Bruce Ticker

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — You might think that the deaths of an uncertain number of Palestinian civilians – reported to be up to 10,000 – might account for the fury that infuses pro-Arab protests around the world. That is part of it, but I question if it is driving the ringleaders and other

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “Does the whole world hate the Jews?” The question was posed by a self-identified Democrat from Waterbury, Conn., who called into C-Span Saturday morning to confess that he believed white nationalists owned antisemitism in America. With reports of the dreadful Hamas raid dominating the news, the caller said he

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — As Jewish leaders and show-biz celebs pondered the use of a prosthetic nose in a film portrayal of composer Leonard Bernstein, three Israelis were gunned down by terrorists along a West Bank highway and outside a gas station. Philadelphia Jews might well be surprised that preschool teacher Batsheva Nigri,

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — After seven months on the job, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee set herself up for the winter of Summer, to borrow from “The summer of George” title of a Seinfeld segment. Earlier this month, she traded barbs with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which criticized her decision to boycott