In a landslide vote, Ukraine elects first Jewish president
In a landslide vote on Sunday, Ukraine elected its first Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelensky, making the country the first outside of Israel that will have both a Jewish president and prime minister.
Zelensky, 41, a...
Israel to posthumously honor Jewish Indian general
Israel will posthumously honor Jewish Indian Gen. Jack Jacob on April 30 with a plaque at the Ammunition Hill memorial site, reported Indian media on Sunday.
Jacob, who died of pneumonia in 2016 at the...
Four teens win Peter Chortek Leadership Awards
The Peter Chortek Leadership Award (PCLA), facilitated annually by the Jewish Community Foundation, was recently presented to four San Diego County high school students. The 2019 awards went to Aurora de Tagyos, Ilan and...
Jewish community reacts to fire that ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Members of the Jewish community reacted with sadness to the massive fire that burst through the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday and toppled its spire.
“Terrible images of the Cathedral of...
Superman, Batman and deeper Torah concepts
Superhero comics have been influenced greatly by Jewish life in the United States and by Torah learning, according to Jordan Gorfinkel, 51, the entertainment entrepreneur who managed the Batman franchise for a decade before...
Iconic South African Jewish journalist to get top honor
One of South Africa’s premiere journalists, Benjamin Pogrund, will receive a top honor for his decades-long work, which included exposing the country’s apartheid system that lasted between 1948 and 1994.
On April 25, South African...
Who can argue with a $5 million donation to promote civility?
Remember the anguished plea of Rodney King: “Can we all just get along?” The L.A. victim of police brutality spoke those words 27 years ago and they still plead from his grave marker in...
New York City to yeshivahs: Vaccinate or face closure
Amid a measles outbreak that first began when an unvaccinated child got the disease while visiting Israel, New York City has told yeshivahs in the Brooklyn section of Williamsburg that students must be vaccinated or else face...
Israeli goalie breaks Guinness World Record for age
An Israeli goalkeeper has broken the Guinness World Record for oldest soccer player to take part in a professional soccer match.
Isaak Hayik, who will turn 74 this week, managed to make some good saves...
German military to include rabbis, offering pastoral care for Jewish soldiers
Germany’s military will consist of rabbis for the first time in nearly a century, making its pastoral services available for the some 300 Jews serving in the Bundeswehr.
The country’s Jewish Council will initially offer...