Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

June 01, 2015

OPINION Don't Gloss Over Muslim Role in Iraqi Pogrom Shulamit Binah      The massacre of Iraqi Jews known as the Farhud was no anomaly, Shulamit Binah writes. It was an unfortunate marriage of Arab nationalism, Nazi anti-Semitism and Iraqi national struggle.   OPINION The Farhud as Symbol of Hope? Shayna Zamkanei      A pogrom targeting Iraqi Jews began in Baghdad 74 years ago today. It’s worth remembering not only as a calamity, but also as a fragile symbol of hope, writes Shayna Zamkanei.   OPINION Introducing the Frumqa Lior Zaltzman      The daughter of Shas’s spiritual leader said she fears that Israeli women will soon have to veil their faces. But in the town of Beit Shemesh, where a sect of Haredi women wear ‘frumkas’ — Jewish burqas — that fear is already a reality.   OPINION Oy! Buzzfeed Needs a Yiddish Lesson Jordan Kutzik      Buzzfeed’s new Yiddish quiz reveals far more about the biases of the website that published it than it does about the Yiddish language itself, Jordan Kutzik writes.   OPINION Israel's Soccer 'Win'? Not So Fast Chemi Shalev (Haaretz)      In their rush to declare victory in the FIFA fight, Israeli politicians seemed to ignore the irony of charging a prominent anti-apartheid activist with adjudicating Palestinian claims of Israeli discrimination.   OPINION Does Holocaust Deal Blame France? Gabe Friedman      A heated debate has erupted in the French Parliament about who is responsible for the deportation of thousands of French Jews to the death camps during the Holocaust: Could it be the French government?

 

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