Why Victory Day is Important for Holocaust Survivors and War Veterans from Russia
by Greg Storozhakov (AJNews) – For many of the Jewish people who emigrated from the former Soviet Union recently or many years ago, the victory…
Politics
5 key takeaways about the Gantz-Netanyahu deal and Israel’s new government
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel finally has a government. On Monday April 20, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and chief rival Benny Gantz signed an…
I cover anti-Semitism on a daily basis. This is why ‘The Plot Against America’ is the scariest show I’ve seen.
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — I wasn’t expecting HBO’s “The Plot Against America,” David Simon’s miniseries adaptation of the Philip Roth novel, to scar me…
Netanyahu and Gantz sign agreement for ‘national emergency government’ that keeps Netanyahu as prime minister for now
By Marcy Oster, Jerusalem (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz signed a deal Monday to form a “national…
The real history behind HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America’
By Lior Zaltzman (JTA) — The new TV show based on Philip Roth‘s novel “The Plot Against America,” helmed by David Simon, the Jewish creator of “The…