Slavery
Parashat Ki Tisa: Fear and the choice of courage
From the golden calf to today, fear tests us, but faith and courage show the way forward.
Parashat Ki Tisa: Sin of the golden calf and the test of patience
Taliban penal code legalizes slavery, places women below animals, expert tells 'Post' - interview
Parashat Bo: The world is catching up, again
'Fear No Pharaoh': US Jews and slavery – from implicated to appalled - review
In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.
UN judge 'exploited and abused' Ugandan woman she kept as enslaved while in UK
Mugambe was appointed to the UN's judicial roster in May 2023, three months after police were called to her address in Oxfordshire, according to her UN profile page.
Hamas’s hostage releases are modern-day slave auctions - opinion
As the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel comes to an end, so, too, might the weekly hostage “auctions” that have been among its most defining optics.
Four people arrested for supposedly enslaving mentally disabled man for 17 years in Portugal
Four people were arrested in Portugal's northern Braganca region for enslaving a man for 17 years; the victim endured abuse, exploitation, and deprivation. Human trafficking concerns persist.
Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says
Portugal's colonial era, during which countries including Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, Cape Verde and East Timor as well as parts of India were subjected to Portuguese rule.
The chocolate brand that started the fight against slavery
Tony's Chocolonely: Slave-Free Dutch Chocolate Debuts in Israel in Five Flavors
‘Origin’ story: How Ava DuVernay’s new movie connects the Holocaust, slavery and caste
The film opens with the 2012 murder of Black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, later recreating Nazi-era Germany, the Jim Crow South and other moments it connects through the idea of caste.
Former African slave leads solidarity march to Jerusalem
Simon Deng – a South Sudanese freedom fighter, activist, Christian, and former slave – led marches to Jerusalem to show solidarity with Israel amid the war with Hamas.
Bakery 'prison' uncovered in Ancient Rome's Pompeii
Archaeologists discovered in August a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their condition in the ancient world.
Florida JCC canceled slavery-focused talk with Jewish author, citing ‘current political climate'
The episode highlights the new ways in which Jewish authors and even institutions have become embroiled in a broad effort.