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The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS. New insight into the Warsaw Ghetto uprisingThe Times of Israel - April 18, 2012 by Jack CohenOn Sunday April 14, Moshe Arens, former Israeli Defense Minister, Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the USA, spoke at Netanya -AACI on his recently published book, “Flags over the Warsaw Ghetto.” This is a unique and novel work that rights a historic wrong in Jewish history. The date was appropriate since the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto started on April 19, 1943, the first day of Passover 69 years ago, and the date of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Heroes and Martyrs Remembrance Day in Israel. Until now the true history of what happened during that epic battle has been obscured, by lack of information and biased reportage. Finally…

The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS. Trip to New Haven Holocaust Memorial helps students remember the lost Friday, May 25, 2012 By Alexandra Sanders, Register StaffNEW HAVEN — As Jews walked into Aushwitz, mine cars left, traveling from the ovens to an open streambed to dump the ashes.But one survivor collected a shoebox-full of ashes and it now sits buried in the center of the Holocaust Memorial in the city, according to Mike Romeo, member of the Holocaust Preservation Committee.The shoebox is surrounded by a concrete Star of David that forms the base of the memorial on Whalley Avenue. Jutting skyward from the ground and surrounding the shoebox are curved metal beams with symbolic barbed wire that represent Jewish imprisonment. Six center yew trees memorialize the six million murdered…

The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS. Israeli Life: Translating the Bible Into HebrewMay 2012 by Shoshana London Sappir, Hadassah Magazine In the beginning, it seemed like a good idea. When Hebrew speakers read the Bible in the original Hebrew, they can find it difficult to comprehend without the help of commentaries; many give up on the ancient texts. Enter Tanakh RAM, a translation of the Bible into Modern Hebrew. Yet, this new edition has been called scandalous, pernicious and fraudulent by critics; the Ministry of Education has threatened to ban its use in schools; pundits warn of the demise of Modern Hebrew culture; a university held a seminar about the pros and cons of the new publication; and the Op-Ed pages and Internet are atwitter. Meanwhile, according to publisher…