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‘Round Olympic Village

“We slept in our back-garden bomb shelter . . . we were weaned on ration books, powdered eggs, and cod-liver oil”: Not long ago, now-chic East London was a hub of immigrant Jewish life. D’varim: A Lamenting Question?

We start reading this week at Deuteronomy 1:1. But where do we stop—and why? (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:10:41Obama’s Jewish Margin

It's not clear how much ground the president can afford to lose in Florida, where a Gallup poll found historically low support for a Democrat among Jewish voters.Abraham, the Rugged Individualist?

In his willingness to leave his native land for Canaan, his nomadic existence, and his disdain for Pharaonic bureaucracy, Abraham was not only the first monotheist but the first individualist.    The Nugatory Nine Days

By scrupulously observing the various restrictions of the Nine Days without internalizing the spirit of mourning that the law reflects, today's Jews embody the reason for the Temple's destruction.Jabotinsky’s Dream

Half a century before liberal Jewish activists made common cause with the civil rights movement, the revisionist Zionist was already speaking out against racism in the U.S. and South Africa.  Watershed in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's small Jewish community has always had peaceful relations with the country's Muslims. But fears are growing that last week's attack had local support on the ground.