‘Paskol Shlishi’ brings mix of major Israeli musicians together with survivors to inspire an album of original songs about the WWII genocide
The struggle over legal reform has caused enormous damage to the State of Israel. On the political level, the image of American backing has been undermined (even if, in practice, the defense cooperation continues as usual). On the economic level, the country”s credit rating has eroded. The public discourse in Israel reached new heights of
Abby Meyers, a Maccabiah Games gold medalist and former University of Maryland basketball star, was selected 11th overall by the Dallas Wings in the first round of the WNBA Draft last week. Meyers, who was involved with Jewish life on campus, helped her squad make the Elite 8 at this year”s NCAA tournament. She averaged
The Delegation of the European Union to the State of Israel on Monday paid tribute to those who perished in the Holocaust and those who fought the Nazis. In a statement, the delegation said, “We, representatives of the European Union and of the 26 Embassies of EU Member States present in Israel, are bowing our
A new study published in JAMA has demonstrated that so-called “Long COVID” has no statistical link to prior COVID-19. Rather, the initial severity of whatever virus a person succumbed to, along with loneliness, insufficient physical activity, and other issues are what determine the longevity of post-viral conditions. The paper compares over 300 children who had
The holy Tzaddik, Rabbi Yisachar Shlomo Teichtal, a onetime leader of the Haredi community in Hungary and author of the famous book, “Eim HaBanim Semeichah” was murdered 78 years ago while being transported in a crowded railway car from Auschwitz to the death camp Mauthhausen. Once a fierce anti-Zionist, he realized his error when he
The name “Bermuda” conjures up a variety of images. Tourists think of it as a tropical vacation site. Scientists ponder the disappearance of ships in the Bermuda Triangle. But for those concerned with the history of the Holocaust, Bermuda is remembered as the site of a notorious U.S.-British conference, eighty years ago this week, that
Israel Police on Monday located weapons, including grenades and magazines, hidden inside what seemed to be a cookie jar in the yard of a Lod school. Sappers are examining the items and searching the scene in order to ensure that there are no additional weapons nearby. Police have opened an investigation into the matter. Earlier
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Centrist party says it’ll push entrenchment of Declaration of Independence; MK Rothman says he opposes vetoes over judge selection, though current bill gives government this power
Yousef Mansour and Marsil Mansour, West Bank residents, communicated with Quds Force operatives via social media; were asked to smuggle and sell weapons, spy on IDF
Editor David Horovitz and Tech Israel editor Sharon Wrobel on what the Moody’s Investors Service downgrade of Israel’s credit rating outlook means; Haredi draft bill controversy
MK and Deputy Minister Moshe Arbel (Shas) will replace Aryeh Deri as Health Minister and Interior Minister, the Shas party”s spiritual leaders decided Monday. The Council of Torah Sages, the Shas party”s rabbinic committee, said Monday that it has tapped Arbel, who currently serves as Deputy Health Minister and Deputy Interior Minister to serve as
Jerusalem and Israeli Heritage Minister Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism) on Monday morning spoke about the preparations for the upcoming Lag Ba’omer celebrations in Meron. “The issue of arrival at Meron is comprised of a large number of things,” Porush told Kol Hai Radio. “If there is a mistake in one place – everything is
The 19th Budapest March of the Living took place on Hungarian National Holocaust Remembrance Day, with dozens of Holocaust survivors and Righteous among the Nations alongside thousands of mostly non-Jewish marchers. Gabor Gordon, the founder and chairman of March of the Living in Hungary, opened the march, which was dedicated this year to forced labor.
Nazis confined up to 450,000 Jews in area of just over 3 square kilometers; in April 1943 hundreds of Jewish fighters rose up, preferring to die fighting than in gas chambers
On Sunday, Transportation Minister Miri Regev informed philanthropist Sylvan Adams that he had been chosen by the Public Advisory Committee to light one of the 12 ceremonial torches for the event at Mount Herzl celebrating Israel”s 75th Independence Day. Being chosen to ignite beacons at the annual ceremony, symbolizing the 12 Jewish biblical tribes, is
A 73-year-old pedestrian was injured Monday morning by a passing vehicle in Bnei Brak. United Hatzalah and MDA paramedics arrived at the scene and the victim was transported to Beilinson Hospital in moderate condition. According to the United Hatzalah paramedics, “The pedestrian suffered a head injury after being hit by a vehicle. We provided him
Our new series – a deep dive into Megillat Ha’Atzmaut, or the Declaration of Independence – continues with an ardent socialist who knew how to compromise
QuaDream’s trouble began last week when watchdog revealed its REIGN program was used to surveil journalists and dissidents around globe; only two remain employed to guard equipment
Peaches Stergo, 36, met elderly man online in 2017, convinced him to transfer funds, which she used to live extravagantly while victim lost apartment
The Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University”s 22nd annual Antisemitism Worldwide Report was published in collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023. According to the Report, visibly identifiable Jews, particularly Haredi Jews, are the main victims of antisemitic assaults in the West,
The children of Leah Leilach Weissberg, ‘the nurse of Kiryat Atta’- are struggling to recover. They experienced Pesach without their Ima. Their father, a diligent kollel avreich, tries to comfort his orphaned children but their yearning for Ima only builds up as the days pass* Mrs. Weissberg was the primary breadwinner – she worked double
Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi David Lau on Monday morning paid a condolence visit to the Dee family in Efrat, following the murder of mother Lucy Dee and daughters Rina and Maia earlier this month. During the visit, Rabbi Lau spoke with Rabbi Leo Dee, the family’s father, Lucy’s parents, and other members of the family. On
Centrist party led by former defense minister would win 28 seats, PM’s Likud would get 24, with governing coalition falling from 64 seats to 52
Anna Winger’s series is based on Varian Fry’s real-life rescue of thousands of European artists and intellectuals; critics warn of historical inaccuracies caused by dramatization
