This weekend the Jewish community was faced with another episode in a series of worldwide tragedies. Jews praying in two synagogues in Istanbul were simultaneously attacked in bombings that together claimed the lives of 20 people and injured more than 300 others. In a country of 68 million with a population of 25,000 Jews, these...

A three-day-long, University-sponsored conference on the September 11 tragedy convened last night for its first meeting in the International House’s Assembly Hall. The format of the event, which organizers have dubbed “9/11: Its Causes and Consequences,” will be a series of panel discussions featuring presentations by University administrators and professors. “We wanted to get members...