Jacob Wasserman: The Story of Unrequited Love

By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — In August 1912, in Neue Rundschau, Stephan Zweig analyzed the work of notable new writers who had appeared in German literature: “Apart from Thomas Mann, certainly the one with the greatest hope of creating a truly German novel, two writers, Heinrich Mann and Jacob Wasserman have already shown with […]

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Alex Gordon, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History

Fearing a Collision Course Between Bibi and American Jews

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — When Eric Goldstein speaks, Benjamin Netanyahu must listen. Even more so than when others speak, such as U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Israeli business executive Eynat Guez, 100,000-plus protesters in Tel Aviv and Israeli expats in New York and Los Angeles. What Goldstein tells Israel’s prime minister can be

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA

Israeli PM Says He’ll Consider Sending Military Aid to Ukraine

Published by Kyiv Independent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said in a CNN interview he would consider providing military aid, including Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, to Ukraine. “Well, I’m certainly looking into it,” Netanyahu said when asked about the possibility of Israel sending the Iron Dome to Ukraine. Netanyahu also said that

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Israel

Israel’s Lahav Shani Named New Conductor of Munich Philharmonic

Published by DPA The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra gave a rapturous welcome on Wednesday to the appointment of Israeli musician Lahav Shani as its new chief conductor in the 2026-27 season. After a year’s deliberation, the council of the Bavarian capital backed the 34-year-old in the role, initially for five years. Shani, who despite his young

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

ADL: Extremists Crowdfunded More Than $6.2 Million Online in Recent Years

(JNS) Between 2016 and 2022, extremist groups raised more than $6.2 million on 10 crowdfunding sites, including GoFundMe and GiveSendGo, per a new report from the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. The ADL tracked campaigns with “hateful rhetoric including antisemitism, white supremacy, QAnon conspiracies and anti-LGBTQ+ extremism, as well as rhetoric from antisemitic sects of

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USA

‘Turn Every Page’ Film a Stunning, Intimate Learning Experience

“Turn Every Page, The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb,” Released December 2022, Sony Pictures By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — The film title, “Turn Every Page,” is the vital maxim of the investigative journalist and historian. At the beginning of COVID-19, in early 2020, I took the opportunity for some self-directed continuing

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Oliver Pollak, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Documentary Reveals Gruesome Discoveries at Sobibor

The 103-minute documentary Deadly Deception at Sobibor, shows what happened to the camp after the famous escape.  The work, painstakingly put together by filmmaker Gary Hochtman, will be shown at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival at 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb 16, at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast