Jewish Affairs

The Cousins Zangwill, Eder and Cowen – the causes they championed and the South African connection

The Cousins Zangwill, Eder and Cowen – the causes they championed and the South African connection

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(Author: Gwynne Schrire, Vol. 69, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2014) Feature image: Israel Zangwill (1864-1926)   In a book of Anglo-Jewish letters from 1158 to 1927, published in 1938, is a letter from the British novelist Israel Zangwill.1 He was writing to Monty Eder, giving
The Farhud vs the Nakbah

The Farhud vs the Nakbah

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(Author: Zvi Gabay, Vol. 71, No. 3, Chanukah 2016)   During the holiday of Shavuot, Iraqi Jews commemorate the anniversary of the Farhud - the riots that took place on the Shavuot of 1-2 June 1941. In the riots, reminiscent of Kristallnacht in Germany, over
Benjamin Pogrund’s Drawing Fire: Investigating the Accusations of Apartheid in Israel – A Summary

Benjamin Pogrund’s Drawing Fire: Investigating the Accusations of Apartheid in Israel – A Summary

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(Author: Rodney Mazinter, Vol. 71, No. 3, Chanukah 2016)   Respected commentator and senior journalist Benjamin Pogrund has mastered the art of dissecting received opinion and exposing the truth beneath. His political views while deputy editor of the now defunct Rand Daily Mail, a liberal