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The Jews of Middle Earth

"I do think of the 'Dwarves' like Jews," wrote Tolkien, "at once native and alien in their habitations, speaking the languages of the country, but with an accent due to their own private tongue."The Children Britain Didn’t Save

The Kindertransport saved 10,000 from Nazi territory in the late 1930s.  But when it came to rescuing 1,800 Jewish children from Vichy France in 1942, Britain turned its back.Gangs of Detroit

What gangster Mickey Cohen was to Los Angeles, the Purple Gang was to Detroit—"a Jewish gang feared by even Al Capone’s Chicago mob."Morsi’s Media Circus

In a recent TV interview, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi branded Jews "descendants of apes and pigs."  Not one major American media outlet covered the story.Another Ceiling Broken

Treasury Secretary nominee Jack—Jacob—Lew is currently White House Chief of Staff and already the highest-ranking Orthodox Jew ever to serve in the federal government.Hold Your Peace

Contrary to press reports, the majority of Israelis supporting right-wing parties favor a negotiated peace.  It’s just that they know the Palestinian Authority does not.Europe’s First Jewish President?

The Czech Republic is Israel's staunchest ally in Europe—and, if Jan Fischer wins in the coming elections, will be the first European country to have a Jewish president.Ascending to Heaven

Though Paul of Tarsus decisively broke with Judaism, his vision of heaven in the Book of Corinthians was not so different from contemporaneous Jewish ideas.Beyond the Pursuit of Happiness

Psychiatrist Victor Frankl, a concentration camp survivor, wrote that "if there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering."Was Hitler Insane?

A new book thoroughly examines Hitler's medical records.  There is no doubt, the author says, about Hitler's mental health—and criminal responsibility.