The Next Steps for Israel and Morocco
Despite setbacks, the two countries have ample reason to move closer together.
June 15, 2023
French Resistance Hero, Notorious Kidnapper, and Orthodox Extremist
How Lucette Ferraille became Rebbetzin Ruth Blau.
While most Ḥaredim, including fiercely anti-Zionist ḥasidic groups, have since 1948 come to terms with Israel’s existence, Neturei Karta (Aramaic for “guardians of the city”) has remained steadfast, sometimes even perverse, in its opposition. One of the group’s two founders, Amram Blau, died in 1974, and was survived by his wife, the former Ruth Ben David, née Lucette Ferraille (1920–2000). Amy Spiro discusses her remarkable life, which began in a French Catholic family, with her biographer Motti Inbari:
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Israel’s Domestic Turmoil through Chinese Eyes
Informed by anti-U.S. and anti-democratic sentiment.
The Hero of Jewish Resistance to Soviet Tyranny Speaks to His Successors
An interview with Natan Sharansky.
Autopsies, Grave Robberies, and Jewish Students’ Uncomfortable Place at a 17th-Century Italian Medical School
A long-forgotten text sheds new light on a gruesome episode.
French Resistance Hero, Notorious Kidnapper, and Orthodox Extremist
How Lucette Ferraille became Rebbetzin Ruth Blau.