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Tag: Nelson Mandela

0 Politics History

Back in the USSA

Will Tanner in Tablet · 30 Sep

The article discusses the systemic issues plaguing post-apartheid South Africa, primarily focusing on its economic and social decline under the African National Congress (ANC) leadership.

0 Politics Israel

The American Jewish left is wrong about Palestinian 'resistance'

Rob Eshman in Forward · 8 Oct 2023

In this article, Rob Eshman discusses the response of the American Jewish left, particularly groups like IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace, to recent events involving Hamas attacks on Israel.

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First black man, Jewish convert to sail globe solo south of Chile, 87

JNS · 7 Sep 2023

Bill Pinkney, the first black man to sail solo south of Chile, has passed away at the age of 87.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Here’s why Irwin Cotler says his political prisoner clients are the real heroes

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 8 Dec 2022

Renowned human rights lawyer Irwin Cotler, also Canada's special envoy on antisemitism, is the subject of a new documentary called "First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler."

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The Anatomy of Unholy Alliances

Mark (Moishe) Bane in Jewish Action · 23 Aug 2020

The article explores the dilemma faced by individuals and communities when deciding whether to form alliances with questionable or unsavory partners.

0 Israel Politics

Putting South Africa Together Again (And Surviving a Bomb)

Tel Aviv Review · 1 Sep 2017

Albie Sachs, a key figure in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, survived a bomb attack and went on to help draft the country's democratic constitution in the early 1990s.

0 Politics Music

The “Vision, Fission and Derision” Edition

Promised Podcast · 12 Dec 2013

In a discussion led by Eilon, Noah, and Miriam Herschlag from The Times of Israel, several topics are covered: (1) Nelson Mandela's death and Israel's complex feelings toward him, (2) Avraham Burg's revelation about Israel's nuclear weapons, and (3) the controversy surrounding vegan activist Gary Yourofsky.

0 History Politics

Dirty Hands in Difficult Times

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

Arthur Goldreich, an undercover ANC operative and close collaborator of Nelson Mandela, was imprisoned by the South African government in 1963, escaped, and sought refuge in Israel, becoming a vocal opponent of apartheid.