Honoring the Moroccan King Who Saved the Jews
POSTED ON DECEMBER 24, 2015 The line to enter New York City’s B’nai Jeshurun synagogue on Sunday night went around the block. But the 700 people who crowded the sidewalk […]
Arab and Muslim rescue efforts during the Holocaust
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search A number of Arabs participated in efforts to help save Jewish residents of Arab lands from the Holocaust while fascist regimes controlled the territory. From June 1940 through […]
The U.S. Jewish Silence on Israel’s Far Right Stinks of Moral Bankruptcy
Opinion | The rise of far-right extremists who could sit in Netanyahu’s government is a real and present danger to Israeli democracy, and the lives of both Jews and Palestinians. So […]
Are Islam and the Quran anti-Semitic? – Response to Tim Dieppe, Christian Concern – Part 1
28th October 2022 Abdul Malik, USA In his article on the Christian Concern website, “Is Islam anti-Semitic”, Tim Dieppe, Christian Concern’s Head of Public Policy, gives an affirmative reply. Dieppe argues the […]
Are Islam and the Quran anti-Semitic? – Response to Tim Dieppe, Christian Concern – Part 2
4th November 2022 Click here for Part 1 Dieppe takes issue with the Holy Quran’s characterisation of Jews as apes (Surah Ch.2: V.65, Ch.5: V.61), but on what basis does […]
Bahrain is a beacon of religious tolerance and coexistence
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER October 27, 2022 Short Url The eyes of the faithful around the world will focus on the small Arabian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain on Nov. 3-4 as […]
Interfaith support through hardship
“We cannot just be there for each other during the good times.” By MIA GARDINER July 18, 2022 From left: Jasbir Singh Suropada, Rabbi Yaakov Glasman, Imam S Wadood Janud. Rabbi […]
Keeping the faith, quietly: Inside Muslim Indonesia’s hidden Jewish community
By Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies February 7, 2022 — Singapore/Jakarta: In Tondano, near the north-east tip of the island of Sulawesi, south-east Asia’s first Holocaust museum was unveiled last month. The brainchild of Rabbi Yaakov Baruch, who operates Indonesia’s only synagogue in the lakeside town, its opening on International Holocaust Remembrance Day was […]
Europe needs to allow Jews to practice shechita – opinion
Eight European countries have banned the practice of shechita. (ritual slaughter) By DOV MAIMON Published: NOVEMBER 8, 2021 Artist Ori Reisman’s painting, ‘Slaughtered Chicken,’ on exhibition in Tel Aviv.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL […]
Jews expelled from Spain mark 527 years in Turkey
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL MINORITIES JUL 31, 2019 12:15 AM GMT+3A Jewish man lights a Hanukkah menorah in Istanbul’s Neve u015ealom Synagogue, Dec. 21, 2017. It has been 527 years since […]
Islam and Judaism in Morocco
AUG 12, 2021 Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the […]
The Thirteenth Tribe
Arthur Koestler: The Thirteenth Tribe (1976) click here to read Until the publication of Arthur Koestler’s bestseller titled ‘The Thirteenth Tribe’, Jews were commonly regarded as Semites. There was no […]
Yesh! Film Festival explores a multitude of Jewish identities, including Palestinians
Zurich’s Yesh! Film Festival, running from June 3-10, brings a selection of 32 recent films revolving around the centenarian Jewish question(s). But not just: it also reminds viewers that the Palestinian issue […]
The implications of US policy shift on Jerusalem
Author DAOUD KUTTAB November 01, 2020 The US Ambassador to Israel presents Menachem Zivotofsky, a US citizen who was born in Jerusalem, his passport that lists Israel as birthplace at […]
The Hashimites and the Great Arab Revolt: The Promise and Betrayal of Arabia
MAGAZINE: EDITION AUGUST 2020 Dr Bilal Tahir ISLAMIC HISTORY 1st October 2020 Dr Bilal Ahmed Tahir, Sheffield, UK Introduction The Ottoman Empire ruled much of the Arab World for […]
Was the Russian Revolution Jewish?
A hundred years after the Bolsheviks swept to power, historians and contemporaries still struggle to understand the prominent role played by Jews. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN NOVEMBER 15, 2017 A BOLSHEVIK […]
Israel cancels ‘God TV’s Evangelical Christian channel
Source: Jerusalem Post The Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting threatened to suspend Shelanu TV’s license, pending a review by the council. BY JEREMY SHARON The license of Shelanu TV, […]
Outrage as hardliner is chosen as next Israeli ambassador to UK
Israel Sections of the British Jewish community are among those voicing dismay at nomination of settlements supporter Tzipi Hotovely Harriet Sherwood @harrietsherwood Sat 20 Jun 2020 Tzipi Hotovely, currently […]
Jordan’s king warns Israel of ‘massive conflict’ over West Bank annexation
by Compiled from Wire Services ISTANBUL Mid-East May 15, 2020 A general view of the Old City of Hebron with the Ibrahimi mosque, or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, closed […]
132,000 descendants of expelled Jews apply for Spanish citizenship
Application deadline passes under law designed to atone for 15th-century ‘historical wrong’ @swajones Wed 2 Oct 2019 A gift shop in the old Jewish quarters of Toledo, where Jews were […]