Sacrificing the Hopes of Ordinary Iranians on the Altar of the Nuclear Deal
Who cares about human rights?
August 26, 2016
A New Film Explores the Moral Calculus behind the Assassination of a High-Ranking Nazi
Killing Reinhard Heydrich.
In 1941, two Czechs trained by British special forces parachuted into their German-occupied homeland and, coordinating with the local pro-Allied underground, carried out a daring plan to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, who was Heinrich Himmler’s right-hand man. The Nazis memorialized Heydrich, whose responsibilities included organizing the murder of European Jewry, by naming three death camps after him. To punish the Czechs, they also carried out a horrifying massacre in the village of Lidice, sending the surviving women to the Ravensbrück concentration camp and the children to the gas chambers. Anthropoid tells the story of the assassination and its aftermath while, according to James Kirchick, handling with subtlety the moral complexity that goes into resisting evil when one knows full well that there will be a high price to pay:
August 26, 2016
The Lutheran Church Turns against Israel
From destroying Jewish homes to destroying the Jewish state.
A New Film Explores the Moral Calculus behind the Assassination of a High-Ranking Nazi
Killing Reinhard Heydrich.
The Battle that Changed the Middle East Forever—500 Years Ago
In the place where Islamic State thinks Armageddon will happen.
An Ancient Factory for Stone Vessels May Have Operated with Halakhic Concerns in Mind
Unlike pottery, it stays pure.