Opinion
The JC Archive Blog No.16 – Things can only get better
A look at the JC from 100 years ago suggests that, despite appearances, things are improving
April 18, 2018 14:43
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A look at the JC from 100 years ago suggests that, despite appearances, things are improving
April 18, 2018 14:43Let's take a look at The Jewish Chronicle, 19th April 1918
“Jews Massacred in Russia” “Pogrom in Ukraine” “More Anti-Jewish Riots in Galicia” the headlines scream. In the UK, people are protesting the ‘invasion’ of thousands of Jewish refugees, and as usual during the war,
The Jewish Chronicle has a list of the Jewish soldiers named dead, wounded and missing in action - this week, it’s five dead, four died of wounds, forty three wounded, and two missing.
It’s not all bad news, though. The Shechita prohibition has been abolished in Switzerland. Someone in New York has given a million dollars to charity. Best of all, Lloyds Bank is completely transparent, putting out the following ad:
