Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s “Bigotry” after Headlining a Conference of Bigots
At the Islamic Society of North America, anti-Semitism is on the agenda.
February 27, 2020
The Hollywood Grande Dame Who Rescued Jews from Nazi Europe and Gave Them a Place to Call Home
Salka Viertel’s show-business hospitality.
After having modest success on the German and Austrian stage, the actress Salka Viertel settled in Los Angeles with her husband in 1928, where her home became a sort of salon for Central European refugees. Thanks to her friendship with Greta Garbo, she was able to support herself as a screenwriter while playing a small but significant role in Hollywood history. Her memoir has recently been reissued, along with a newly published biography of her by Donna Rifkind titled The Sun and Her Stars. Mark Horowitz writes in his review:
February 27, 2020
How Lack of Competition Stifles the Israeli Economy
By granting exclusive rights to import goods, Jerusalem represses the free market.
France’s Anti-Semitism Problem Continues to Worsen, While Its Government Continues to Do Too Little
A new report names it the European country most dangerous for Jews.
Meet Nasrin Kadri: the Arab Jewish Queen of Israeli Pop Music
Israel’s Mizraḥi Rihanna.
The Hollywood Grande Dame Who Rescued Jews from Nazi Europe and Gave Them a Place to Call Home
Salka Viertel’s show-business hospitality.