First Person

I was disappointed to learn we were having a girl. Is that a sin?

Ahead of Yom Kippur, JTA's Europe correspondent looks back at his mother's feminist teachings and wonders how he can equip his daughter to cope in a world that's unfair to women.

First Person

The eclipse was exhilarating. Life-changing? Not so much.

A brief but brilliant distraction from a rush of dispiriting current events.

First Person

I talked to the ‘anti-Semitic’ Swiss hotel owner. It’s more complicated than you think.

Two sheets of paper and bitter memories ended up dealing a painful blow to a tactless businesswoman and the further poisoning of Israel's relations with Bern.