Jewish boy, 13, youngest to make South Africa’s Chess Olympiad national team
Caleb Levitan, an eighth-grader at King David High School Linksfield in Johannesburg, has set a new record, becoming the youngest person to make the elite chess team representing South Africa at the Chess Olympiad global...
‘Ethicist’ advises on what to do with inherited World War II-era German helmet
The delicate situation of how to handle a historical item associated with the German Third Reich and the Nazi Party has made headlines before. This week, The New York Times weighed in on its approach to...
At capitol in Albany, New York state senators call for Hamas to release hostages
A bipartisan group of New York’s political leaders participated in one of the weekly events led by an organization committed to the release of the 134 men, women and children being held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas...
Head of UN humanitarian affairs office calls for arms embargo on Israel
Ramesh Rajasingham, head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and OCHA’s representative in Geneva, called for an international arms embargo of Israel during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Friday.
“All...
Canadian Conservative leader calls Jews ‘a true indigenous people’
Pierre Poilievre, a member of the Canadian parliament and the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, recently spoke to members of the Orthodox Beth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation in Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec. His address on...
US: Palestinian state should arise through direct negotiations
The Biden administration supports the creation of a Palestinian state via direct negotiations between Ramallah and Jerusalem and not unilateral moves at the United Nations, State Department Spokesman Matt Miller said on Wednesday.
“I am...
Ahead of national elections, South African Jews feel hope, trepidation
Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, religious leader and CEO of the African Jewish Congress, was recently walking in Johannesburg when a car passed by and the passengers screamed antisemitic insults at him.
It was his first such...
Washington could remove Houthis from global terror list, US envoy says
Tim Lenderking, U.S. special envoy for Yemen, left the door open for Washington to again remove the terror designation from Houthi rebels should the latter cease their attacks in the Red Sea.
“Houthi actions endanger...
Hard to punish Hamas due to Arab nations’ fears, Thomas-Greenfield says
Interviewing Linda Thomas-Greenfield on his eponymous show, Don Lemon asked the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations why it is so hard to punish Hamas.
“I can’t answer that question,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “I ask that question...
Germany altering soccer jersey after concerns ‘44’ evokes Nazi SS
The Germany Football Association (DFB) and its supplier Adidas have moved swiftly in response to warnings that the font used in the numbers on national soccer team jerseys could inadvertently resemble a notorious Nazi SS symbol.
The...