Keeping Memory Alive
Volkswagen Trainees help in preserving the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site
Only a few German enterprises have worked as thoroughly as the Volkswagen Corporation to research and document their involvement in Nazi Germany. Corporate headquarters [...]
Pesach: The Story of Stories
The seder service on pesach is the oldest surviving ritual in the Western world, dating back some 3,300 years to the night, possibly in the reign of Ramses II, when the Israelites ate their last meal in Egypt, preparing for their journey to freedom. Certain features still [...]
Thou Shalt not Steal
The essence of Jewish ethics is responsibility
When Die Lehren des Judentums nach den Quellen (The Teachings of Judaism According to the Sources) was published in 1928, the Great Depression stood at the doorstep. The editors and authors of this [...]
Partly Cloudy Over Start-Up Nation
Israel’s economy is incredibly strong – but has serious long-term problems
Can’t do” doesn’t seem to be in the vocabulary of Israelis. “We want to land on the moon”, says Yonatan Winetraub, founder of Team Space [...]
Recognize Palestine to Secure Israel’s Existence
It is Time for Jerusalem to Go on the Political Offensive
Israel should become the first state to recognize Palestine. If Zion had not realized it already, then the overwhelming support for Palestinian accession to UNESCO in October 2011 should [...]