Vatican Pimpernel: The Kerry clergyman who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis
May his memory be a blessing and – as war and tyranny threaten Europe again – may it be a reminder to us all of
28/02/2022
World-famous Austrian Jewish writer Stefan Zweig dies by suicide, 22 February 1942
Stefan Zweig’s life encapsulated the good times for Austria-Hungary’s Jewish community which spanned approximately the length of a human lifetime, the 71 years from 1867
22/02/2022
20 years ago this week: The kidnapping of Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl was kidnapped by Al Qaeda terrorists 20 years ago this week on 23 January 2002. Daniel Pearl was a Jewish-American journalist, born in
24/01/2022
118 years ago today: Father Creagh’s antisemitic sermon in Limerick
The Jews who fled went on in many cases to have illustrious careers and to make major contributions to other cities and countries. What was
11/01/2022
Israel battles two viruses
It started in the earliest days of the Covid pandemic. Scarcely had news spread in January 2020 of the arrival of the coronavirus from China
16/12/2021
The Refugees that the World Forgot
To say that they were well integrated with the indigenous people – as some have stated – is completely missing the point. When your ancestors
30/11/2021
On this day in 1947: UN votes to establish Jewish & Arab states in British Mandate Palestine
UN General Assembly votes to establish Jewish & Arab states in British Mandate Palestine, 29 November 1947 Ten years ago, the Arabic word Nakba (‘catastrophe’)
28/11/2021
So Many Things About the Israel-Palestine Conflict Make No Sense Until You Understand One Thing
Fair-minded observers of the Israel-Palestinian conflict are often left gaping at the tone of the statements emanating from the various forces that oppose Israel. The
15/11/2021
Introduction:The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (hereon: PFLP) is considered to be among the Palestinian opposition organisations, and strongly opposes the peace process
07/11/2021
Deputy Connolly’s concern with ‘Jewish supremacy’
Two days before the publication of David Collier’s report into antisemitism in Ireland, Deputy Catherine Connolly (an independent TD from the Galway West constituency) put
11/10/2021
On This Day – 11 April 1961
Trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem – 11 April 1961 Coming only sixteen years after the end of World War 2, the trial of
11/04/2021
On This Day – 26 March 1979
Israeli and Egyptian leaders sign peace treaty – 26 March 1979 “Today I tell you, and declare it to the whole world, that we accept
26/03/2021