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Dedi Graucher. Source: Screenshot.

Chassidic singer ‘Dedi’ Graucher dies at age 62

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After years fighting a serious illness, Oded Dovid (“Dedi”) Graucher died in Jerusalem on Sept. 11. Graucher rose to prominence following the release of his second album, 1993’s “Ratza” with its epic title track making him famous...
Performing Tashlich overlooking the beach in Kiryat Yam, a suburb outside of Haifa, on Sept. 30, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Tashlich is more than a spiritual, Marie Kondo purge, experts say

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Earlier this month, Royal Auction House in Toms River, N.J., sold an 1806 illustrated, handwritten Tashlich guide for $5,000. Last month, Appel Auction in New York offered but didn’t sell a 19th-century painting depicting the rite. Years prior,...

The Pogroms in Ukraine, 1918-19

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Between 1918 and 1921 an estimated 100,000 Jewish people were killed, maimed or tortured in pogroms in Ukraine. Hundreds of Jewish communities were burned to the ground and hundreds of thousands of people were...
Elan Carr was named new CEO of the Israeli-American Council, Sept. 18, 2023. Credit: IAC.

Former US special envoy Elan Carr to lead Israeli-American Council

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The Israeli-American Council has named Elan Carr as its new CEO, set to assume duties on Oct. 1. He succeeds Shoham Nicolet, IAC’s co-founder and CEO for the past eight years. His history with IAC...
A camera hangs from a light rail stop on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, Jan. 16, 2011. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Israeli government backs police use of facial-recognition cameras

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The Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Monday approved government support for a bill to allow police access to facial recognition cameras in the public square. If passed into law, police and other security services such...
Classic macaroni-and-cheese. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Gal Gadot’s mac-and-cheese brand gets $13 million investment

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Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress who became world-famous playing “Wonder Woman,” said she “didn’t want to do the obvious” when it came to investing her newly acquired wealth. But she could do something a little cheesy. To that...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a live broadcast with Elon Musk, Sept. 18, 2023. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

Netanyahu meets Musk in California, kicking off weeklong US trip

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk in California on Monday, kicking off a weeklong visit to the United States. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion International...
Ari Fuld, Oct. 31, 2017. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

PA doubles ‘pay-for-slay’ stipend to killer of Ari Fuld

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The Palestinian Authority has doubled the terror "salary" it pays every month to Khalil Jabarin, the murderer of Israeli-American father of four Ari Fuld, according to the Fuld family's attorney. Jabarin is serving a life...
The National Library of Israel. Credit: Courtesy.

Long-awaited National Library of Israel opening to public

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After years of meticulous planning and construction, the much-anticipated National Library of Israel is finally set to open its doors. The transformation of a triangular plot of land in Jerusalem, situated between the Knesset...
Former President Donald Trump speaks at an event where he received a Keter Yerushalyim (Crown of Jerusalem) Award, July 10, 2023. Credit: Israel Heritage Foundation.

Trump slams ‘liberal Jews who voted to destroy America & Israel’

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump attacked American Jewish voters who supported Joe Biden in the 2020 election, in a Rosh Hashanah greeting posted Monday to his Truth Social media platform. "Just a quick reminder for liberal Jews who voted...