United States’ closest ally in the Middle East, once enjoyed wide bipartisan support among Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress,...

07.05.2026 70

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The Story Of Annette Zelman

Philippe LeGuay’s The Story of Annette Zelman is a wrenching, heart-felt drama about the intersection of love and betrayal in Vichy France. Now...

05.05.2026 90

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British Jews Face An ‘Epidemic’ Of Antisemitism

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer got it right. “There’s no getting away from the fact that this was not a one-off,” he said shortly after two...

03.05.2026 80

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Hiding Josef Mengele

Wolfgang Gerhard, 67, drowned off a beach in Bertioga, Brazil, in 1979. His real name was Josef Mengele, a German physician known as the Angel of...

01.05.2026 100

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The US And Iran Have Reached An Impasse

Iran was decisively defeated by the United States and Israel in the 40-day war that broke out on February 28. Yet the Iranian regime has not only...

29.04.2026 90

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The Traitors Circle

During the Third Reich, 3,000 out of 65 million Germans were imprisoned for speaking out against Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime, a post-war investigator...

27.04.2026 90

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Crossfire — A Unique Hollywood Film

Edward Dmytryk’s Crossfire is a distinctive, one-of-a-kind film. It was the first Hollywood B-movie to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy...

24.04.2026 100

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Israel Consolidates Its Hold Over The West Bank

Under cover of Israel’s wars in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Iran since 2023, the Israeli government has consolidated its control of the West Bank...

22.04.2026 80

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Israel’s Relations with the US Have Deepened

There has never been an American president like Donald Trump regarding his relationship with Israel. No less a figure than Benjamin Netanyahu, the...

20.04.2026 100

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Speechless: The Battle Over Free Speech

Free speech, a fundamental pillar of democracy, is under fire at American universities. Once a sanctuary of open inquiry, they have become embroiled...

18.04.2026 100

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Israel’s Conflict With Lebanon May Be Easing

Israel’s protracted conflict with Lebanon may well be easing, judging by the most recent developments. On April 14, Israel and Lebanon conducted...

16.04.2026 80

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Mashhad’s Embarrassing Secret

Mashhad, situated in the northeast corner of Iran, is Iran’s second largest city after Tehran. A Muslim place of pilgrimage, with a population of...

14.04.2026 90

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Israel, Hezbollah And The Iran War Ceasefire

On April 8, shortly after the United States and Iran accepted a Pakistani proposal to abide by a two-week ceasefire in the war in Iran, Israel carried...

12.04.2026 90

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The US And Iran Head Into Very Difficult Talks

High-level US-Iran talks are due to begin in Islamabad on April 11, four days after the United States and the Iranian regime accepted a two-week...

10.04.2026 90

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Partisan Politics Have No Place In Buchenwald

A pro-Palestinian organization in Germany is trying to smear Israel by means of a deceitful political campaign. Kufiyas in Buchenwald hopes to stage a...

08.04.2026 80

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Canada’s Jewish Community Needs Protection

Last month, following the eruption of the war in Iran, the Integrated Threat Assessment Centre (ITAC)) released an ominous report, warning that...

07.04.2026 100

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