Iran Appears Poised for a Surprise Nuclear Breakout
The Islamic Republic seems in no hurry to complete a nuclear deal.
May 19, 2022
The Complicated Legacy of Eva Frank, Perhaps the Only Jewish, Female Messianic Figure
Jacob Frank and his daughter Eva claimed the mantle of Shabbetai Tzvi.
Five years before Eva Frank was born in 1756 in what is now Ukraine, her father Jacob had declared himself the successor of the 17th-century false messiah Shabbetai Tzvi. As Shira Telushkin writes, the elder Frank amassed thousands of followers before being excommunicated by Jewish authorities in 1756. He responded by converting to Catholicism, along with 3,000 of his disciples. Eva, raised in this strange religious atmosphere, followed in her father's footsteps to become a radical spiritual leader.
May 19, 2022
Preventing Jihadist Insurgencies from Gaining Ground
“Historians will view this period as a relative calm before a storm.”
The Fate of Russia’s Jews
“It is so fragile, literally crumbling apart.”
Two Years After the Pandemic Began, the Jewish Pilgrimage to the Tunisian Island of Djerba Resumes
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The Complicated Legacy of Eva Frank, Perhaps the Only Jewish, Female Messianic Figure
Jacob Frank and his daughter Eva claimed the mantle of Shabbetai Tzvi.