What the Battle for Raqqa Tells Us about Civilian Casualties in the Gaza War
There were proportionately vastly fewer Gazan casualties in Israel’s 2014 war with Hamas.
October 31, 2017
Artur Szyk: Artist, Zionist, Patriot, and Jew
A jewel box overflowing with images of Jewish heroes and Nazi monsters.
Born in Poland in 1894, and immigrating to the U.S. in 1940, Artur Szyk was a talented and versatile artist whose work appeared in the New York Post and on the covers of both Time and the Manhattan phonebook—among many other publications. He was a lifelong Zionist and a committed patriot of both his native and adopted countries. J. Hoberman reviews an exhibit of his work currently on display at the New-York Historical Society, which he calls “a jewel box overflowing with concentrated gem-like images of Jewish heroes and Nazi monsters.” (The exhibit runs until January 21, 2018.)
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Celebrating Israel’s Century-Long Special Relationship with Australia
Remembering the battle of Beersheba.
A New Book Calls Out the Tellers of Anti-Israel Lies
Palestinians could be much nearer to self-rule if our progressive media and academy told the truth about Israel.
Artur Szyk: Artist, Zionist, Patriot, and Jew
A jewel box overflowing with images of Jewish heroes and Nazi monsters.
Putting the Talmud on Trial in Medieval France
Books were burned, but Judaism went unextinguished.