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The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/robert-philpot/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:19:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Robert Philpot | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/robert-philpot/ 32 32 These Jewish gay dads show how parenting benefits from a shifting division of labor https://www.timesofisrael.com/these-jewish-gay-dads-show-how-parenting-benefits-from-a-shifting-division-of-labor/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:02:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3036947 These Jewish gay dads show how parenting benefits from a shifting division of labor

These Jewish gay dads show how parenting benefits from a shifting division of labor

]]> UK posthumously honors Jewish diplomat blocked by Saudis in 1968 for being a Jew https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-posthumously-honors-jewish-diplomat-blocked-by-saudis-in-1968-for-being-a-jew/ Sat, 20 May 2023 05:59:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3016652

]]> Now on display, UK Jews’ correspondence shows the Holocaust unfolding in real-time https://www.timesofisrael.com/now-on-display-uk-jews-correspondence-shows-the-holocaust-unfolding-in-real-time/ Thu, 18 May 2023 00:26:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3007361

]]> The Royal Family’s 800-year relationship with Britain’s Jews, in 7 historical tidbits https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-royal-familys-800-year-relationship-with-britains-jews-in-7-historical-tidbits/ Sat, 06 May 2023 01:58:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3009271 The Royal Family’s 800-year relationship with Britain’s Jews, in 7 historical tidbits

]]> How Austria’s Jewish chancellor helped country evade responsibility for Nazi past https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-austrias-jewish-chancellor-helped-country-evade-responsibility-for-nazi-past/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 01:52:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2965040

]]> After backlash for exposing UK Labour antisemitism, how John Ware won back his name https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-backlash-for-exposing-uk-labour-antisemitism-how-john-ware-won-back-his-name/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:27:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2985420 After backlash for exposing UK Labour antisemitism, how John Ware won back his name

]]> Why the Tower of London holds a paradoxical place in Medieval England’s Jewish story https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-the-tower-of-london-holds-a-paradoxical-place-in-medieval-englands-jewish-story/ Sat, 11 Mar 2023 03:49:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2965098 Why the Tower of London holds a paradoxical place in Medieval England’s Jewish story

]]> Heirs of Nazi-persecuted collector hail justice in auction of Edvard Munch painting https://www.timesofisrael.com/heirs-of-nazi-persecuted-collector-hail-justice-in-auction-of-edvard-munch-painting/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 01:23:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2946567 Heirs of Nazi-persecuted collector hail justice in auction of Edvard Munch painting

]]> An early Zionist’s unsolved murder fuels a mystery novel ripped from the archives https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-early-zionists-unsolved-murder-fuels-a-mystery-novel-ripped-from-the-archives/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 02:13:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2942025 An early Zionist’s unsolved murder fuels a mystery novel ripped from the archives

]]> New world history by pop-historian Simon Sebag Montefiore is a family affair https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-world-history-by-pop-historian-simon-sebag-montefiore-is-a-family-affair/ Mon, 02 Jan 2023 23:59:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2902739

]]> How the son of ‘Hitler’s architect’ helped bring the World Cup to Qatar https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-son-of-hitlers-architect-helped-bring-the-world-cup-to-qatar/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 19:07:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2897304

]]> Three years after Corbyn’s defeat, UK’s Labour fights to purge lurking antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-years-after-corbyns-defeat-uks-labour-fights-to-purge-lurking-antisemitism/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 13:18:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2894069 Three years after Corbyn’s defeat, UK’s Labour fights to purge lurking antisemitism

]]> The rise and fall of the opium-fueled Sassoon dynasty, the ‘Rothschilds of the East’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-opium-fueled-sassoon-dynasty-the-rothschilds-of-the-east/ Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:05:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2879154 The rise and fall of the opium-fueled Sassoon dynasty, the ‘Rothschilds of the East’

]]> In London exhibition, snapshots of Jewish life soon to be shattered by the Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-london-exhibition-snapshots-of-jewish-life-soon-to-be-shattered-by-the-holocaust/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 07:30:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2849705 In London exhibition, snapshots of Jewish life soon to be shattered by the Holocaust

]]> The first Jew to escape Auschwitz helped save 200,000 lives — but few know his name https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-first-jew-to-escape-auschwitz-helped-save-200000-lives-but-few-know-his-name/ Sat, 24 Sep 2022 06:02:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2821354

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