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Nov 10, 2026, 5:40 PM

The Star on the Ceiling. Re-opening of Stadttempel in Vienna

Part II of the Celebration of the Spirit essay Part I can be read here. Art as a memory print In September this year, on Rosh HaShanah, 200 years after Stadttempel was built, and over a century after its unlikely surviving the...

Nov 9, 2026, 2:43 PM

A Celebration of the Spirit in Vienna

The 200th anniversary of Stadttempel in Vienna Part I The Gift of Joy On Rosh HaShanah this year, just on the eve of it, we’ve heard from good friends from Vienna. They were exalted and full of joy. As soon as I...

Nov 9, 2026, 6:39 AM

Deja vu: A Replay of the 1930s?

Growing up, my mother loved telling stories of my Jewish grandfather murdered by the Nazis before I was born. “He was a good man,” she’d say of her Polish father, who spent most of his life in Germany. “He was...

Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Nov 5, 2026, 2:12 PM

Antisemitism Allegations Renew Questions About Who Holds the BBC Accountable

The BBC's deputy director general, Rhodri Talfan Davies, met representatives of the corporation's Jewish staff network on November 3, following allegations of workplace antisemitism by Oscar-winning documentary producer Lucie Kon, who received a £400,000 settlement after leaving the broadcaster. Kon,...

Yaakov Chaliotis

Nov 2, 2026, 12:20 AM

A Father’s Life in Art: ArtLawnik Comes to London

Oct 19, 2026 · On a warm October evening at the Knapp Gallery at Regent’s University London, I watched my friend Dr Jacob Schmidt, a distinguished Professor of Finance, investment expert and entrepreneur, do something few of us ever have...

Oct 27, 2026, 4:11 PM

Prague Has No Jewish Quarter

We just got back from Prague. It’s our first vacation in Europe since 2014 (Rome that time). There are lots of things to see in Prague: the castle, the Charles Bridge, the Old Town Square with its Astrological Clock. And...

Oct 22, 2026, 1:40 PM

Hungary: Still a Friend, No Longer a Veto

Seventy years ago, on October 23, 1956, students took to the streets of Budapest. Workers joined them, then families, and thousands of Hungarians who had grown tired of being told what to think and how to live. They wanted...

Oct 21, 2026, 11:18 AM

Europe’s Unfinished Lesson

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk(AI)

When hatred of Jews becomes acceptable, the consequences rarely remain confined to the Jewish community. Europe has a remarkable ability to remember its history while simultaneously failing to recognize its warnings. Across the continent, monuments commemorate the victims of the...

Alexander J Linton

Oct 21, 2026, 9:48 AM

The Stability Premium: France’s Unrest and the Value of Normality

Depending on which media outlets you follow, you could be forgiven for thinking you're watching two entirely different events unfold over the past week in France. On one side, thousands of people peacefully protesting legitimate grievances: the cost of living,...

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Oct 21, 2026, 1:08 AM

Parashat Lech Lecha: The “Why” You Are Your Greatest Spiritual Master.

A magical characteristic of life is that even when you think your faith couldn’t possibly be stronger and is arguably the strongest in the world, it can still increase! Everyone knows about the riots in Paris that started last Saturday...

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