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Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Jul 29, 2026, 12:15 AM

The Holocaust and the Erasure of Europe’s Regional Jewish Foodways

Before the Second World War, Europe possessed no singular Jewish cuisine. It possessed a dense culinary geography whose boundaries often corresponded as closely to rivers, ports, mountain ranges, agricultural regions, and commercial routes as they did to political frontiers....

Jul 26, 2026, 6:45 PM

France-Germany after Adenauer, end of an era?

Israel, Memory, Europe: Is the AfD Bringing Germany’s Postwar Consensus to an End? The rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is usually analyzed through an electoral lens: rising poll numbers, the weakening of governing parties, the future of Germany’s...

Jul 16, 2026, 5:25 AM

Hubris, Humility and Hashem

So here we go again. I'm so stressed. The extensive security check at the Israeli Consulate. This time in Munich. We must explain who we are, how we're connected, and why we came. No! We didn't come with anybody,...

Jul 13, 2026, 12:58 PM

Trapped in China

China and I are not friends. I first realized that long ago when, passing through one of its many airports, an unsmiling immigration officer confiscated my favorite oversized razor. And again, years later, when during a two-day-multiple-airport layover, my then-eight-year-old...

Silas Anastacio

Jul 13, 2026, 4:53 AM

German Consul General Martina Hackelberg Honored at Hebraica São Paulo Luncheon

On Tuesday (7), Hebraica São Paulo and community leadership warmly honored the Consul General of Germany in São Paulo, Martina Hackelberg, on the occasion of the conclusion of her diplomatic mission in Brazil. The luncheon brought together representatives of the...

Jul 11, 2026, 1:26 PM

Germany is finally confronting the public denial of Israel’s right to exist

The German Bundesrat. (Photo courtesy of Bundesrat Press Office)

Germany has tolerated a legal loophole for far too long, one that antisemites have repeatedly exploited. But on July 10, 2026, the Bundesrat, the upper house representing Germany's sixteen state governments, finally moved to resolve it. The Bundesrat backed a...

Jun 29, 2026, 12:25 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 18

Mixed emotions were the order of the day for the Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) as it viewed the day's only match, featuring Canada and South Africa in a Round of 32 knockout match. Since October 7th,...

Jun 26, 2026, 6:52 PM

Treasure Trove: Pin the Pickle on the Jewish People

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Over 100 million plastic pickle pins have been handed out by the H. J. Heinz company since they were first introduced as a marketing promotion at the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. This particular pin was...

Jun 22, 2026, 12:14 PM

Angels and Astronauts: The Extraterrestrial Extinction of Jewish Law

Following the lunar landing on 20 July 1969, Rabbi Benzion Firer (1914-1988) addressed the following question: “In the last days, after man has succeeded in setting foot on the Moon, no longer do people laugh at the possibility of creating...

Jun 21, 2026, 11:09 PM

Berlin rabbi attacked in front of children

Berlin police vehicles at the scene of an alleged antisemitic attack on Uhlandstrasse in Berlin-Charlottenburg, June 20, 2026. (Picture: Michael Kuenne)

Rabbi Aviezer Kantor says his glasses fell to the ground after he was struck in the face during an alleged antisemitic attack while walking home in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Kantor was nearing home with his 5-year-old son and a 14-year-old yeshiva guest...

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