In an Effort at Reform, Mahmoud Abbas Names an Ex-Terrorist His Deputy President
As he tries to reassure European and Arab supporters.
April 28, 2025
An Anti-Semitic Libel’s Journey from 5th-Century Church History to Substack
Socrates Scholasticus and the Immonmestar Crucifixion.
In May 1934, the Nazi newspaper Der Stürmer published an exhaustive list of invented Jewish acts of ritual murder, three of which seem to be taken from a single account by the 5th-century historian Socrates of Constantinople (a/k/a Socrates Scholasticus). Socrates’ story of a group of Jews crucifying a Christian boy has recently found its way onto social media, Substack, and some extremist websites. Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos explains what is known about this highly dubious tale:
April 28, 2025
Why the U.S., and Israel, Should Worry about Expanding Russian Influence in Africa
Where Russia goes, Iran follows.
Withholding Funds Won’t Be Enough to End Anti-Semitism at Harvard
At the forefront of the war against the Jews.
The Jewish Paradoxes of Stanisław Lem’s Science Fiction
Reaching for the Jewish canon after the links to tradition have been wrecked.
An Anti-Semitic Libel’s Journey from 5th-Century Church History to Substack
Socrates Scholasticus and the Immonmestar Crucifixion.