Abraham Cooper and Harold Brackman

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Nov 24, 2013, 11:56 AM

Beware the Middle East’s map of denial

Maps have always had an impact on reality and shaping the future—and still do. Columbus’ new world quest was influenced by the maps of medieval Jewish cartographers, Abraham and Yehuda Cresques. Their “Catalan Atlas” also put Islam on the...

Jul 8, 2013, 12:26 PM

No tears for Morsi

The ousted president had a dubious election victory, atrocious policies, vile anti-Semitism and contempt for democracy

Mar 26, 2012, 4:15 PM

A tale of two mayors: Livingstone and Reepalu

The photo tweeted by Khulood Badawi, allegedly depicting a Palestinian girl killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Ken Livingstone and Ilmar Reepalu, who are running for election in London and Malmö, respectively, both have a sordid history of anti-Semitic slurs

Feb 21, 2012, 3:36 PM

Europe’s other common currency crisis

The continent’s oldest disease — Jew hatred — is mutating into new forms

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About Me

Rabbi Abraham Cooper is associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Dr Harold Brackman is a historian and a consultant to the Simon Wiesenthal Center