History Why he tweeted about 'polite dinners' with Nazis in 1980s Germany “I have had polite dinners with former members of the Waffen SS who served on the Eastern Front,” the philosopher Jason Stanley wrote on Twitter on… By Sarah Nachimson, Forward Aug 17, 2022
World German playboy who fought in Israel War of Independence dies at 92 Wars had shaped much of the early life of Rolf Eden, a German-Jewish impresario and nightclub owner who died Thursday in Berlin at the age of 92. But… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Aug 17, 2022
World Jewish Ukrainian professor chose the front line over the classroom Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, a Jewish political science professor was handed a machine gun, and set out to the Eastern part of Ukraine to defend… By Helen Chervitz, Forward Aug 10, 2022
World This American rabbi is fighting antisemitism in China with online videos With two degrees in Asian studies and 15 years of his life spent living and working in China — everything “from acting to the diamond business to real… By Jordyn Haime, JTA Aug 5, 2022
Philanthropy Ziggy’s Playground: San Francisco family builds joy in Rwanda The day Ziggy’s Playground opened on a sun-drenched hilltop in Kigali, Rwanda, children needed no prompting to explore. Slides, stacked concrete pipes big… By Dan Pine Aug 4, 2022
World Zelensky reportedly strips 3 Jewish oligarchs of citizenship Three powerful and prominent Jewish oligarchs in Ukraine appear to have had their citizenship stripped as their long-simmering conflict with President… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Jul 28, 2022
Bay Area They visited Germany to reclaim, then donate, a Nazi-looted heirloom When Gabie Berliner was growing up in San Francisco, the only thing she knew about her father’s cousin Klara was that on the occasion of Gabie’s birth,… By Alix Wall Jul 21, 2022
World Russia’s war is undoing 30 years of Jewish community in Ukraine At the only regularly functioning synagogue here Vinnytsia, Ukraine, nine men and five women cheer a visitor on as he enters the building. “Terrific! We… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Jul 21, 2022
Bay Area Fremont man visits his birthplace: a DP camp in Germany About five years ago, with the help of his son, Steven, Abe Mazliach started a Facebook group for people like him. Mazliach, 76, of Fremont, was born in a… By Alix Wall Jul 15, 2022