(Author: Bernard Katz, Vol. 77, # 1, Summer 2022) The period of Jeremiah is characterised by Babylonia supplanting Assyria as the world superpower. This transformation to a new world order presented major challenges for the nations of the region, including Judah, and these were
(Author: Sandra Braude, Vol. 77, # 1, Summer 2022) Who and what was Shakespeare? Is the Merchant of Venice an antisemitic play? And what is the worth of a pound of flesh? The answer depends of course upon where the flesh comes from. What
(Author: Gwynne Schrire, Vol. 77, #1, Summer 2022) The Women’s International Zionist Organisation (WIZO) was established in 1920. Within eight years it had attracted 34 worldwide federations consisting of 40 000 members, enabling the organisation to establish a strong educational and social welfare
(Author: Hyman Jocum, Vol. 77, #1, Summer 2022) When in May 1939 the British parliament in Westminster published the White Paper on Palestine with its severe restrictions on Jewish immigration it effectively scuttled the Balfour Declaration. From then onwards, aliyah to the Holy Land