On the National Mall, American Jewry Became a Small Town in the Midst of a Big Country
The wonderful gathering.
November 16, 2023
The Dutch Woman Who Helped to Rescue Thousands of Jews during the Holocaust
Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer.
Although recognized for her efforts by Yad Vashem in 1966, Geertruida Wijsmuller (who died in 1978 at the age of eighty-two) has received little attention elsewhere for her extraordinary efforts to save German and Dutch Jewish children from the Nazis. Cari Shane writes:
November 16, 2023
Hamas Expected Israeli Restraint. It Got Something Else
A fatal miscalculation.
The White House Just Decided to Give $10 Billion to Iran. Congress Can Stop It
Funding both sides of the Israel-Hamas war.
The Jew Who Wrote One of the Middle Ages’ Most Famous Travel Books
Benjamin of Tudela.
The Dutch Woman Who Helped to Rescue Thousands of Jews during the Holocaust
Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer.