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Seder under sirens: Israelis mark Passover in the shadow of war with Iran

April 1, 2026Comments Off

Silence is not solidarity: Diaspora Jews must speak when Israel strays

March 31, 2026Comments Off

Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks against Israelis

March 30, 2026Comments Off

IDF suspends unit that detained CNN crew in the West Bank, as Herzog condemns settler violence

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A lost novel from 1943 predicted the Holocaust. Now, it has been recovered.

by Jesse OrineApril 3, 2026April 3, 2026Comments Off

As World War II raged in Europe, Friedrich Torberg, an Austrian Jew who fled for the United States in 1940, imagined what was befalling the Jews he left behind. Torberg recorded his image of a German concentration camp in “Mein ist die Rache,” or “Vengeance is Mine,” a novel published in 1943. It was one […]

Pro-Palestinian rally at Buchenwald memorial is shut down by German authorities

by Jesse OrineApril 2, 2026April 2, 2026Comments Off

German authorities have shut down a planned pro-Palestinian vigil at the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp memorial after a fierce outcry. The rally was slated for April 12, marking the 81st anniversary of Buchenwald’s liberation by U.S. troops. But the city of Weimar said on Monday it would ban the event on the memorial grounds and […]