Practicing medicine and creating art for a ‘kinder world’
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor “I enjoy every minute of life,” Dr. Robert O. Fisch told the Minnesota Daily ...
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Marvels of Judaism
The Joseph ibn Shoshan Synagogue, Toledo, Spain (ca. 1180), is a “rare and extraordinary example of a five-aisled synagogue,” according ...
In praise of George Soros
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The financial wizard and global philanthropist George Soros is a polarizing figure, to say the least. Pundits ...
In Europe, budding Jewish tourism businesses are teetering on the brink of closure because of COVID-19
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Earlier this year, Dani Rotstein was earning a living doing something he’s passionate about: ...
New documentary ‘Viral’ examines anti-Semitism in U.S. and Europe
By BEN SALES (JTA) — A new documentary featuring experts on anti-Semitism, as well as former President Bill Clinton, examines ...
Recipes from the Shoah
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Combining a desire for preservation with improvisation, and at great risk, Ilona Kellner created what may ...
Prague and Budapest: Some highlights and oddities
Photos and story by MORDECAI SPECKTOR Tourists throng to the Charles Bridge, which spans the Vltava River in Prague, uniting ...
Hungary, the Jews and the ‘Viktator’
After Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party won Hungary’s 2014 parliamentary elections, they erected a “Memorial to the Victims of ...
In Budapest, a resurgence of Jewish life
The sanctuary of the Dohány Street Synagogue, which was built in the mid-19th century, was partly designed by Hungarian architect ...
Minyanim: Reviving Judaism in Hungary
Tomi Büchler co-founded and helps lead Minyanim, an initiative to develop the next generation of European Jewish leaders By MORDECAI ...
