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Eva Schloss, prominent Holocaust public speaker and one of the last living connections to Anne Frank, dies at 96
One of the last living connection
Jan 10
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Who doesn't like a story about one of the biggest losers in a particular sport turning its fortunes around?
With apologies to those who are not college basketball fans; back to my usual fare next time.
Jan 6
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Mayor Mamdani may be headed in a dangerous direction -- and Jews could pay the price
Antisemitism in New York is almost as old as the city itself
Jan 4
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The story of a cat that has learned to show affection
Hello, again, from François
Jan 1
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Hanukkah: A holiday that grew out of antisemitism
The tragic slaughter and wounding of several dozen Jews attending a Hanukkah celebration on a beach in Sydney, Australia, this week should have…
Dec 16, 2025
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How to screw up health care policy in America; thank you (not) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
If there were a painless, inexpensive way to save thousands of people from fatal liver disease or liver cancer, what would the United States government…
Dec 7, 2025
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Giving thanks for an earlier time: When the government let immigrants build new lives in America
My ancestors came to America to save their lives.
Nov 27, 2025
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Nuremberg: where the seeds of the Holocaust were planted; also where Germany's leading Nazis were tried
A new movie, Nuremberg, recalls the trials
Nov 16, 2025
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Together and safe in Council Bluffs; the story of a Jewish family rescued from war, famine, and death in Russia in 1920
This is the story of the Kutler family of Council Bluffs, Iowa, who fled the vicious wars and relentless poverty that consumed Russia and destroyed all…
Nov 1, 2025
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To help or not to help two struggling groups: soybean farmers and low-income families
Farmers who grow soybeans and families that are at the lower end of the income scale may not seem to be groups that would have much in common in most…
Oct 22, 2025
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Take your pick: Higher education or preventing criticism of certain ideas. You can't have both.
M.I.T.
Oct 13, 2025
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The battle over Freedom of Speech: Will the public be the loser again?
What industry leads America in the effort to destroy freedom of speech?
Oct 8, 2025
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