Bahrain Could Be the Next Target of Iranian Expansion
A springboard for attacks on Saudi Arabia?
January 31, 2018
The Jews Who Fought Hitler, and the Jewish Army That Wasn’t
Some things haven’t changed in 70 years.
In Sons and Soldiers, Bruce Henderson tells the story of young Jewish refugees from the Third Reich who joined the U.S. Army after Pearl Harbor, and whose familiarity with Germany and the German language was put to use by military intelligence. In Racing against History, Rick Richman explains the unsuccessful attempts of three Zionist leaders—Chaim Weizmann, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, and David Ben-Gurion—in 1940 to raise a Jewish army in America to fight the Nazis. Reviewing the two books, Matti Friedman finds some familiar themes:
January 31, 2018
Ireland’s Boycott-Israel Bill Violates EU and International Law and Will Damage Trade with the U.S.
It also does nothing to help Palestinians.
Tu b’Shvat: Tax Deadline, Holiday of the Trees, or an Expression of Longing for the Land of Israel?
Celebrating the fruits of the holy land.
The Jews Who Fought Hitler, and the Jewish Army That Wasn’t
Some things haven’t changed in 70 years.
A New Work of Fiction Suggests Living Forever Isn’t Everything It’s Cracked Up to Be
Dara Horn’s Eternal Life.