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) met with Israel”s Foreign Minister Sunday to discuss the US-Israel alliance and the Iranian nuclear threat. Graham met with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (Likud) in Israel, as part of his Middle East trip, following a massive leak of Pentagon documents. The two vowed that their respective countries will not allow
Ahead of Independence Day, the price of chickens in Israel has risen, and the prices of the most popular products have seen significant hikes since last year, Israel Hayom reported. According to the report, in some cases the difference in price is due to sales which took place last year and which did not take
Dee recounts how Palestinian friends from neighboring West Bank villages came to him in tears after news of deaths broke, notes one of organs donated by late wife went to Arab
Perhaps the greatest influence on Al Jaffee, known to readers of Mad Magazine as the creator of the “Fold-In,” was the time he spent living in a Lithuanian shtetl as a child. Jaffee had been born in Savannah, Georgia, but returned to his mother”s native country with her after she became disillusioned by the irreligious
Former Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) has said that there will be no agreements on the Draft Law. Speaking to 103 FM Radio, Liberman said, “I have never heard such a thing, that the IDF supports a law to get out of serving. This is extremely serious.” He added, “There is no possibility of
It has been disclosed that Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Crown Prince of Iran, will visit the State of Israel in honor of Holocaust Memorial Day, where he is a guest of honor this year at the official state Yad Vashem Memorial event. In a recent twitter post, he stated: “The Iranian and Jewish people have
A plan being drawn up by the Israeli government to amend the country”s draft law and protect draft deferments for yeshiva students will be passed as a temporary, emergency measure, Kan Reshet Bet reported Monday morning. On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Coalition members to discuss the new legislation, pushed by Finance Minister
A resident of one of Jerusalem’s Arab neighborhoods was shot Sunday night after he shouted, “Allahu akhbar,” set fire to some vehicles and harmed many others. The suspect, in his 20s, carried out his acts of violence in the Jewish neighborhood of Neve Yaakov. He held in his hand an object which was not identified
Sunday’s pleasant weather is not likely to continue through the week, forecasters say. Monday’s weather will be pleasant, with temperatures rising along the coastline, in the lowlands, and in the northern Negev, reaching above seasonal average. Tuesday will see an additional rise in temperatures, and the weather will be hot and dry, especially in eastern
Officer opens fire when man carrying suspicious object calls out Allahu Akbar; Suspect taken to hospital, but no details released on his condition
For several months now, the Iranian mafia regime of mullahs has been confronting internal mayhem, the ongoing anti-regime protests in Iran. Nonetheless, the two sides of the regime, reformists, and hardliners, are battling to preserve the structure of the regime, to suppress all opponents and to keep the succession chain of mullahs intact. Incontestably, there
Jewish Democrats are backing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Republicans are calling on him to explain himself, following a report that the Democratic House minority leader defended Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and an uncle of his who had made antisemitic comments in the 1990s. The report belies longstanding claims made by Jeffries, a Brooklyn
Iranian police said on Sunday that authorities had closed more than 150 businesses in 24 hours for not respecting the obligation for women to wear headscarves under Iran”s strict Islamic dress code, AFP reported. The closures were announced a day after police said they have now implemented a plan to deal with women who violate
US forces conducted a raid against ISIS terrorists in northwest Syria on Sunday, a US official said, according to ABC News. Three were killed in the operation, and the US is assessing their identities. There were no US casualties, according to the official. “The raid resulted in the probable death of a senior ISIS Syria
The Dominion Voting Systems defamation trial against Fox News was delayed by the court late on Sunday and is now scheduled to begin Tuesday, NBC News reported. It was not immediately clear why the court ordered the one-day delay. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis is expected to make an announcement on the change
After delay, minister names honorees chosen to ignite beacons at annual ceremony, including philanthropist Sylvan Adams, comedian Shalom Assayag and head of Duvdevan commando unit
Suspected Islamic State (ISIS) group terrorists killed at least 31 people foraging for truffles in Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, according to AFP. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported the killing of four shepherds by ISIS jihadists in a separate incident, and the abduction of two others. “A total of 31
Tamara Qiblawi, a Lebanese-born journalist who has been working for CNN since 2015, has been forced to delete anti-Israeli posts that she wrote on social networks, i24NEWS reported on Sunday. The decision follows revelations by the Jerusalem Post that Qiblawi attacked Israel online, writing that “the attacks in the West Bank and Tel Aviv are
The legendary Warsaw revolt and other acts of Jewish resistance — both physical and spiritual — are focus of this year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration at Yad Vashem
Fresh clashes in Khartoum and other parts of country bring number killed to over 60, with dozens more feared slain in second day of fighting between army and powerful militia
Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison after finding them guilty of involvement in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner in 2020, AFP reported Sunday, citing the judiciary’s Mizan Online website. Iranian forces shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after its takeoff from Tehran on January 8, 2020, killing
Israeli cyberattack company QuaDream has summoned many of its employees to a hearing on Monday ahead of being laid off after some of them were told that the company is expected to close, sources told the Globes financial newspaper on Sunday. After the layoffs, a small number of employees will remain at the company to
Minister of Transportation Miri Regev, who is in charge of the events in honor of the 75th anniversary of the State of Israel, on Sunday informed Vered Ben Saadon, owner of the Tura Winery in the Samaria town of Rehelim, that she had been chosen from among the recommendations of a public advisory committee to
Diplomat’s tweet appears to be first time Biden administration weighs in on issue, which has been major source of tension in Israel-Disaspora ties
