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0 Politics History

Yes, Israel Can Apply Israeli Law to the West Bank

Eugene Kontorovich in Tablet · 15 Jan

Eugene Kontorovich argues that Israel's application of Israeli civil law to the West Bank is not annexation, as the area was not sovereign Jordanian territory when Israel gained control in 1967.

0 Communities Philosophy

Three years later, JFNA’s volunteers remain loyal to Ukraine

eJewishPhilanthropy · 21 Feb 2025

The article highlights the enduring commitment of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and its volunteers to support Ukraine, especially amid the ongoing war initiated by Russia.

0 History Culture

The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea

Reviewed by Faigy Grunfeld in Jewish Action · 17 Dec 2024

"The Shochet (Vol. 1)", a memoir by Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn, translated and annotated by Michoel Rotenfeld, offers a vivid portrayal of Jewish shtetl life in 19th century Ukraine and Crimea.

0 Politics Israel

Sorry but Israeli settlers are not the main problem.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 19 Nov 2024

Joshua Hoffman critiques the perception of Israeli settlers as the primary impediment to peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

0 History Culture

The true story behind the 'Night of the Murdered Poets'

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 3 Aug 2023

On August 12, 1952, Stalin's regime executed 13 Jewish cultural figures in Moscow's Lubyanka prison, an event now known as the Night of the Murdered Poets.

0 History Literature

65 Years Ago, The USSR Murdered Its Greatest Jewish Poets. What’s Left Of Their Legacy?

Talya Zax in Forward · 12 Aug 2017

August 12, 1952, marks a dark chapter in Soviet history known as the "Night of the Murdered Poets," where 13 Jewish intellectuals, including prominent Yiddish writers like Dovid Bergelson and Perets Markish, were executed.