‘Never before’ versus ‘never again’
Each year on April 24, Armenians living in Israel gather to commemorate the 1915 mass killings of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians. But can the slogan “Never Again” be fully realized without recognizing the first genocide of the 20th century?
Abortion issue heats up in the Holy Land
When Mali Aharon became pregnant in 2005, she stood, figuratively speaking, at the same way station her parents had, paralyzed by fear. She was broke, alone and didn’t know what to do. But as an Israeli, she had options.
Questions and convictions
“The more you know, the less you know,” said one of my classmates at the end of our 10-day trip to Israel and the West Bank. For some reason, I had expected that I would have cracked the Israeli-Palestinian puzzle at the end of my trip. Instead, I left with more questions than answers. Along with a myriad of questions, I also left with a sense of conviction in myself.
Lesson in the ashes of books burned
I’ve always been attracted to big moments in history. When I took a closer look at the burning book display at Yad Vashem, the immensity of the Holocaust manifested itself in an entirely new way. The quote above those books: “Where they burn books, they will end up burning human beings,” will stay with me forever.
From Bethlehem to Yad Vashem: March 17, 2011
In search of Christian nativity, Hamas viewpoints, and other, darker Holy Land morsels, Team Religion continued its journey in the West Bank and Jerusalem on Thursday.
