Time Might Not Be on Bashar al-Assad’s Side
He can win battles, but can he win everything?
October 7, 2016
The Jews of Corsica Get a New Synagogue
A frequent refuge from persecution.
During World War II, thousands of Jews fled to the island of Corsica from mainland France. The local Gentiles, famously tight-lipped, refused to hand them over the Vichy authorities. More recently, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary has set up a synagogue in the capital city of Ajaccio. Shmuel Loebenstein describes the island’s Jewish history:
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With Its Latest Condemnations of Netanyahu, Is the White House Preparing the Ground for Abandoning Israel at the UN?
Israel has done exactly what the U.S. wanted.
The Gaza Women’s Flotilla Wasn’t Motivated by a Desire for Peace
A boatload of anti-Semites.
How American Presidents Re-enact the Torah’s Final Commandments
Renewing the covenant.
The Jews of Corsica Get a New Synagogue
A frequent refuge from persecution.