A bagel shop felt like something my neighborhood, Silver Lake, desperately needed. And the skills needed to run one seemed to suit mine: an interest in business, a passion for food, and a personality that loved to kibbitz. [Jason Maury Kaplan]
Artisanal Bagels Find Their Way to Los Angeles Read More »
California, Lifestyles, The Moderate Voice, Travel and Food, USA
There are many psychological, historical and political approaches to why antisemitism is on the rise these days. But it took Seth MacFarlane to provide the best explanation. [Thomas Hoffman]
OpEd: Among Youth, It’s ‘Cool’ to Support the ‘Bad Guys’ Read More »
Antisemitism, Opinion, The Moderate Voice
If my math is right, $50 million would buy more than 2,400 condoms for each and every male in Gaza between the ages of 15 and 64.
That would allow the use of a condom every day, for almost seven years by every male in Gaza in that age group. A daunting task. [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]
$50 Million for Gaza Condoms? Fact Checker Very Much Doubts White House Claim! Read More »
Dorian de Wind, Israel, Middle East, The Moderate Voice, USA
While she has never felt the need in the past to warn her children about Jodenhaat (hate against Jews), Femmetje now realizes that they are discovering it themselves. Her oldest daughter received threatening remarks after writing about the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre and its consequences. [Dorian de Wind]
The Netherlands Faces Antisemitic Echoes of its Nazi Occupation Read More »
Antisemitism, Dorian de Wind, International, Israel, Jewish History, The Moderate VoiceDe Vries has every reason to express dismay about a man who admires Hitler, a man who wishes his generals were more like Hitler’s generals. For it is one of those generals, totally loyal to the Führer and blindly following his orders, who was directly responsible for the deportation of 110,000 Dutch Jews — 75 percent of the entire Dutch Jewish population at the time — to Nazi concentration camps. Only approximately 5,000 returned home alive after the war. [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]
What Hitler’s General in the Netherlands Was Really Like Read More »
Antisemitism, Dorian de Wind, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, News Media, The Moderate Voice, USA
A major political firestorm is swirling around Trump’s former Chief Of Staff John Kelly’s warning that former President Donald Trump is a fascist who admired Adolf Hitler and had said he needed totally obedient generals like Hitler. [Joe Gandelman, The Moderate Voice]
Former Trump Chief of Staff Kelly Warns Trump is a Fascist Read More »
Holocaust, International, Joe Gandelman, The Moderate Voice, USA
The old man surveys his difficult situation. He is a famous man in a hot place. Through the blasted walls of the typically middle class Arab apartment where he is he sees a ruined city which he himself ruined: dust, rubble, fires. [David Anderson]
OpEd: The Last Moments of Yahya Sinwar Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, The Moderate Voice
What is Hezbollah? What exactly is its role in Lebanon? And how big a blow is Nasrallah’s death? The Conversation turned to Mireille Rebeiz, a Lebanon expert at Dickinson College who is writing her second book on Hezbollah, to help explain. [Mireille Rebeiz]
Hezbollah: A Primer in the Wake of Hassan Nasrallah’s Assassination Read More »
Israel, Middle East, The Moderate VoiceFormer President Donald Trump is being widely criticized for his comments at an antisemitism event where he said if he loses Jews will be largely to blame. [Joe Gandelman, The Moderate Voice]
Reactions to Trump Blaming Jews if He Loses Presidential Race Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Joe Gandelman, News Media, The Moderate Voice, USA
Reports in the Israeli and international media accuse Netanyahu of actively attempting to undermine any potential deal. But despite all that public outcry, Netanyahu’s grip on power appears to be as strong as ever. [Shai P. Ginsburg]
OpEd: Why Netanyahu and His Coalition Are Able to Hold on to Power Read More »
Israel, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, The Moderate Voice
Now that it is all-but-certain that Kamala Harris will be the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, it seems appropriate to look at this amazing American once again: her background, her “Blackness,” her “Jewishness.” (Kamala Harris is a Black Baptist). [Dorian de Wind]
Jewish Connections & Racial Identity of Kamala Harris Read More »
Dorian de Wind, Israel, The Moderate Voice, USA
Its mission, “to locate Jewish personnel at American military cemeteries all over the world who, for various reasons, were buried under markers incorrectly representing their religion and heritage” and to “correct these mistakes and provide, these many decades later, comfort to the families of the fallen…” [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]
World War II Jewish American Heroes Finally Rest under the Star of David Read More »
Dorian de Wind, International, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, The Moderate Voice
In addition to weather and sea conditions problems, JLOTS has been fraught with logistical problems, security concerns, looting of the cargo coming off the pier by desperate Palestinians. Some U.S. servicemembers have also suffered accidental injuries. [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]
U.S.-Built Pier and Causeway to Gaza Victim to Rough Weather Read More »
Dorian de Wind, Israel, Middle East, Technology, The Moderate Voice, Travel and Food, USA
The rich traditions of those other Jewish cultures can be marginalized – or exoticized, if they are included at all. More importantly, the assumption that Jews are Ashkenazi and white can make Jews of color feel unwelcome or unsafe. [Samira Mehta]
Jews Come in Many Different Colors and Ethnicities Read More »
International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, The Moderate Voice, USA