Return to Dachau: A Unique Gathering (Part II)

Posted on: July 21st, 2010

"The last living link to the Holocaust is quite a responsibility."

Return to Dachau: A Unique Gathering (Part I)

Posted on: July 7th, 2010

Last March I received an invitation to the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. It was signed: KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau."

Melanie Philips: What Makes Her Tick?

Posted on: May 26th, 2010

Rarely does a week pass without my encountering brilliant commentary from Melanie Philips in the international media on a variety of subjects, among them human rights, anti-Semitism, human evolution, science, multiculturalism, freedom of speech and political responsibility. The primary target of her keen eye however, is Islam - Islamic terrorism, shariya law, Islamic education and methods of indoctrination.

Theresa Lato’s Legacy

Posted on: May 12th, 2010

"My mother will be buried at the Yarkon Cemetary, Geula Hall, on Wednesday, March 17, at 11:30." The terse message from Eli Lato delivered a stunning, unexpected blow. Does "will be buried," mean that Theresa Lato is no more? Is Theresa Lato, the frail, soft-spoken lady who was like a one-woman armada fighting simultaneously on multiple fronts -silenced forever?

Poopa Dweck: Aromas of Aleppo

Posted on: August 7th, 2008

I recently attended a very interesting lecture at Netanya's Laniado Hospital. The venue for the lecture may give you an erroneous impression: it had nothing to do with disease; on the contrary, it had much to do with the delights of good health.