Randy's Corner
Curious to learn more about Israel? Fascinated by history, politics, and Israel’s role on the international stage?
Twice a month, Randy’s Corner features diverse topics ranging from geo-political relations and historical achievements, to technological, medical and scientific breakthroughs.
Researched by our feature writer and in-house editor, Randy Pinsky, pieces are timely and impactful, recapping Azrieli Institute events and documentary screenings.
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Recent Pieces
April (2) 2025 - In a World Full of Darkness: Unlikely Heroes of the Holocaust
April (1) 2025 - New Languages, New Antisemitisms? Conference March 24-26
March 2025 - Fragile Hope: The Israel-Hamas Ceasefire and Hostage-Prisoner Deal
February 2025 - Friend or Foe?: Jimmy Carter's Complicated Relationship with Israel
January 2025 (2) - The 2024 Israel-Lenanon Ceasefire; Cautious Optimism
November 2024 - The Next Abraham Accords? Normilization of Israeil-Saudi Relations
October 22, 2024 - The Iron Dome: Protecting Israel in Times of War
September 1, 2024 - Resilience in Action: Israel at the Paris Paralympics
August 6, 2024 - Israel at the Olympics Persevering Against All Odds
July 10, 2024 - Courage Beyond Their Years: The All-Women Tank Crew Who Battled the Terrorists
June 23, 2024 - Netanyahu vs the Generals; an Age-Old Tension
May, 2024 - Azrieli Best Book in Israel Studies Review (2024)
April 7, 2024 - Well-Intentioned But Perhaps Misguided? The NDP Motion on the Israel-Hamas War
April 1, 2024 - Bring Them Home
March 2024 - Brothers in Farms: Israel's Response to the War-Time Labour Crisis
February 2024 - South Africa's Case Against Israel
January 24, 2024 - Israel's Four-Legged Soldiers: Canine Pioneer, Rudolphina Menzel
January 1, 2024 - How a TikTok Song Became Israel's War Anthem
December 2023 - "Take Care, We Share the Air": Israeli Pilots Co-existing with Migrating Birds
November 2023 - United in Sorrow, United in Response; Community Resilience in the Face of Conflict
September 2023 - Two Women Signed Israel's Declaration of Independence, Golda and....?
May 2023 - Saving the Dead Sea
April 2023 - Sports and Diplomacy? A Game-Changer
March 2023 - Once Forgotten But Always a Legend Israeli Pioneer, Manya Shochat
February 22, 2023 - First on the Scene: Israel's Search and Rescue Efforts
February 2023 - "First to Stand": Irwin Cotler, Crusader of Human Rights
January 2023 - Israel Goes to the Polls...Again
December 2022 - Fighting the Devil: Canadian Jewish Service People in the Second World War
September 2022 - The Year of Interruption: Israel's Agriculture Revolution
July 2022 - 70 Years of Reckoning with the Past: The Claims Conference
June 2022 - Divers by Day, Smugglers by Night: Mossad's Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry
May 27, 2022 - Morocco: Exporter of Oranges and Broker of Peace
May 2022 - Israel and Sports: A Come-From-Behind Story
April 2022 - Getting to That Moment of Silence: Remembering the Munich Massacre
February 2022 - The Angel of Budapest: What Happened to Raoul Wallenberg?
January 2022 - Battling the Beast: Israel’s Experience in the Pandemic
December 2021 - ‘Justice Justice You Shall Pursue’ Legacies of the Nuremberg and Eichmann Trials
November 2021 - ‘A Common Goal’: Reconciliation through Sports
