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Tag: European History

0 History Antisemitism

More than the Old New Antisemitism

Reviel Netz in Jewish Review of Books · 16 May

The text discusses the complexity of contemporary antisemitism, focusing on the relationship between traditional antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment.

0 History Communities

Who was Joanna of Burgos? (Feat. Yael Krumbein)

MishAdmin in Mishpacha · 8 Jan

In this episode, Yael Krumbein discusses the story of Joanna of Burgos, a woman whose faith was tested during the 1391 massacres in Spain and the Spanish Inquisition.

0 History Jewish Law

Protecting Jews in Interwar Europe: How International Law Tried and Failed

Tel Aviv Review · 6 Apr 2018

Prof. Carole Fink discusses the efforts to protect Jews in interwar Europe through various minority protection schemes that emerged on the continent, ultimately leading to their catastrophic failure.

0 Holocaust Literature

Not of This World

Amy Newman Smith in Jewish Review of Books · 21 Mar 2018

"Adam & Thomas" by Aharon Appelfeld is a poignant novel about two young boys left in a forest during the Holocaust, embodying themes of Jewish survival and resilience.

0 History Communities

Between a Rock and Hard Place: Jews of Buczacz Amid Rising Nationalism

Tel Aviv Review · 4 Sep 2017

Omer Bartov, a historian at Brown University, presents insights from his upcoming book, "Anatomy of Genocide: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz," focusing on the Jewish community in Buczacz amidst increasing nationalism.

0 Holocaust Literature

Summer of ’36

George Prochnik in Jewish Review of Books · 23 Jun 2016

In the summer of 1936, Ostend became a gathering place for a mix of real and fake intellectuals, many of them Jewish and including writers like Stefan Zweig and Joseph Roth.