Polish Chasidic Student Returns to Poland For Pesach

Posted on: April 19th, 2006

Mati Pavlack, a rabbinic student studying at Yeshiva University, returned to Poland for Pesach to help the local population prepare and celebrate the holiday.

Israel And Its Enemies: Future Wars And Forceful Options (Conclusion)

Posted on: April 12th, 2006

Israel's preemptive action could still be entirely law enforcing, even if Iran and the Arab enemies of Israel were not in a declared condition of belligerence with the Jewish state. The customary right of anticipatory self-defense has its modern origins in the Caroline incident, which concerned the unsuccessful rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada against British rule (a rebellion that aroused sympathy and support in the American border states). Following this case, the serious threat of armed attack has generally been taken to justify militarily defensive action.

The Old Shtetl Zakroczym

Posted on: April 12th, 2006

Jews had always been permitted to settle in Zakroczym without restriction.

Israel And Its Enemies: Future Wars And Forceful Options (Second Of Three Parts)

Posted on: April 5th, 2006

At the conclusion of the recent [first] Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm), the [first] Bush administration announced plans to sell Saudi Arabia, a country of six million inhabitants, an arms package. Included were over 500 tanks, 48 F-15 fighter planes, Apache helicopter gun ships, more than 30 Patriot batteries, tens of thousands of armored vehicles, multiple rocket-launchers and command/control systems.

The Old Shtetl Kiernozia

Posted on: April 5th, 2006

No details are available on the origins of the village of Kiernozia.

Israel And Its Enemies: Future Wars And Forceful Options (First Of Three Parts)

Posted on: March 29th, 2006

As the continuing flow of new missiles to Iran reveals, the Bush administration (refers to first President Bush) remains committed to misconceived policies in the Middle East. Even if Israel were to yield West Bank and Gaza to create a new state of Palestine (with east Jerusalem as its capital), the government in Teheran would persist in planned aggression against the Jewish state. Altogether unconcerned with the fate of the Palestinians, this government will be satisfied only by Israel's disappearance.

Mazal Tov, Rabbi Mattisyahu Kos

Posted on: March 29th, 2006

Chag Hasmicha is a celebration honoring newly ordained rabbis.

The True Infrastructure Of Hamas

Posted on: March 22nd, 2006

Since the latest Arab attacks on the streets of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, the fashionably operative counter terrorism strategy in Israel has focused on "smashing the infrastructure of Hamas." With this in mind, the United States will now send at least $100 million of equipment to Israel for advanced bomb detection devices, X-ray systems and robotics devices, as well as for advanced thermal and radar sensors.

The Old Shtetl Lipno

Posted on: March 22nd, 2006

There is evidence of Jewish presence in Lipno as early as the 18th century.

First Iran, Then ‘Palestine’: Israel’s Dual Imperative To Prevent Nuclear War

Posted on: March 15th, 2006

For the moment, fears of a nuclear war in the Middle East remain focused narrowly and correctly on Iran. In the coming months, before that country is able to deploy a fully operational nuclear capability, Israel will have to preemptively destroy essential parts of the Iranian nuclear infrastructure.

Vishkov

Posted on: March 15th, 2006

There is no definitive information on when Jews first came to Vishkov, but at the turn of the 20th century, the cemetery was the final resting place of at least four generations.

What If It Should Really Happen? How Nuclear War Could Begin In A Very Bad Neighborhood (Conclusion)

Posted on: March 8th, 2006

It is exceedingly unlikely, but not entirely inconceivable, that Israel would ever decide to preempt enemy state aggression with a nuclear defensive strike. While circumstances could surely arise where such a defensive strike would be completely rational, it is enormously improbable that Israel would ever permit itself to reach such dire circumstances. To wit, and following Project Daniel, Israel will assuredly not allow Iran to proceed to the stage of an assembled nuclear weapons capacity.

The Old Shtetl Kurzelow

Posted on: March 8th, 2006

Kurzelow is mentioned first in the 12th century, in a pastoral dispatch of the pope of that time, who fixed in it a new ecclesiastical district.

What If It Should Really Happen? How Nuclear War Could Begin In A Very Bad Neighborhood (First Of Two Parts)

Posted on: March 1st, 2006

The year 2006 could become a fateful one for Israel and for the entire world. Still struggling to survive in the very worst of international "neighborhoods," the always imperiled Jewish State knows only too well that nuclear war and genocide need not be mutually exclusive.

The Old Shtetl Gostynin

Posted on: March 1st, 2006

The town of Gostynin was founded in the 13th century. It is located on the Skrwa Lewa River, approximately 60 miles northwest of Warsaw and 14 miles southwest of the city of Plock.

Iranian Nuclearization, ‘Human Shields’ And Israeli Preemption: The View From International Law

Posted on: February 22nd, 2006

Soon, Israel will have little choice but to preemptively destroy Iran's developing capacity for nuclear weapons and nuclear war. Confronted by a declared enemy state that remains openly genocidal as it forges ahead with illegal nuclearization, Israel will face many tactical difficulties.

The Old Shtetl Ilza (Drildz)

Posted on: February 22nd, 2006

Ilza is a picturesque town in a valley along the Ilzanka River in south-central Poland.

Iranian Power, Israeli Preemption And The Middle East ‘Peace Process’

Posted on: February 15th, 2006

In calculating the Iranian threat to national survival, Israeli strategists will have to consider both enemy capabilities and enemy intentions. Yet, because such threat components are never entirely discrete, but rather interdependent, interpenetrating and interactive, these strategists will have to look closely at all pertinent relationships.

The Old Shtetl Ozarów

Posted on: February 15th, 2006

The village of Ozarów is located in the Kielce region. The Ozarów cemetery dates back almost 400 years and is one of the few remaining Jewish cemeteries in Poland.

New Jewish Institutions In Poland

Posted on: February 8th, 2006

The opening of the first full-time Chabad center in Poland, under the direction of Rabbi Shalom Ber and Dina Stambler, was made official at the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim earlier this year.