A Word Aptly Spoken: Why Neither Iran nor Other Terrorists will Survive

History teaches a very clear lesson: those who come against and curse Israel simply do not survive.  Think about: The ancient Amorites, Canaanites, Jebusites...and all the other "ites!"  Where are they today?  Extinct. How about the Assyrians and Babylonians who took Israel captive and exiled the Jewish people? Remember Haman...the guy who planned to wipe …

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Remembering 6 Million Jews (Part 5)

This week we have commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day by studying the Holocaust, commemorating the day (January 27), and now examining Antisemitism.  If you have missed previous posts, you will find them here: Putting faces to the Holocaust The Holocaust in context and "What is the Holocaust?" How do we know it was 6 million …

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The Final Solution

In my last post I shared a bit about the resistance of the Jews during the holocaust.  That's because I wanted to highlight the Jews determination to live life to the fullest, even in the darkest circumstances.  Now, I want to share just a bit more of the sinister aspect of the holocaust. Ephraim Kaye, …

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Is History Bound to Repeat Itself?

In January 1933, the world watched a maniac assume power in Germany.  At the time, there were roughly 9 million Jews living in Europe.  By 1945, Nazi Germany occupied almost every one of those European countries and 2/3 of European Jews were killed.  They died, not as casualties of World War II which ravaged Europe, but …

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