USA

A Reflection on the First Day of Shavuot

We Americans just spent 130 days having our lives thrown into blistering fiery chaos by a billionaire, Elon Musk, who did not care whom he fired, nor what private information he took, whose life he set on fire. Now he has walked away, leaving America and Americans exploding and burning down, just like a scene out of a movie. (Barrett Holman Leak0

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Barrett Holman Leak, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

OpEd: Trump and the ‘Mad-Man Walk’ Technique

Trump demanded that Hamas release all hostages—warning that if they didn’t, “all hell will break out.” Now the U.S. is pushing Israel toward a ceasefire after only a partial release of a few hostages. There was massive bombing in Yemen, followed by a ceasefire with the Houthis that didn’t even require them to stop attacking Israel. There were threats against Qatar for financing Hamas and supporting pro-Hamas groups in the U.S.—and then trillion-dollar deals, warm hugs, and even acceptance of a $400 million luxury jet as a gift. [Yakov Nayerman]

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International, Israel, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, USA, Yakov Nayerman

Hannah Arendt Documentary Warns of Totalitarianism

Arendt: “Propaganda provided the foundations for building totalitarian power. The Nazis translated the propaganda lies of the movement into a functioning reality. Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty. The Nazis act as though the world were dominated by the Jews and needed a counter-conspiracy to defend itself.” [Eric George Tauber]

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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

JNF-USA Tours Its Projects in Israel’s Negev

This past month, I had the privilege of traveling to Israel with our dear friend and Jewish National Fund-USA partner, Todd Patkin, on his first visit to our homeland since 2016. Together, we traced the past, present, and future of Zionism—not through textbooks or memories, but through blueprints and a bold vision. [Russell Robinson]

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Israel, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

OpEd: ‘Peaceful’ Anti-Israel Protests Set Stage for Murders of Israeli Embassy Staffmembers

Was it peaceful protest to attack and injure janitorial employees at Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall a year ago? To seize and occupy the same building? To block traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, the approach to Chicago’s congested O’Hare International Airport and the jammed southbound lanes of the 110 freeway below the iconic four-level stacked interchange in Los Angeles? [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Jewish Biography: Leopold Infeld, Physicist who Worked with Einstein

In USA, Infeld recalled, “I arrived at Princeton in September 1936. Five months later our collaboration with Einstein began to work out well; we understood each other perfectly and had achieved even partial success, although the problem of formulating the equations of motion was far from being completely solved. …” [Alex Gordon]

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Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA