April 18, 2023

Shooting victim recounts his miraculous survival

One of the people who were injured in Tuesday morning’s attack in the Shimon HaTzadik neighborhood in Jerusalem was Rabbi Jacob Ben Panina Mozes, 48. He was taken to Hadassah Mount Scopus hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. At the hospital, he was operated on by Senior Prof. Haggi Mazeh, director of the

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New York: One dead after parking garage collapses in Lower Manhattan

One person was killed when a parking garage partially collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan”s Financial District, Mayor Eric Adams said, according to The Associated Press. Five people were injured in the incident, which occurred around 4:15 p.m. local time on Ann Street, between Nassau Street and William Street, a few blocks from City Hall and

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Seattle synagogue vandalized ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

A Seattle synagogue was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti before the start of Israel”s Holocaust Remembrance Day. According to the StopAntisemitism NGO, the vandals targeted Temple De Hirsch Sinai Reform synagogue “moments prior to Holocaust Remembrance Day starting.” “We must strengthen our laws to ensure the horrors of the past do not become the norm of

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Fox News, Dominion reach settlement in defamation suit

Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday reached a $787.5 million settlement agreement, the parties announced, narrowly heading off a trial in the voting company”s defamation lawsuit shortly after the jury was sworn in, NBC News reported. “Fox has admitted to telling lies,” John Poulos, Dominion CEO, said in a press conference after the

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Music from the horror

I was in awe when Francesco walked into our Arutz Sheva studio in Jerusalem with such simplicity, almost embarrassed to be there. I managed to get him away from Yad Vashem where he was very busy doing some research while on a five day trip to Israel from Italy, for a chat with me on

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Panamanian Foreign Minister visits Western Wall on Holocaust Remembrance Day:

Following their participation in a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony today (Tuesday), Panamanian Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney and her delegation came to the Western Wall along with Israel’s Ambassador to Panama, Itai Bardov. The visitors were greeted by the rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, who explained to the foreign minister

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Moroccans and Bahrainis participate in March of the Living

Two people from the Middle East participated in this year”s March of the Living, speaking to Israel National News on Tuesday about their experience visiting Auschwitz. Anas Syari is a 27-year-old from Morocco with a PhD in political science who is a businessman. He explained that going on March of the Living to Auschwitz-Birkenau is

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Dee family sets out to build three legacies

The Dee family of Efrat will end their shiva, the period of mourning for the loss of their mother Lucy Dee and daughters Rina and Maia Dee, tomorrow. All three were murdered in a shooting attack in the Jordan Valley during Passover. The members of the Dee family have announced that they will be promoting

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Miss World 2021 participates in March of the Living

Karolina Bielawska, a Polish model, television presenter and Miss World 2021, who participated in the March of the Living on Tuesday, told Israel National News that it was the third time she had visited Auschwitz. “Every single time I’m here I can’t believe what happened, but what I know is that every survivor always says

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13,000 join March of the Living to Asuchwitz-Birkenau

The annual March of the Living took place today (Tuesday) from Auschwitz I to Auschwitz-Birkenau, marking Israel”s national Holocaust Memorial Day. The March of the Living – taking place for the 35th year – was led by 40 Holocaust Survivors, alongside more than 13,000 participants from 25 countries around the world. The theme of this

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Arab delegation takes part in March of the Living in Poland

Sharaka, a non-governmental initiative that grows the impact of the Abraham Accords by transforming the vision of people-to-people peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors into a reality, brought 22 Arab participants to this year”s International March of the Living in Poland as part of a first-of-its-kind year-long program that promotes tolerance through Holocaust education.

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El Al pilot compares govt. to Nazi dictatorship during flight

Passengers on an El Al flight from Tel Aviv to New York were subject to a rant against the government’s planned judicial reforms by their pilot during their flight today (Tuesday). Captain Doron Ginzburg used the occasion of Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day to say over the aircraft’s intercom system, in English: “Reminding all of us

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Auschwitz visitor causes outrage after posing for glamor shot on train tracks

A visitor to Auschwitz”s inappropriate photo showing her striking a modelling pose and smiling while sitting on the railroad tracks leading to the site of the former death camp led to widespread condemnation after a photo of the incident was posted to social media. The visitor was captured sitting leisurely on the train tracks used

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Where was God during the Holocaust?

The question, ‘Where was God in the Holocaust?’, has been reverberating in our world for eighty years. For the most part, the religious answer to this question suffices with the murmur of the verse: “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts [are higher]

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Minneapolis synagogue closes due to antisemitic threats

A synagogue in south Minneapolis was forced to close in-person programs over the weekend after antisemitic messages were discovered at a bus stop nearby. The Temple Israel Reform congregation said they had moved to online Zoom programming on Sunday out of caution after anti-Jewish statements were discovered Saturday evening. The building later reopened on Monday,

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Fail-Safe and Jewish Self-Defense

The best-selling novel Fail-Safe was brought to mind with the recent news headlines about the observance of Yom HaShoah [Holocaust Remembrance Day] and that a high school in Florida removed a graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank”s diary from its library with the school administration quoted as saying it is “not age appropriate” There is

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IDF to continue sending enlistment letters to haredim

The IDF presented today (Tuesday) its new service model, which according to military officials was supposed to be presented in about two months, but which was published now in light of the instructions of the Supreme Court and the expected passage of the new Draft Law when the Knesset returns from its current recess. Under

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Improvement in condition of Shimon Hatzaddik ashooting victim

There has been an improvement in the condition of one of the victims of the terrorist shooting attack in the Shimon Hatzaddik neighborhood of Jerusalem this morning. Shaarei Tzedek Medical Center reported that “the wounded man arrived in moderate condition and after evaluation was transferred to urgent surgery. The surgery was successful, the patient regained

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Over 1/3 of Austrians believes Jews have too much influence

Austria”s National Council”s newly released antisemitism report has revealed that over a third of the country believes Jews try to take advantage of being victims of the Holocaust and that antisemitism is a widespread problem coming from Austrian society, especially those from immigrant backgrounds. The report, commissioned by the Austrian parliament and conducted by by

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US State Department offers $$7 million reward for Hezbollah leader

The US State Department today (Tuesday) announced a $7 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Ibrahim Aqil, a senior member of the Hezbollah terrorist organization. “Ibrahim Aqil, also known as Tahsin, serves on Hezbollah”s highest military body, the Jihad Council,” the State Department said in its announcement. “During the 1980s, Aqil was

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2 Islamic Jihad terrorists planning attack arrested in Jenin

Two wanted Islamic Jihad terrorists who were planning to carry out a terrorist attack were arrested in Jenin this afternoon (Tuesday). IDF forces from the Duvdevan Unit carried out the operation to apprehend the terrorists. During the operation, Israeli forces came under fire from terrorists. Six Arabs were injured in the ensuing firefight, according to

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Historic Barcelona synagogue defaced before Holocaust Remembrance Day

Antisemitic vandals defaced the Ancient Synagogue of Barcelona on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The vandals spray painted on the synagogue, the largest in Spain, “Free Palestine from the river to the sea. Solidarity with the Palestinian people,” according to Combat Antisemitism Movement. The perpetrators also left a pamphlet nearby in the Catalan language

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Ambassadors bring bipartisan message to Auschwitz

Both current US Ambassador to Israel, Thomas Nides, and the previous US Ambassador, David Friedman, attended this year”s March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau. They spoke to Israel National News from Auschwitz, speaking in support of Holocaust remembrance and stressing the importance of the fight against antisemitism. “This is a an unbelievably emotional

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On Yom HaShoah, remember “Silence Is Despicable”

“Do Not Stand idly by while your Neighbor”s blood Is shed” -ayikra (Leviticus) 19:16 “Silence is despicable it leads to a loss of flesh and blood.” -Ze”ev Jabotinsky Between Monday night, April 17th, and sundown Tuesday, the 18th, is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Its full name is Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG”vurah יום הזיכרון לשואה

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