Tag: Judaism
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Music, peace and a flicker of hope in Israel
Can Eurovision help solve the Israel-Palestine conflict? An absurd suggestion, perhaps. But, this weekend, all eyes are on Tel Aviv as it hosts the world’s biggest, glitziest talent contest.
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11 dead in America’s worst anti-Semitic attack
Can we ever defeat anti-Semitism? On Saturday morning, a gunman walked into a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh and opened fire. The tragedy is a reminder of anti-Semitism’s deadly legacy.
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Dozens die as US opens new embassy in Israel
Should the US Embassy in Israel be moved to Jerusalem? Yesterday, the Trump administration broke with decades of established policy to move the embassy to the holy city amid deadly clashes.
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Rising alarm over incidences of anti-Semitism
Is anti-Semitism on the rise again? Protesters in Britain have accused Jeremy Corbyn of letting anti-Semitism fester in his party. Some say the prejudice is growing across the Western world.
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The ancient city that could spark a modern war
Is history a force for good? Donald Trump has officially recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The decision breaks with 50 years of US foreign policy, and could have huge consequences.
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Relics from Nazi death camp to go on tour
The first ever travelling exhibition of objects from Auschwitz concentration camp has just been announced. The aim: to help fight rising anti-semitism in Europe. But will it be effective?
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The oldest hatred: anti-Semitism on the rise
The British left and the American right have both been hit by allegations of anti-Semitism. Jew-hatred has a unique history — so should we treat it differently to other forms of hate?
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Latest Star Wars film expands religious myths
Much of the action in Rogue One takes place on the planet Jedha, a holy land and place of pilgrimage for Jedi Knights. What...
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Elie Wiesel: a great moral voice is silent
The author of Night, an eye-witness account of the Holocaust, has died. His work raises a hard question about how to approach truth: direct...
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Muslims begin longest Ramadan for 33 years
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan has begun. This year Muslims face arduous self-denial through long daylight hours. Why do so many people around the world still believe in fasting?
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New Holocaust memoir storms bestseller charts
On April 13 1944, accompanied by her Polish-born father, Marceline Loridan-Ivens was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau from Paris. She was 16 at the time. Now she has written him a love letter.
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Refugees arrive to intense cultural debate
Around 100 Syrian refugees have arrived in Scotland days after the Paris attacks. As they begin building new lives, should they become more British or retain their cultural identity?
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‘Hero’ who saved Jewish children dies at 106
Sir Nicholas Winton has died; he organised the rescue of 669 children from Czechoslovakia who would otherwise have perished in the Holocaust. What does his story say about humankind?
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Last survivors remember Europe’s worst horror
The final survivors of the Nazis’ nightmarish concentration camps will gather tomorrow, along with royalty and heads of state, to remember the Holocaust. What lessons does it have for today?
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Faith survey reveals a nation in doubt
A major study examining British attitudes to religion has found most people deeply uncertain in their own beliefs. Is doubt the enemy of faith — or its essential companion?