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Nicholas Jagdeo

Jun 23, 2018, 12:07 AM

A twenty-first century Abraham and a Trini.

UK-born T&T novelist Nicholas S Jagdeo’s The First Jew – The Resurrection of Abraham does not, in its storyline at least, travel down entirely familiar Caribbean literary terrain, but there is more than a hint of Trini engagement of...

Jun 23, 2018, 12:06 AM

# 613, I’ve Reached My Goal

This, my 613th article, was my initial goal, following in the steps of Maimonides’ 613 commandments (Taryag Mitzvot). It is dedicated with great esteem and respect to Miriam Herschlag and Anne Gordon, my two devoted and patient editors, and to...

Jun 9, 2018, 1:10 AM

Time for an Earlier “Sabbatical”?

With 600 published articles, my intended goal had been 613, corresponding to the Taryag Mitzvot, the 613 commandments of Maimonides. To some surprise, the last 13 articles did not receive a single comment or reply. Not looking for any praise,...

May 1, 2018, 12:44 AM

After Anatevka — Tevye in Palestine Excerpt 51: Devorah Saves the World

Sarah is working now in the chicken house. She says Simcha is the one who should be in the coop because he has been afraid to marry her. I don’t know who is more frustrated, Sarah or Golde. I...

Apr 17, 2018, 5:08 AM

The double nature of people — a review of True West

Every story has a viewpoint that comes in from one angle and, if told well, sweeps you into its arms. But viewpoints are subjective and reality is multifaceted. True West, the play by Sam Shepard, brings together two very...

Ted Oded Avraham

Apr 13, 2018, 8:18 AM

‘Because the Romanians Were Slackers’

When Avi asked his grandmother why the Nazis didn’t stamp her arm, she answered, “because the Romanians were slackers.” Sabras imbibe a lot of Holocaust education as children. Avi’s first memory of the Holocaust dates to the age of 5....

John Chacksfield

Apr 12, 2018, 10:36 PM

Fiction: The Girl with the Green Eyes

This story is set in Yemen at the time of Operation Magic Carpet (For Ilanit) Shadra was standing in the daily market in Aden. She watched the British soldiers walking among the crowd. They were in their smart, dark blue uniforms,...

Apr 5, 2018, 1:06 PM

Israeli Action Shows to Binge After Fauda

You might just discovered Fauda's first season or maybe the wait for the 2nd season to stream on Netflix just tires you, or maybe you are just bored by mainstream shows. Well, don't worry, because I think I found a...

Apr 1, 2018, 11:04 PM

A World Without Israel

An imaginary scene: We have recently developed a special camera that is able to see what goes on in parallel universes. We decided to look at one parallel universe in which Israel doesn’t exist as we know it, and the land...

Mar 27, 2018, 6:44 AM

Israel’s Occupation and Its Human Rights Record — A Response

Rabbi Robert Wolkoff’s recent response to Rabbi Aryeh Meir’s March 2nd op-ed about Israel’s occupation, should have sufficed. It was well written and argued the major issues about the Palestinian refugees being a Pan-Arab problem and not one for Israel...

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