Moritz Hochschild was constantly on the move. In the early 1930s, he could be found in the grand hotels of London, New York or Paris, or on the back of a mule, following rough mountain trails in search of mineral seams in the Bolivian Andes. It was on one of those trips to a remote mountain village, according to family legend, that the mining magnate came across a local man sketching
On July 13, 2022, President Biden arrived in Israel for the tenth visit of his career.
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) In Tripolis Old City, young Libyans weave delicate patterns with threads of silver and gold to create traditional filigree jewelry reviving an art almost lost through decades of dictatorship and war.
Last month, the world lost a transformational giant in the LGBTQ rights movement.Urvashi Vaidwas a pioneering social justice activist, attorney and award-winning author. She was also one of my great human rights teachers
Recent Congressional proposals seek to prohibit Israels use of American funds or military equipment to maintain control of the West Bank. Such proposals reflect a (by no means uncommon) belief that Israeli insensitivity to Palestinian aspirations is the main reason peace has never been achieved.
Walt Disney employees and demonstrators during a rally against the Florida "Don't Say Gay" bill at Griffith Park in Glendale, California, U.S., on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Photo by Alisha Jucevic/Bloomberg via Getty Images Robert BankJune 01, 2022 Last month, the world lost a transformational giant in the LGBTQ rights movement
Konstanty Gebert By Konstanty Gebert As a Jew growing up in Poland, I participated in the Polish democratic opposition of the 1970s, then the pro-democracy Solidarity movement and finally the anti-Communist underground of the 1980s. I was very painfully aware that some of my fellow militants were antisemitic, and that at times this antisemitism, not a love of freedom, could be the main motivation of their actions
I am looking ata leaflet in Russiandistributed by the Judea and SamariaCouncil, the representative body for Israels West Bank settlements. It reads: "Dear friends arriving in Israel from Ukraine and the former Soviet Union! We are ready to host you in the towns and settlements of Judea and Samaria.
As is the nature of nature, omicron continued to infect most of the cabinet ministers schedules this week.
Last month, reports bubbled up on Arabic social media about a group of Jews that had traveled to the Syrian capital Damascus. Swirling rumors said the visitors were invited by the Syrian government, or they were propaganda props, or connected to Israel, or even that they went to get discounted dental treatment. The ongoing Syrian Civil War, past persecution of the countrys Jews and fraught relations with Israel made the visit seem improbable.
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