Hamas Won’t Voluntarily Disarm, and Arab States Lack the Cohesion or Determination to Force It To
The Gaza war is over. Now the real struggle begins.
October 10, 2025
Sukkot in Dublin, Circa 1900
Reminiscences of an Irish Litvak.
Born in Dublin in 1887 to a family of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants (or “Litvaks”), Jessie S. Bloom recalled her childhood experiences in a 1952 essay for Commentary. She recounts therein the community’s strong sense of solidarity and philanthropy, the generally warm relations with Protestant and Catholic neighbors (a far cry from the intense anti-Semitism of today’s Ireland), and her family’s observance of Jewish holidays, including Sukkot:
October 10, 2025
Free Gaza from “Free Palestine!”
The lionization of Hamas by those who don’t have to live with the consequences of its rule.
Israel Has Brought Hamas to Its Knees
Military pressure is freeing the hostages.
Sukkot in Dublin, Circa 1900
Reminiscences of an Irish Litvak.
Two Hebrew Treasures at the Morgan Library
Red dragons grasp a blue shield alongside the Psalms.