Volodymyr Zelensky’s Jewishness
How the Ukrainian leader emerged as the symbol of a nation that has “perpetually tried to spit [Jews] out.”
March 3, 2022
Israeli and Turkish Think Tanks Confer in Tel Aviv in Advance of President Herzog’s Trip to Ankara
The private meetings may signal a thaw in relations between the former allies.
On Thursday, experts from the Turkish Foundation for Political, Economic, and Social Research (known as SETA) will meet for a day-long conference at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies in Tel Aviv. As Tal Schneider explains, SETA is financed by the Turkish government and is known to be aligned with the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The meetings, which are closed to both the press and the public, may signal improving relations between the two countries; notably, the conference is scheduled to take place shortly before the Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s planned trip to meet with Erdogan in Turkey. Schneider reports:
March 3, 2022
Russian Bombs Hit Babi Yar
Ukrainian authorities report damage to the Holocaust memorial site.
Israeli and Turkish Think Tanks Confer in Tel Aviv in Advance of President Herzog’s Trip to Ankara
The private meetings may signal a thaw in relations between the former allies.
A New Play Explores the Unease of Modern French Jewry
Joshua Harmon’s Prayer for the French Republic asks the question, “When is it time to leave?”
The Great Revolt of Judea against Rome
A new history examines the enduring legacy of the rebellion.