Protesters in Philadelphia gather to urge an end to the government shutdown, Jan. 8, 2019. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Trump Invokes Israel’s ‘Wall’ in Saying he has Agreed to Reopen Government

“Israel built a wall, 99.9 percent successful,” Pres. Trump said Jan. 25 in a Rose Garden speech announcing that he agreed to reopen the government. “Won’t be any different for us.”

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A mourner wearing a Star of David around his neck at the Squirrel Hill memorial service for the victims of the shooting at the neighborhood's Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Penn., Oct. 29, 2018. (Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Yes, Anti-Semitism is a Problem Again. No, it is Not 1939.

If anti-Semitism is a chronic disease, it is one that we can fight whenever it erupts. But that means looking for the right treatment. Fatalism is not the cure.

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"Three Identical Strangers" is a documentary about triplets separated at birth by a Jewish-affiliated adoption agency in 1961. (Courtesy of NEON)

Does ‘Three Identical Strangers’ Play Fair with Its Audience? [Spoilers]

The documentary recalls a tabloid-friendly story from the early 1980s, when identical triplets David Kellman, Bobby Shafran and Eddy Galland discovered one another’s existence through a series of coincidences.

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