Allison Hoffman
By Allison Hoffman
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News Holocaust Day Flap Prompts Pro-Jewish Sympathy in U.K.
LONDON — Nearly three months after homegrown local terrorists set off a deadly series of bus and subway bombings, some Jewish community leaders say the resulting outcry against domestic Muslim radicalism is creating greater public understanding for Jewish concerns. The shift in public opinion emerged suddenly and starkly this month, after initial government attempts to…
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News Whew! The Unsung Art of Whistling Returns
In the fictional shtetl of Frampol, the home of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Gimpel the Fool, whistling on the Sabbath would have been strictly forbidden, and whistling a tune at night was known to bring out the demons. During the Holocaust, the simple act of whistling a familiar melody became a mode of communication in the…
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