Charlotte Schallié

Palestinians and Jews across this land are taking a breath right now after a period of unimaginable suffering. Two years of bombing and intentional starvation. Two years of captivity and abandonment. Two years of infuriating political calculations at the expense of all of us. (1/6)

A different future here is not only possible, it’s crucial — our lives depend on it. And we won’t stop fighting until we achieve it.

2 years.
Countless meals.
Unshakable dedication.
Chef Ibrahim & Chef Anas have been with WCK’s #ChefsForGaza team since the beginning. Families like Wafaa's—displaced from Tal-al Hawa, North Gaza—continue to find comfort in their meals. Through every challenge, our team keeps showing up.

Today marks two years since Hamas’ October 7 massacre and the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza. We asked Palestinians and Jews on our team how they felt about their home then — and how they feel now. To see the full post, click here shorturl.at/msoVq
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‘I hear him screaming’: brother of Israeli hostage describes agonising two years Guy Gilboa-Dalal was taken from Nova festival in 7 October Hamas attack that led to Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza

It's the 7th of October today. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

This Sukkot, our hope is that everyone across this land soon dismantle their temporary structures and find home again. May every single family soon live in permanent safety and peace.

Sukkot in the displaced persons camp, Amberg, Germany, October 1947.

Sukkot in the displaced persons camp, Amberg, Germany, October 1947.

An image of Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee, from 1965. Photo courtesy CBS Photo Archive / Getty.

The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS

'For the sins we have committed': Reimagining Yom Kippur liturgy in a post-Oct. 7 world Hovering over this 5786 holiday season is a sense of moral and spiritual crisis that calls out for liturgical innovation.

"‘For the sins we have committed’: Reimagining Yom Kippur liturgy in a post-Oct. 7 world" forward.com/opinion/7726...

May this Yom Kippur bring us closer to a world where all of us live with freedom, safety, and peace.

Judith Butler is being targeted by the US government. We must stand up | Joel Swanson What is happening to Judith Butler – a Jewish intellectual – in the name of fighting ‘antisemitism’ is outrageous

"Standing up for Jews on campus means standing up for the rights of all Jews." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This illustation appeared on the cover of suffrage activist Selina Solomons’ 1912 book "How We Won the Vote in California."

In 5786, may we carry forward the commitment of Solomons and other Jewish women to protecting democracy and bringing a more just world into being.

Shana tova! ⭐

Robert Munsch, wearing round glasses and resting his head on his fingertips. A headline reads: "When Dementia Steals The Imagination of a Children's Book Writer" Photo by Haruka Sakaguchi for The New York Times

Robert Munsch wrote such beloved books as “The Paper Bag Princess” and “Love You Forever” by performing them to audiences of children. Now dementia is causing his tales to slip away. nyti.ms/4mc35tT

Memòria gràfica d’una supervivent de l’Holocaust - El Diari de l'Educació A la 15a edició de l’Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest (AMFF), que s’ha pogut seguir a través de la plataforma Filmin durant el mes d’agost de 2025, s’ha presentat el documental Lo que encontraron (What Th...

'Emmie Arbel. El color de los recuerdos' (Garbuix Books), de Barbara Yelin, és una història narrada en primera persona a través de les converses amb l’autora al llarg d’un lustre, que van facilitar rememorar una infància terrible

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Por cierto, en el convulso mundo en el que vivimos, no pararé de recomendaros la lectura de Emmie Arbel, el color de los recuerdos, de la artista alemana Barbara Yelin, publicado por @garbuixbooks.bsky.social y traducido por servidora.

„Eine Virtuosin der deutschen Comic-Szene“: Jugendliteratur-Preis für Zeichnerin Barbara Yelin Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur ehrt Künstlerin für ihre biografischen Erzählungen und die Auseinandersetzung mit der deutschen Geschichte.

„Eine Virtuosin der deutschen Comic-Szene“: Jugendliteratur-Preis für Zeichnerin Barbara Yelin www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/comic... via @tagesspiegel.de

WCK's team in Gaza has been working to serve as many families as we can in Gaza in the face of ongoing supply shortages. With bread, stoves, and lots of hope, Response Director Wadhah tells the story of the team's resilience and adaptability as they cook for their community. #ChefsForGaza

A Bad Deal: By Adopting the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism, Universities are Sacrificing Academic Freedom

One of the authors of the IHRA definition of antisemitism writes about why he opposes the way it is being adopted formally by universities as part of settlements with the Trump administration. knightcolumbia.org/content/a-ba...

A Map to a Place That No Longer Exists In this city, there are thousands upon thousands of us, each carrying their own coordinates to somewhere that can no longer be found.

"In Gaza, the landscape changes faster than memory can keep up ... places once familiar become unrecognizable overnight; streets you walked yesterday may not be there tomorrow."

A new essay by Abdullah Hany Daher
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Arundhati Roy on How to Survive in a ‘Culture of Fear’

"Whether it’s in the Soviet Union or whether it is in East Germany or in the darkest places and times, writers have managed to survive. Their work has survived." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/m...

Our book has a cover!

Art by @mlibicki.bsky.social, design by Tamara Hawkins.

"Two Roses" will be published with @uoftpress.bsky.social in February 2026.

With gratitude to @timothysnyder.bsky.social for writing the foreword!

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Journalism remains a lifeline in Gaza even as scores of reporters are killed Despite the daily dangers of the job, Gazan journalists continue to convey to the world what they see around them

“Being a journalist in Gaza is not just a job. There are no safe areas. For many, it is a balance between professional duty and the need to protect their families, knowing that each report is vital for the world to understand the reality on the ground.”

The latest from my friend Hasan Jaber in Gaza

To Fight Antisemitism, Treat Faculty as Allies (opinion) Our research suggests the fight against antisemitism would be better served by treating faculty as allies, not antagonists, Graham Wright and Leonard Saxe write.

"The extraordinary actions that the government has taken in the name of fighting antisemitism, including punishing entire universities... may actually be feeding these conspiratorial, anti-Jewish beliefs." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel’s Tactics in Gaza Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a humanitarian crisis.

As Israel’s tactics in Gaza have increasingly provoked international condemnation, rabbis across the world are speaking out against the Israeli government’s conduct in the war, on moral and religious grounds.

The right has filled a void on antisemitism – leaving the Jewish left without a language to talk about it Left-wing Jewish political journalist Rachel Shabi delivers a nuanced take on antisemitism, legitimate criticism of Israel and the role of race and colonialism.

And you can read the article at: theconversation.com/the-right-ha...

Jewish Studies scholars letter about UO closures/layoffs If you are an academic worker (any rank) in Judaic Studies (broadly construed), or a graduate student in Judaic Studies (again broadly construed), and you would like to add your name to this letter, p...

Jewish Studies folks: read + sign this open letter to U of Oregon’s upper administration, protesting their threats to eliminate several Humanities departments & programs (and all faculty positions in those units). This includes Judaic Studies and Holocaust Studies. docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Mariam Dagga, AP freelance journalist in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli strike Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist in Gaza for The Associated Press, was killed by an Israeli strike on a hospital. She was 33.

Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist in Gaza for The Associated Press, was killed by an Israeli strike on a hospital. She was 33. During the war, Dagga regularly based herself at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. S

Opinion | Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Commander. It Killed a Pulitzer-Winning Journalist. The killing of Anas al-Sharif marks an ominous new phase of the war in Gaza.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”