To learn more about the complex issues involved in Israel and in global Anti-Semitism, explore these resources recommended at our Yom Kippur afternoon discussion, led by Rick Berkman, National Chair of the American Jewish Committee and past president of RS:

An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth: A former AP correspondent explains how and why reporters get Israel so wrong, and why it matters:   http://tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/183033/israel-insider-guide

Yair Lapid’s speech in memory of the Holocaust:   http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/08/22/full-transcript-israels-finance-minister-yair-lapid-speech-at-platform-17-in-berlin-in-memory-of-holocaust-victims/

Rabbi Adam Zeff’s Rosh Hashanah sermon, Israel: Moving Beyond Myths:   https://app.box.com/s/veyu2s3oste0wjshpdcv

A History of Israel, Howard Sachar

My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel, Ari Shavit