Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

June 28, 2015

NEWS Why We Can Walk Without Fear in Prague Don Snyder      In Prague, anti-Semitism is virtually unknown. Why has the Czech Republic been so successful at stamping out hatred compared to its neighbors in central Europe?   OPINION No Jewish Heritage for Canada? Michael Kaminer      If Stephen Harper’s ruling Conservative Party is so pro-Israel and pro-Jewish, why did Canada’s Parliament shut down a motion to make November Jewish Heritage Month?   CULTURE Vienna's Most Jewish Street Anna Goldenberg      The Ringstrasse, Vienna’s iconic stately boulevard, is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Only few know that it was once dominated by Jews.   OPINION Living a Reform Life, but Coveting Orthodoxy Neilia Sherman      Neilia Sherman is philosophically and politically a Reform Jew, but admits being attracted to the Orthodox way of life. Will she ever get off the fence?     CULTURE 'Seeds' of Oversimplification Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall      The new PBS documentary '1913: Seeds of Conflict' disputes the idea that Muslims and Jews have always been at odds. But this thought-provoking film threatens to substitute one problematic narrative for another.

 

Montreal and France Team Up To Fight Islamic Radicalization     Future Berlin Philharmonic Conductor Hit With Anti-Semitism     Israeli Ambulance Targeted With Gunfire on West Bank Road     Earthquake Felt Throughout Southern Israel         The Profoundly Jewish Lesson of Gay Marriage Ruling     Michael Oren, You Hardly Know Us at All     How Michael Oren Got Blasted by D.C. Noise Machine     What Happens in the Beth Din Doesn't Stay There