How Israel Can Avoid a Crisis in Gaza
Yes to economic improvements, no to extortion.
October 24, 2018
The Mystery of the Stolen Jewish Headstones of Ferrara
And how Hebrew wound up on a central column.
In the Italian city of Ferrara’s Sephardi cemetery, many graves conspicuously lack headstones. Fortunately for historians, the record book of the local “Sephardi and Levantine Synagogue”—which was responsible for this particular cemetery—contains a defense offered on behalf of a member of the community who was accused of stealing and then selling the headstones in the early 18th century. Antonio Spagnuolo notes a recent discovery that sheds some additional light on the matter:
October 24, 2018
Jordan’s Withdrawal from Part of Its Treaty with Israel Is a Concession to Public Opinion
A sign of weakness.
Turning the Anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s Death into an Opportunity for Political Potshots
A canard about Netanyahu.
In Germany, Anti-Semitism Comes from Both the Resurgent Far Right and the Muslim Immigrants It Despises
A Syrian stabs a German and a Jewish restaurant is attacked.
The Mystery of the Stolen Jewish Headstones of Ferrara
And how Hebrew wound up on a central column.