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Nov 16, 2017, 11:25 PM

Second Generation — A Horse Walks into a Bar

The term “second generation,” for children of Holocaust survivors, has become inherent to Jewish identity, referring to those who did not themselves experience the Holocaust but whose lives have been shaped by the unbearable traumas suffered by their parents,...

Oct 22, 2017, 5:41 AM

On Zionism and gender – Sarah Thon

Many interesting and impressive women took part in the Zionist struggle, but only a small fraction of them found their way to history books. These are full not only with leaders and brave soldiers but also with some wheeler-dealers....

Sep 16, 2017, 4:09 PM

The Partisans Song – Misery and Hope

The dramatic historical events of World War II are extremely difficult to contain. The plentitude of films, documentaries, photos, and books on the subject often obstructs the desired transformation from pure academic knowledge to empathy with the victims of...

Aug 9, 2017, 7:44 PM

Germany and the Germans

On May 29th 1945, three weeks after the surrender of Nazi Germany but before the nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world-famous German author Thomas Mann (1875-1955), Nobel Prize laureate in Literature, gave a lecture at the Library...

Aug 4, 2017, 12:06 AM

Autumn in Jerusalem. A story.

This story was first published in Tikkun Magazine's website on March 4th, 2017. Jerusalem is most beautiful in the autumn. In the evening a grey purple light envelops the city, the air is so lucid you can almost see it,...

Jul 30, 2017, 12:02 PM

Who Needs the Diaspora?

Some historians divide the history of Israel into two periods: before the Yom Kippur War and after it. But as a matter of fact, a longer dividing line between the two periods begins in 1967 and ends after 1973....

Apr 3, 2017, 11:59 PM

The Treacherous Jew: Judas by Amos Oz

The attitude of Judaism toward Christ was that of reservation and hatred. He wasn’t even referred to by his name but rather as ‘that man’, and the crucifixion and the birth of Christianity were seen as a source of...

Nov 6, 2016, 12:00 AM

When Facing God – Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen's new song 'You Want It Darker': On his eighty-second birthday, Leonard Cohen released, “You Want It Darker”—a somber reflective song on the perception of God and the inner world of the believer. Cohen is a Canadian Jew who...

Jul 16, 2016, 5:45 PM

Earrings – A Story on Israeli Women

Grandma squinted to see better. She examined the earrings in the box meticulously, turning each one from side to side to see it from a different angle, absorbed in the various gemstones. Several times she picked up one of...

May 1, 2016, 8:08 PM

The Pope and the Nazis

Pope Francis’s attempts to direct the Catholic Church into a more progressive path brings his influence into question. As a spiritual leader of millions, to what extent can he change both the church and the world? His believers live...

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About Me

Emanuela Barasch-Rubinstein is an author, academic in the Humanities, and a blogger. She wrote Five Selves, a collection of five stories published in the UK. Her academic books deal with cultural interpretations of Nazism. She runs a blog on cultural themes and Israel: onourselvesandothers.com