Melpomeni Dina was reunited with the two surviving members and 40 descendants of the Jewish family she and her sisters helped escape occupied Greece during World War II.
Tag: Jews and Judaism
In a Deeply Split Israel City, Both Sides Urge Unity
Rosh Haayin almost perfectly reflects the political divide paralyzing Israel, with the religious right on one side and the secular left on the other. But its residents are ready for compromise.
Dutch Railroad Reckons With Holocaust Shame, 70 Years Later
Even as the national railroad company in the Netherlands begins paying compensation to the relatives of those it transported to death camps, new details of its collaboration are emerging.
Israel’s First Prime Minister Was Complicated. So Is This Book About His Life.
In “A State at Any Cost,” a controversial historian explores David Ben-Gurion’s single-minded dream of building a Jewish state in Palestine.
A Slain Jewish Girl’s Diary of Life Under the Soviets and the Nazis
Described as a counterpart to Anne Frank’s diary, a journal written by Renia Spiegel, a Jewish girl who lived in Poland during World War II, is being published in English.
University Denounced for Showing Sign Language for ‘Jewish’ as a Hooked Nose
A Flemish university in Belgium has declined to remove videos called offensive, saying it is merely hosting a sign-language dictionary, not adding “value judgment.”
After Polls Close, Netanyahu and Gantz Appear Locked in Tight Race
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist challenger, Benny Gantz, appeared to be neck and neck as Israel’s second election in five months drew to a close Tuesday night.
A Mosaic of Groups Competes in Israel’s Election
Israeli politics can be tribal, with loyalties to ethnic groups, religious factions and ideologies as strong a factor in voting as views on particular issues. Here’s a guide in words and pictures.
Netanyahu’s Fate May Depend on Israeli Arab Voters. Will They Turn Out?
Arab citizens make up a sixth of the Israeli electorate. They could determine whether the prime minister is re-elected, but few voted in the last election.
Cable Cars Over Jerusalem? Some See ‘Disneyfication’ of Holy City
The architecture of occupation: A planned cable-car network to Jewish holy sites bypasses Palestinians and furthers Israel’s claims over East Jerusalem.