Holocaust

Throughout the 1990s I taught Western Civilization at Cooper Union in NYC.  Every semester we read Primo Levis Survival in Auschwitz (If This Is a Man).  No doubt it is a masterpiece, not only as a Holocaust testimony but in the canon of Western literature.  …

Throughout the 1990s I taught Western Civilization at Cooper Union in NYC.  Every semester we read Primo Levis Survival in Auschwitz (If This Is a Man).  No doubt it is a masterpiece, not only as a Holocaust testimony but in the canon of Western literature.  …

Parents across the United States these days have been taking their children to see the newest US animation blockbuster Toy Story.  Schools have ended and long summer days require entertainment for children anywhere around the world.      But soon after watch…

President Donald Trump continued his feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan by mocking him over a bizarre tweet from the city's police department. Hackers broke into the Twitter account and other blogging systems of London's Metropolitan Police Friday night, pu…

This summer, tankers are exploding, disappearing, or getting seized near the Gulf; drones are getting destroyed in tit-for-tat attacks; and a war of words and tweets is erupting between Donald Trump and Iran’s supreme leader. That’s where all the drama is, bu…

I was born in Melbourne to Holocaust survivors from Poland who arrived in Australia in 1949. My father had been brought up in a chasidic home his family being followers of the Rebbe of Radomsk but that chasidic group was decimated during the war, and the surv…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could prevent Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering Israel over their support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The lawmakers plan on visiting Israel and the West Bank in the …

In less than a hundred years, thousands upon thousands of Diamondback Terrapins had succumbed to the American appetite, depleting the species. Jesse D. Eriksen/Getty Images In the mid-19th century, Americans developed a frenzied culinary affair with turtle.…

"I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians" Cast Ioana Iacob, Alexandru Dabija, Alex Bogdan, Ilinca Manolache, Serban Pavlu, Ion Rizea, Claudia Ieremia Availability Select theaters July 19 How do we reckon with history? And to what extent do w…

Pink with daughter Willow at premiere "Inside Out." The singer announced in July she's disabling Instagram comments after too many hurtful comments from followers, primarily about her parenting choices.  (Photo: Getty Images) Pink announced with a flourish …