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for Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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Politics ›

0 Politics Holocaust

This Nazi-era story shows why Trump won't fix a terrifying deportation mistake

Fredric Brandfon in Forward

Fredric Brandfon draws parallels between Trump’s refusal to rectify a wrongful deportation and a 1942 incident in Vichy France involving Marie Reille, a non-Jew mistakenly deported to Auschwitz due to a bureaucratic oversight.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Suspected arsonist intended to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a sledgehammer, investigators say

Julie Moos in Forward

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish, addressed an arson attack at his residence shortly after hosting a Passover Seder.

Antisemitism ›

0 Antisemitism History

The Greatest Conspiracy Theory Ever Told — And the Real Conspiracy Nobody Talks About

Andrew Pessin in Future of Jewish

Andrew Pessin's essay delves into the persistent and widespread influence of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," a fabricated antisemitic text that purported to reveal a Jewish conspiracy for world domination.

History ›

0 History Communities

How a Jewish boy from Canterbury became a Zulu chieftain

Olivia Haynie in Forward

Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish adventurer from Canterbury, England, became an unlikely historical figure as a Zulu chieftain and colonial participant in Africa.

Education ›

0 Education Culture

Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

Harry Dweck in JTA

Many teens are turning to language learning apps like Duolingo to supplement Hebrew education received at schools or synagogues.

Israel ›

0 Israel Politics

Thirty years ago, Israel deported Hamas. The world made Israel take it back.

Daniel Greenfield in Future of Jewish

In 1992, Israel attempted to curb terrorism by deporting 417 leaders of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to Lebanon.

Philosophy ›

0 Philosophy Holidays

Every Jew you know is one of these four children.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish

Joshua Hoffman reflects on the symbolic presence of the four children from the Passover Haggadah—wise, wicked, simple, and the one who does not know how to ask—and how they personify contemporary Jewish experiences, especially post-October 7, 2023.