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Research org that UN tapped for UNRWA probe previously dismissed allegations against agency
The Bergen, Norway-based Chr. Michelsen Institute is one of two—out of three—research organizations that the United Nations tapped to probe the neutrality of one of its agencies that has applauded South Africa’s genocide case...
‘Is this the little play I carried?’: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ turns 60
As the Good Book says …
The musical “Fiddler on the Roof” first proclaimed Shalom Aleichem to Broadway audiences in 1964, with Zero Mostel belting out the iconic “If I Were a Rich Man” song as Tevye...
‘Confused Seas’: The current state of maritime Affairs
For “those who go down to the sea in ships, who do work in mighty waters,” Nathan Bowditch’s “American Practical Navigator” is required reading. First published in 1802, the book remains a comprehensive guide to maritime...
Blinken, Netanyahu hold ‘in-depth meeting’ amid ceasefire push
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “held a long and in-depth meeting in private” at the latter’s Jerusalem office on Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The American diplomat...
Hamas response to hostage-release proposal ‘creates space’ for dialogue, says Blinken
While there are some “clear non-starters” in Hamas’s response to the renewed hostages-for-ceasefire framework proposed by mediators, it “creates space for an agreement to be reached,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters...
Centenarian Holocaust survivors meet in London
In an emotional encounter, two 100-year-old Holocaust survivors met last week in London, retracing their harrowing journeys through life.
Germany-born Kindertransport survivor Walter Bingham, who holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the world’s...
Curaçao or bust: A destination bat mitzvah scheduled for Israel goes Caribbean
When the Hamas terrorist attacks occurred in Israel on Oct. 7 and war immediately broke out, the plans of hundreds of b’nai mitzvah students worldwide intent on traveling to Israel to celebrate their major...
Foundation to Combat Antisemitism buys 30-second Super Bowl ad
The man who helped Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. write the “I Have a Dream” speech will appear in a Super Bowl commercial from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS).
The organization, founded by New England Patriots...
American Jews and Israelis at the crossroads
For 70 years, from 1948 to 2018, American Jews experienced a period of political access, social influence and winnable outcomes. This period has been described as “the greening of the American Jewish experience.”
Since 2018 we have...
‘You’re Jewish, I’m from Hamas … we’re going to blow you up’
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charged Yaniv Gola, 50, of Philadelphia, with eight counts of interstate communication of threats on Monday.
Gola, who faces up to 40 years in jail, three years...