Distrust of the Supreme Court Led Likud Voters to Rally around Netanyahu
Israelis against judicial imperialism want a prime minister, even one under corruption charges, seeking legal reform.
January 17, 2020
Louisa May Alcott’s Jewish Portuguese Ancestors
A matter of family pride.
As a child, the celebrated 19th-century American novelist Louisa May Alcott was told that her maternal grandfather, Joseph May, was the descendant of Portuguese Jews. Although May was a practicing Unitarian, the family reportedly took pride in its Jewish ancestry. Alcott’s biographer and relative Eve LaPlante writes:
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Europe and Canada Shouldn’t Betray the People of the Middle East Suffering under Iranian Tyranny
A return to the nuclear status quo would betray them.
Hatred of Israel Comes to the Classroom
And not just at Fieldston.
Altar Horns, Ceramic Pomegranates, and Other Evidence of the Ancient Jewish Sanctuary at Shiloh
The home of the Ark of the Covenant before the First Temple was built.
Louisa May Alcott’s Jewish Portuguese Ancestors
A matter of family pride.