Israel’s Friendship with Iraqi Kurds, and Why Iran Opposes It
When anti-Kurdish and anti-Jewish bigotry intersect.
June 6, 2023
A World-Champion Marathoner again Chooses the Sabbath over Athletic Glory
Beatie Deutsch’s chariot of fire.
Much like Eric Liddell, the real-life athlete who sat out an Olympic race because he refused to run on the Sabbath—a story made famous by the movie Chariots of Fire—Bracha (a/k/a Beatie) Deutsch is sitting out an international competition for the same reason. But while Liddell was a devout Scottish Protestant who wouldn’t run on Sunday, Deutsch is an Orthodox Jew who won’t run on Shabbat. Shiryn Ghermezian writes:
June 6, 2023
Where It Matters Most, the National Anti-Semitism Strategy Drops the Ball
Silence about anti-Zionism, and violence against Ḥaredim.
A Christian Child Taken from His Parents, and the Fate of Modern Egypt
His name is Shenouda.
The Legacy of the French War Hero Who Betrayed His Country and Its Jews
Philippe Pétain on trial.
A World-Champion Marathoner again Chooses the Sabbath over Athletic Glory
Beatie Deutsch’s chariot of fire.