ToI’s weekly deep dive: On the ground in a mourning Pittsburgh * Real threats of UK’s Labour anti-Semitism * Expat Israelis empower new ’diaspor a’ * Kafka’s journey home

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Weekend Edition Monday, November 5, 2018 [How George Soros became the target of both anti-Semites and right-wing Jews]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( [The Hungarian-American business-magnate is famously a funder of liberal causes; he’s also become a Jewish bogeyman in the same toxic way the Rothschilds were]( Scenes from Pittsburgh [Fighting hate with prayer, Pittsburgh’s Jews send defiant message of resilience]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [At first Sabbath service after massacre, shooting survivors are blessed; rabbi says to those who condemned Trump’s visit: ‘No one tells me how to welcome a guest in my own home’]( [Reporter's notebook / On first Shabbat after massacre, Pittsburgh’s Jews break challah together]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [How to pick up the pieces? Pittsburgh’s Jewish leaders debrief on a tragic week]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Reporter's notebook / In Pittsburgh, anti-Trump protesters ask the president not to be their neighbor]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( Interview [Foxman after Pittsburgh: Trump is a demagogue, a threat to democracy and Jews]( By [David Horovitz]( Reactions to terror [Israeli tour guide in Pittsburgh: ‘It can’t be; this doesn’t happen in America’]( By [Yaakov Schwartz]( [On his first trip back to his native US in six years to recruit Birthright participants at universities, Daniel Charter finds a horrifyingly familiar scene]( [Ira N. Forman]( [What Pittsburgh tells us about the Jewish future]( [‘Shock and surprise’ at shooter’s hatred of HIAS, says refugee organization’s VP]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( blog [Rachel Sharansky Danziger]( [Jewish mourning in the ‘America of Everyone’]( [I finally understand: American Jews are not just Jews who happen to live here and not elsewhere — it’s an identity in itself]( Interview [UK Jewish leader asks: Is the world changing for Diaspora Jewry?]( By [David Horovitz]( [ToI conducted a lengthy interview with Jonathan Goldstein on the threat posed by Labour anti-Semitism under Corbyn. Then came Pittsburgh, raising concerns to a whole new level]( [Poll: 38% of British voters brand Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semite]( By [Robert Philpot]( US midterm elections [Domestic issues, not Israel, key to pivotal Jewish voters in midterm elections]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( [Despite constituting just 2% of the population, US Jews may have a disproportionate impact on the vote — and Republicans and Democrats alike are aware of it, say analysts]( [For students at Brandeis, vigorous debate about Israeli politics is almost taboo]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( [At Paris conference, expat Israelis strategize how to empower growing ‘diaspora’]( By [Robert Sarner]( [With up to 1 million Israeli citizens now residing outside the Jewish state, members of the Global Israeli Leadership demand a place at the table in local communities and at home]( [Alleged UK neo-Nazi who named kid Adolf had studied in Israel, tried to convert]( By [Robert Philpot]( StartUp Israel [Is the cheese still good? and other questions a new food technology can answer]( By [Federico Maccioni]( [US-Israeli firm Silo aims to cut food waste with vacuum-sealing containers that keep track of what’s in the fridge and keep it fresh for longer]( [Barclays seeks startups for new fintech accelerator program in Tel Aviv]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Military sees surge in AI use, but not yet for critical missions]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Australian-Israeli startup creates water-based fuel for electric vehicles]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( People of the Books [How an Israel that never liked Franz Kafka came to own his literary legacy]( By [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [In a new book, author Benjamin Balint traces the long, tortuous journey of the famed surrealist writer’s original manuscripts – and through them the fading away of a murdered world]( [TV review / It’s funny how you don’t see stand up like Adam Sandler’s anymore]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [Film focuses on uncompromising street photographer’s unexposed work]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( Wild ride [Every animal in the Torah is stuffed into this biblical taxidermy museum]( By [Micah B. Rubin]( [Overflowing with lemurs and lions, crickets and crocodiles, Torah Animal World’s 1,100-piece collection gives visitors in New York City a hands-on look at God’s creations]( [Israel Travels / Ancient springs and stunning vistas: A desert day trip just outside Jerusalem]( By [Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am]( Blog [Zaki Djemal]( [In pursuit of God and myself on Mt. Everest]( [Joining the trek was terrifying, but celebrating the vitality and wonder of creation was slowly transformative]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2018 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved