Germany’s far-right comes to Yad Vashem
Ever since its foundation in 1953 by an act of the Knesset, Yad Vashem in Jerusalem has served admirably as Israel’s national memorial to the Holocaust. Millions of visitors have passed through its doors,...
Chabad in Kishinev looks to provide Purim cheer for Ukrainian refugees
The narrow alleyway leading to the Chabad House in Kishinev, Moldova, was blocked by a truck; the beautiful, 130-year-old synagogue is undergoing a comprehensive overhaul. Workers are pouring concrete.
“We planned on only doing a...
UAE becomes first Arab Gulf country to open Holocaust-education exhibit
In a continuing cultural relationship with Israel and the United Arab Emirates as part of the Abraham Accords, a museum in the United Arab Emirates debuted an exhibition about the Holocaust that also aims...
The Biden administration has a Raisi problem
Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in as the eighth president of the Islamic Republic on Thursday. According to the Iranian press, dozens of foreign delegations will attend the ceremony in Tehran, even amid a...
“This week’s proverbs” – It Is Hard To Keep The Mouth Closed
It Is Hard To Keep The Mouth Closed
קשה להחזיק את הפה סגור
this week’s proverbs
עס איז א ווייטיק צו רעדן און שווײַגן פּלאַצט די גאַל
transliterated
es iz a veytik tsu redn un shvaygn platst di gal
in...
Israeli government agrees on increased defense budget for 2022
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Defense Minister Benny Gantz have agreed on a defense budget to be passed as part of the state budget for 2022: 58 billion shekels...
Meet the man seeking to build a grassroots effort to secure Jewish communities
If you had told a young Evan Bernstein that he would be a leader in Jewish communal affairs, he probably would have laughed and said, “There is no way.” But life, as everyone well...
Netanyahu criticizes settlement leaders for anti-Trump comments
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized settlement leaders on Wednesday for their comments regarding what they see as problems with U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” vision, which they claim will leave...
Asked if Biden worries about rising antisemitism, press secretary pivots to Muslims
About three-quarters of the way into the White House press briefing on Monday, a reporter asked about U.S. President Joe Biden's "level of concern right now about the potential rise of antisemitism in light...
Israel to hold formal inquest into Mount Meron disaster
Israel’s government on Sunday ordered the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the April 29 Mount Meron tragedy, which saw 45 people killed and 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag...