Purim is not a celebration of slaughter, but of survival against attempted genocide
Letters: Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis responds to an article that said the festival could be seen as an example of Jewish zealotry
As Jews celebrate Purim, let us end the slaughter in Gaza committed in our name
Peter Beinart
Our refusal to reckon with the dark side of Purim reflects a refusal to reckon with the dark side of ourselves
US to revoke student visas over ‘pro-Hamas’ social media posts flagged by AI – report
Columbia University investigates students critical of Israel amid Trump’s threats
Hopeful or ‘hate-fuelled’? Film of controversial play about Israel gets London premiere
February 2025
The Audio Long Read
Israel and the delusions of Germany’s ‘memory culture’ – podcast
Germany embraced Israel to atone for its wartime guilt. But was this in part a way to avoid truly confronting its past? By Pankaj Mishra. Read by Mikhail Sen
Australian universities’ new antisemitism definition has some academics worried. Here’s why
Warnings decision could have ‘chilling’ effect and limit scope of education on Middle East
UK populists mix faith and politics with parroting of ‘Judeo-Christian values’
Rightwingers in Britain are beguiled by the potential of religious rhetoric after its use by Trump and Vance in the US
January 2025
The new school year is usually a time of joy but Jewish parents in Sydney are anxious and uncertain
The long read
Israel and the delusions of Germany’s ‘memory culture’
For my great-grandparents, for all Jews, for all humanity, I say never again
Mark Dreyfus
Today in Focus
Revisited: Life after Auschwitz – podcast
‘A moral wreckage that we need to face’: Peter Beinart on being Jewish after Gaza’s destruction
‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
Third of young adults in UK ‘unable to name Auschwitz or any Nazi death camps’
Anne Frank exhibit opening in New York amid US debate over antisemitism
Other lives
Irma Grant obituary
TV review
What Happened at Auschwitz review – this urgent documentary is a small step back towards enlightenment
Other lives
Simon Benscher obituary
‘A ray of light’: Palestinian and Jewish leaders in UK respond to ceasefire deal
