To celebrate Israel’s 75th, read Meir Shalev * Israel’s foolish deal with Poland * US Jewish leaders – don’t boycott Netanyahu * The Tragedy of MacBibi

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, April 20, 2023 [How to celebrate Israel’s 75th? Read Meir Shalev]( By Don Futterman You feel the earth of Eretz Yisrael in every sentence. Every tree, every stone – and certainly every beast – even the magical ones – get their moment Barukh Binah [To US Jewish leaders: Don’t boycott Netanyahu – talk to him]( From a longtime diplomat to my brothers and sisters coming to the GA: you have a role to play at this difficult time Arthur Green [To the leaders of American Jewry at the General Assembly]( We US Jews allowed ourselves to be silenced on Israeli issues, but we were wrong: Israel needs our strong moral voice Linda F. Burghardt [Homeland or hell: My parents and the Vienna of Leopoldstadt]( For my mother and father, who lost everything, there was never a sense of belonging after they fled Austria and the Nazis Efraim Zuroff [The foolish price Israel paid to restore school trips to Poland]( Will our kids really be taught the Polish government line that no Poles helped murder their Jewish neighbors? From the blogs [Yom HaShoah: The imperative to remember, the call to act]( By Irwin Cotler 12 Holocaust lessons that are searingly relevant in today’s era of surging antisemitism, denial, and, yes, genocide Henry Greenspan [The Holocaust’s empty rooms]( For me, Yom Hashoah will always be about a loss and a grief that last far longer than memorial candles [The miracle of the Holy Fire]( By Sarah Tuttle-Singer Believers say the flame kindled in the church will never hurt you. I’ve never touched it so I wouldn’t know David Stromberg [The Tragedy of MacBibi]( He set about crowning himself king by ’murdering’ the ruling ’king,’ which, in a liberal democracy, is the rule of law Naomi Chazan [Israel’s search for a broad consensus]( A broad value-driven way forward depends on everyone’s willingness to rectify past mistakes and construct a common tomorrow [‘Say Yes to the Dress’ – and helping others always]( By Ilyse Muser Shainbrown With roots in Brooklyn, I naturally bought my wedding dress at Hedda Kleinfeld’s bridal empire. What I hadn’t known was the shop’s place in Jewish history more choice voices Effie Kleinberg [Where are all the survivors?]( My grandparents stood before crowds to deliver their first-hand testimony and bare their tattooed numbers. Now they are gone Matt Vogel [1, 2, CHEESE!!! How I found Jewish community in professional wrestling]( Most Friday nights I run Shabbat at Hillel, but this week, I joined those who were loudly chanting, ’Boooooo!’ and ’Yay!’ Yael Shahar [Holocaust and literature: A writer’s dilemma]( While literature may not have a one-to-one correspondence with facts, it can have a one-to-one correspondence with truth Herzl Hefter [Transitions can be hazardous for the health of the Jewish people]( Historically, the time between Passover and Shavuot is one of trepidation and foreboding. This year in the modern State of Israel is no different [The Blogs Weekly]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved