OPINION By ENRIQUE KRAUZE What do the writings of Baruch Spinoza, a remote, 17th century Dutch philosopher of Dutch philosopher of Jewish Portuguese origins, have to say about the predicaments of the 21st century? A lot, because the fanaticisms that he faced alone in his time have multiplied in ours. The fanaticism of his times provoked religious wars; the current
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Jewish community across Mexico and around the world observed the start of the Purim festival on the eve of Wednesday, March 16. In the Hebrew calendar, Purim is an annual holiday, falling on the 14th day of the month of Adar (the 12th month in the calendar). Purim, often referred to as “Jewish
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The Kadima Foundation, a Mexican Jewish philanthropic organization aimed at helping children and young people with special needs, in cooperation with the State of Mexico’s (Edomex) Volunteer Support Social Security Institute (ISSEMyM) and the Edomex branch of Mexico’s Teletón Foundation, which also helps handicapped and special needs children through the collection of private-sector donations for the construction
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