‘Light onto the nations’: Hebrew University and affiliates strive for knowledge, achievement and peace
American Friends of the Hebrew University held its annual SCOPUS Award Gala on April 28, where two politically involved couples from opposite parties were given the prestigious award in a show of bipartisanship and...
Transmitting the torch: March of Living inspires new generation as survivors fade away
The 34th International March of the Living featured religious figures and political leaders, including Polish President Andrzej Duda, who made a surprise, last-minute decision to join. They walked alongside a large Israeli delegation from...
Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices to Feature San Diego Jewish Academy Students
Several years after Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices was inaugurated, one of the programs in the series became designated for the work of students, a showcase for student poets in our community. This year, that program...
Israel unveils new measures to combat rising cost of living
The Israeli government on Wednesday unveiled a raft of measures aimed at tackling the surging cost of living in the country.
The new plan includes provisions to boost compensation for businesses and independent employees adversely...
Third annual Kyiv Jewish Forum expected to reach half a million viewers worldwide
Celebrating 30 years of official diplomatic relations between Israel and Ukraine, the third annual Kyiv Jewish Forum—set to take place over two days starting this Wednesday—will be held online due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions....
Jazz brings Jews and blacks together against anti-Semitism and racism
A two-day cultural event in New York this week brought together members of the Jewish and black communities in an effort to take a stand against anti-Semitism and racism in the United States, organizers...
Israel to host ‘Miss Universe’ competition for first time
The 70th “Miss Universe” annual competition is slated to take place in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on Dec. 12, the first time the Jewish state has hosted the contest.
“The choice of...
Deadline for international Yiddish music contest extended to August 31
די אָרגאַניזירער פֿון די „באָבע־פּרעמיעס‟ — דער גרעסטער קאָנקורס פֿון נײַע ייִדישע לידער און כּלי־זמר־קאָמפּאָזיציעס אויף דער וועלט — האָבן געמאָלדן אַז מע האָט פֿאַרלענגערט דעם טערמין אַרײַנצושיקן די שאַפֿונגען ביזן 31סטן אויגוסט 2021.
די געווינער וועלן...
What Motivated the Righteous to Rescue Jews?
Laurie Baron, Ph.D, will lecture via Zoom at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 17, on “The Dynamics of Decency: Why Righteous Gentiles Rescued Jews.”
Sponsored by the Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance Group, Baron’s lecture will...
Warsaw Ghetto: In Memoriam. Film Short based on true event
The Warsaw ghetto uprising began in the early morning hours of Erev Peysach, April 19, 1943.
Based on a true story that took place on April 19, 1943, a small group of surviving Jews gather...