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	Front Page Articles By Dr. Ervin Birnbaum (14 Articles) 1) How History Turns On Political Misjudgment Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Mar 30 2011 At an extraordinary meeting in Berlin 70 years ago this week, attended by 200 generals, commanders-in-chief and senior officers of the German armed forces, Adolf Hitler spoke for two and a half hours on the special nature of "Operation Barbarossa," the code name of the forthcoming campaign in Russia. Read Article 2) Sin Of The Grasshoppers Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Sep 21 2010 With Israel surrounded, as ever, by implacable enemies and forced to endure withering assaults of negative international opinion, we can take needed comfort and learn an important lesson from the Torah context of some key phrases in the Yom Kippur liturgy we recited just days ago. Read Article 3) Condemned to Perish Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Apr 08 2010 It was evident, in the years preceding World War II, that humanity had no desire to throw a saving rope to the drowning Jewish people. Read Article 4) The Cup Of Benjamin Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Jan 06 2010 When the sons of Jacob went to Egypt for food they became victims of a cruel ruse. As we recently read in the weekly Torah portion, when the provisions the brothers had acquired were loaded on horse and wagon for the return trip to Canaan, the Egyptian viceroy's cup was stealthily planted into the sack of the youngest, Benjamin. Read Article 5) When Satan Came To Melitz Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Sep 16 2009 Melitz (or Mielic) was a small shtetl in Poland. The following article is based on authentic Yiddish quotes from the original Melitz archives (courtesy Yad Vashem in Jerusalem). All the names are real. Read Article 6) Gaza: Looking Back And To The Future Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Jan 28 2009 The guns are now stilled. Criticism and debate, suggestion and advice, censure and fault-finding are being unleashed - as befits a Jewish society to which analysis and self-search are as natural as sunrise and sunset are to the realm of nature. Read Article 7) Deafening Sounds Of Shattered Glass Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Nov 12 2008 The assassination of the third secretary of the German Embassy in Paris, Ernst Vom Rath, by 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan in early November 1938 was unquestionably a crime. Read Article 8) Munich, 1938: The Fuse Is Lit Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Oct 01 2008 The Munich Conference at the end of September 1938 played a frightful role in human history. Read Article 9) When The World Said 'No' To The Jews Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Aug 13 2008 In its confrontation with the West, Iran is using the Nazi playbook circa 1938. The Iranians have been boycotting, stalling, and sidestepping every attempt to halt their nuclear program. Read Article 10) The Jewish Boy And The Papacy Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Jul 16 2008 On the night of June 23, 1858, there was a knock on the door of the Mortara home in the city of Bologna, Italy. Read Article 11) The Jews Who Fired The First Shots Against Fascist Tyranny Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted May 14 2008 Numerous historians consider the Spanish Civil War that broke out in July 1936 a prelude to World War II. Read Article 12) Three Days To Commemorate The Holocaust? Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Feb 20 2008 The observance last month of the UN-sanctioned International Holocaust Memorial Day once again raised the issue of a multiplicity of Holocaust memorial days. Read Article 13) The World's Greatest Wonder Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Oct 17 2007 Two months ago mankind celebrated the selection of seven new wonders of the world. Read Article 14) More Things Worth Remembering Dr. Ervin Birnbaum \| Posted Sep 06 2006 Many readers no doubt took issue with the relatively optimistic tone of my recent op-ed column ("Things Worth Remembering," Aug. 18) Read Article
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