This week, in the German town of Lueneburg, a 93-year-old man went on trial accused of being an accessory to 300,000 murders. Whether you welcome the unedifying sight of Oskar Groening, a man not long for this world, being hauled before a judge depends on whether you see him as a frail old man bent over a walking Continue reading

In a few weeks time, during the festival of Passover, Jews worldwide will recite the words, “Next year in Jerusalem” – expressing an ancient ambition that every Jew might one day return (note my Dr Evil finger quotes around the following word…) ‘home’. For the eight million Jews who currently don’t reside in Israel, this Continue reading

Are these the darkest days for European Jews since the Holocaust? Today French Jews live in fear. The day after Yohan Cohen, Yoav Hattab, Philipe Braham and Francois-Michel Saada were slaughtered while doing their Shabbat shopping, Paris’ synagogues were half empty. Many congregants were too scared to show up. This week some kosher delis and Continue reading