Michael Kuttner

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Will we ever learn?

The long-overdue dispatch to “martyrs paradise” of one of the world’s leading plotters and purveyors of terror has unleashed a not unexpected avalanche of...

Warning: Climate Change

The subject of climate change is one which is guaranteed to generate plenty of heat regardless of whether one is a sceptic or a...

Has anything changed?

We are in the midst of what is commonly known as the “festive season.” For those of us living in Israel, it is a time...

One down, two to go

You could almost hear the collective sighs of relief from British Jews as the results of the election became evident. Not only UK domiciled Jews...

Listen and learn

Quote: “If you are not listening you are not learning” (President L.B.Johnson) This has been a vintage week for listening as a multitude of the...

Is it good for the Jews?

Thursday 12 December 2019 is crunch day for United Kingdom Jews. Whatever the results of the elections, on Friday 13th, the fallout and aftermath...

Best left unsaid

Quote: “words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.” (Homer) This quote came to mind as I read the latest crop of pontifications from...

Charades

One quote and two definitions of “charades” sum up more than adequately the Mickey Mouse situation we are currently confronted with. Quote: “your words mean nothing...

Anniversary blues

Anniversaries usually come in two varieties, either commemorating happy or sad occasions. Unfortunately given the sad realities of Jewish history over the last two thousand...

Quote: “History never repeats itself – Man always does.” (Voltaire)

Jews have through the generations collectively laid great emphasis on remembering and commemorating events which helped to shape their survival. Almost every religious festival...