An Education in Antisemitism; the Void Created by a Missing Hostage

[View this email in your browser]( March 6, 2024 • Adar I 26, 5784 # [Peace Is Written With a Swastika]( On the signs and symbols of Jew-hatred that defined me [BY EDUARDO HALFON](#) [Advertisement](#) [Episode 17: Mike and Gadi are joined by special guest Tony Badran to discuss the political maneuvers of Israel’s internal opposition]( # [A Life Held Hostage]( Sagui Dekel-Chen was taken by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7. Without him, a family, a community, a country, is incomplete. [BY TAMARA BERENS](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Bava Metzia 7]( Tevi Troy returns to focus on the question of possession, and the specific question of when one truly takes possession of a job in the White House MARCH 6, 2024 IN THE SCROLL That’s “V-J Day in Times Square” by photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, which shows a sailor, George Mendonsa, spontaneously kissing a stranger, believed to be Austrian-Jewish émigré Greta Zimmer Friedman, in Times Square after the announcement of Japan’s surrender on Aug. 14, 1945. On Feb. 29, 2024, RimaAnn Nelson, assistant undersecretary for Health for Operations in the Veterans’ Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), sent a memo requesting the removal of the photograph from all VHA buildings “in alignment with the [VA’s] commitment to maintaining a safe, respectful, and trauma-informed environment.” [READ ALL ABOUT IT]( # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](