March 13, 2013

Seeking Kin: What became of a refugee couple sheltered in a Spanish monastery?

A Spaniard whose family had a connection to a couple who fled Nazi Germany and was given shelter in a Castilian monastery wants to know what happened to the couple.

By Hillel Kuttler March 13, 2013 9:17 pm

Our enemies, ourselves

The New York Times has an interesting piece today about how Syria’s army is ill-equipped to fight a civil war. Designed to repel an Israeli invasion, the army is having a hard time holding ground against rebels who have risen up against Bashar Assad’s regime. There’s a lesson in here for Arab autocracies: Your own […]

March 13, 2013 8:49 pm

New pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, has Jewish connections

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentinian cardinal who was elected pope and will take the name Francis, is said to have a good relationship with Argentinian Jews.

March 13, 2013 7:41 pm