For those holding an Israeli passport, the airports of Berlin and Amsterdam, Paris and Brussels are not neutral transit zones.

Behind these stark statistics stands a generation that is steadily disappearing, and with it the last direct witnesses of the Shoah.

A report by Tel Aviv University for Holocaust Remembrance Day shows rising violence against Jews—with no real relief even in Germany.

Survivors warn that rising global antisemitism echoes lessons the world still struggles to learn.

In our discussions around the holiday table, we try to find contemporary parallels to the four sons.

In marriage, two people must learn to become one and act as a unit for the good of all.

“The Jewish people are all one family—in times of joy and in times of difficulty. We in Israel care for every Jew anywhere in the world.”

At the beginning of this week’s portion, a commandment appears that at first glance seems purely technical in nature: “And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure, beaten olive oil for the lampstand, to kindle an eternal light (Ner Tamid – eternal candle – נר תמיד).”

From podium speeches to film narratives, the Middle East conflict overshadows the 76th Berlin International Film Festival’s effort to stay above politics.