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A supermarket in Jerusalem on April 2, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israelis may be required to install coronavirus tracking phone app to enter malls

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Israelis may be required to download a mandatory coronavirus tracking phone app if they want to enter malls or markets. The app would allow authorities to track locations where infected or suspected coronavirus carriers had...
The Israeli delegation leads attendees in singing Israel's national anthem “Hatikvah” at the BBYO International Convention in Dallas, February 2020. Photo by Jason Dixson Photography.

Hillel International and BBYO to offer virtual college visits for high school seniors

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Hillel International, the largest Jewish campus organization, and BBYO, the Jewish teen movement, are connecting graduating high school seniors with current college students for virtual campus visits and question-and-answer sessions so prospective...
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the 2013 J Street conference. Credit: J Street via Facebook.

Which direction will the Biden campaign go on Israel?

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Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, embraced the endorsement this month from the American Jewish lobby group J Street. “I’m honored to have earned J Street’s first-ever presidential...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Credit: Kevin Case via Flickr.

Mayor de Blasio apologizes for response to overcrowded funeral of Brooklyn rabbi

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio apologized on Wednesday for his response to a large gathering for a Jewish funeral that took place the night before in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., where a...
Nitzan Roitman performed for two shows for Shalva and Zichron Menachem. Credit: Courtesy of Nitzan Roitman.

Initiative brings artists into homes of those with disabilities during COVID-19 crisis

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In the new reality of self-isolation, certain populations like people with disabilities, children and youth-at-risk, who rely on interactive therapy for cognitive stimulation, are currently stuck at home with much less access. In response, as...
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.). Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Democratic senator hopes Gantz can caution Netanyahu against annexation

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Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said on Tuesday that he hopes Blue and White leaders Benny Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi—Israel’s new defense minister and foreign minister, respectively—will persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to...
Friendship Circle participant Matthew Goldstein takes part in a Sunday-morning program online from Friendship Circle in Livingston, N.J. Credit: Courtesy.

How corona has disrupted the lives of young adults with disabilities, who thrive on...

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Max Wagenberg had enough of coronavirus. According to his mother, Helene Richter, the 21-year-old minimally verbal Manhattan resident with autism, searched for and found an “escape strategy” from the pandemic. “Last night, he came...
Canadian flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Anti-Semitic incidents in Canada reach record high for fourth year in a row

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The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Canada hit a record high in 2019 for a fourth consecutive year, according to an audit published on Monday. The 2019 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents by B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, the...
The Jerusalem Cinematheque, home of the Israel Film Archive (IFA). Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel Film Archive digitalizes extensive collection, starts to release films online

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After years of work on digitizing its collection of Israeli film clips, the Israel Film Archive (IFA), part of the Jerusalem Cinematheque, is beginning to share its collection online with the goal of eventually...
Then-Vice President Joe Biden speaking at the 2013 AIPAC policy conference. Credit: Maxine Dovere.

Biden marks year after Poway shooting, releases plan to address hate crimes

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Former U.S. Vice President and presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden honored the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Chabad of Poway in Southern California, where a 60-year-old Lori Kaye was killed and three others injured on April 27,...