June/July 2017
- On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot(JTA) — Every October, Christopher Columbus returns not only as history but as controversy. The voyages associated with his name transformed the world, but their legacy is inseparable from conquest, coercion and the destruction that followed European expansion. Yet the same Iberian age also produced a quieter and far less controversial revolution: advances in astronomy,... […]
- Recorded anti-Jewish hate crimes rise 10% in England and Wales(JTA) — Hate crimes targeting Jewish people in England and Wales rose by 10% in the year ended in March, according to the latest data released by the British government. Police-reported hate crime — including crime influenced by other factors such as race and sexual orientation — overall increased by 7% compared with the previous... […]