Abraham Jonas of Springfield, Illinois, whose sons fought on both sides during the Civil War, was himself an active Republican who helped place Lincoln’s name in nomination in 1860. Samuel G. Alschuler, a Bavarian Jewish immigrant and photographer, took numerous photographic portraits of Lincoln from his days as a young, rising politician to the president’s […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: In Turkey, Antisemitism Right and Left (Part One)
Last year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the creation of an “Army of Islam” to attack Israel from all sides, in order to destroy it. That was shocking, but not surprising, for Erdogan has long been outspoken in his hostility to the Jewish state. Before Erdogan, relations between Turkey and Israel had long been […]
Turkey threatens to “send the refugees” if European Parliament doesn’t allow visa-free travel in Europe for Turks
This threat alone should disqualify Turkey for visa-free travel, which would mean the end of Europe, as millions of Turks and other Muslims, including jihad terrorists, would be able to enter and travel all over Europe with no oversight or checks at all. Meanwhile, the Euros are irritated because the malignant and un-turban’d Turks refuse […]