MISSING FATHERS On Oct. 7 and in the war vs. Hamas, 28 of the Israelis killed left behind pregnant wives. Get this: One woman I interviewed didn’t know she was pregnant until a week after burying her husband. My magazine story is out: tabletmag.com/sections/commu…

THIS WAS NO APRIL FOOLS' DAY JOKE A screw-up on April 1, 1959, could've had dire consequences. My article tells of this incident: blog.nli.org.il/en/night_ducks/ April Fools Day

SOME LIGHT AMID THE DARKNESS Today is Yom Hashoah: Holocaust memorial day. Had Europeans defied the Nazis, those 6 million Jews wouldn't have been murdered. Zakynthos, Greece, acted. All of their Jewish neighbors survived. Cause. Effect. My article: blog.nli.org.il/en/zakynthos/

REMEMBERING ROSE, OMER AND JONATHAN Israel's Memorial Day, starting tonight, will be more somber than usual due to the ongoing wars. The fallen include three U.S.-born soldiers. My article tells about them. tabletmag.com/sections/commu… #yomhazikaron #israel #gazawar #idf

A SOMBER DATE Fifty years ago today, Palestinian terrorists murdered 22 high schoolers in Maalot, Israel. I visited there and Tzfat to interview survivors. My story is out. tabletmag.com/sections/commu… Counter Terrorism Policing Israel Foreign Ministry משרד החינוך United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism United Nations CTED Global Counterterrorism Forum #counterterrorism

HAPPY JULY 14 (BASTILLE DAY), FRANCE My article discusses the connection between the French Revolution and the struggle for equal rights. France Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 France Diplomatie 🇫🇷🇪🇺 Embassy of France in the U.S. @franceenisr La Bibliothèque nationale de France Institut français des relations internationales CRIF Conference of European Rabbis European Jewish Congress blog.nli.org.il/en/french_revo…

A MINORITY WITHIN A MINORITY, ALSO TARGETED BY THE ENEMY My article tells of the Bedouins whom Hamas killed and kidnapped in its Oct. 7 invasion of Israel. tabletmag.com/sections/commu…

A LOOK AT OLYMPIANS PAST The 2024 Olympics will open officially tonight in Paris. My new article looks at some of the great Olympians from European countries. ISOH Olympic History The Olympic Games Bill Mallon IOC MEDIA World Olympians Israel ישראל #ioc #olympics blog.nli.org.il/en/jewish_olym…

KIDS MURDERED FOR PLAYING SOCCER 📷 📷 Majdal Shams is a town in pain, mourning 12 children murdered by a Hezbollah missile. The Druze have much to teach about life and death. My article after visiting: tabletmag.com/sections/commu… Soccer Aid BESA Center #druze #majdalshams #soccer

CHUCK NORRIS, SLY STALLONE AND KATHARINE HEPBURN ... ... had this in common: All starred in Menahem Golan's films. The prolific producer died 10 years ago. My feature story on him: blog.nli.org.il/en/menahem_gol… Sylvester Stallone Chuck Norris London Film School #films #filmhistory #actionfilms

IMAGES OF PAIN My magazine story tells of Benzi Brofman and other artists portraying young Israeli people killed at the Nova festival and in the ongoing war. To read: tabletmag.com/sections/commu…… #art Museum of Graffiti Street Art Lover Street Art Now Graffiti:StreetArt&Soul Museum of Arts and Design

A BIBLICAL VALENTINE'S DAY ... IN AUGUST My article tells about a millennia-old holiday celebrated this week. It's dedicated to romance and love. The world certainly could use more of each. #love #romance #valentinesday #attraction #matchmaker #tubav blog.nli.org.il/en/tu_bav_jewi…

HAVE I GOT A PACKAGE FOR YOU! Friday marked 100 years since the birth of Ephraim #Kishon, a wry writer, master of #satire and keen observer of Israel's foibles. My article: blog.nli.org.il/en/kishon/ All Things Comedy ארץ נהדרת Muli Segev Benji Lovitt

SCHOOL'S BACK IN SESSION, AMID FEARS Before the new term, I visited a school in Sderot, Israel. Much uncertainty remained there following Hamas's Oct. 7 invasion. My magazine story: tabletmag.com/sections/commu… UNICEF SchoolSafety.gov Save the Children US U.S. Department of Education National Assoc. of Elementary School Principals National Association of School Psychologists

A MAN WALKS INTO A POST OFFICE ... Aug. 23 was 100 years since Ephraim Kishon--author, satirist, director, even board game-maker--was born. A Jerusalem humor festival honored him, as it does annually. My article is out: blog.nli.org.il/en/kishon/ All Things Comedy BILL NYE THO (parody)

HAMMERIN' HANK'S DECISION Detroit Tigers star Hank Greenberg grappled with a dilemma in 1934: to play or not in his team's important games on Rosh Hashanah, a holy Jewish day. My article is out: Detroit Tigers National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ Weitzman NMAJH Bronx Historical So blog.nli.org.il/en/hank_greenb…

AN EXAMPLE OF GRACE AND RESILIENCY Iris Haim lost her son, 28, to Palestinian terrorists' kidnapping and then a tragic error, yet isn't a "woe is me" person. My magazine story: tabletmag.com/sections/commu… Centre for Information Resilience MentalHealthGov State of Palestine

AN EXAMPLE OF GRACE AND RESILIENCY Iris Haim lost her son, 28, to Palestinian terrorists' kidnapping and then a tragic error, yet she isn't a "woe is me" person. My magazine story: tabletmag.com/sections/commu…

EICHMANN + 65 YEARS Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was captured in May 1960. On trial, he claimed to be a bureaucrat. In truth, he helped lead Germany's near-total extermination of European Jewry -- genocide. My article: blog.nli.org.il/en/the-eichman… Yad Vashem US Holocaust Museum

GANGSTER ON THE RUN Meyer Lansky, an American gangster, sought to settle in Israel rather than risk arrest in the U.S. But Israel's Supreme Court in 1972 upheld the government's refusal of Lansky's residency application. My article tells the story: blog.nli.org.il/en/meyer_lansk…