Monthly Archives: September 2017
US Ambassador David Friedman: Settlements are part of Israel
In a remarkable statement by an American official, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said in an interview on Thursday he believed that settlements were “part of Israel.”
“I think the settlements are part of...
Un djesto inolvidavle
Era elevo,apenas tenia kinze anyos,
Su kara triste,su vistimienta de vyejos panyos,
Kaminava para vender kozas a kriaturas
Bonbones,djugetes,balas,lapes i minyaturas.
Desde su chikes ke kedo sin arimo,sin padre
Bivia una vida modesta djuntos su madre.
Un dia se sintyo...
These Bay Area retirees are finding tranquility, and Judaísmo, in Mexico
Before moving to Mexico, Michael Zimmerman gave a lot of thought to the idea of uprooting 35 years of living in San Anselmo. For 20 of those years, he was an active member of...
Voices from the Vietnam War are still relevant
We American Jews have been busy: a new school year; plenty of politics to follow; and, of course, the Holy Days. Hurricane-stricken communities are contending with much more. But for those with sufficient time...
National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews commemorated in Vilnius
The National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews was commemorated in Vilnius on 26 September. A memorial ceremony for the victims of the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews took place at the Paneriai...
Australia, New Zealand premiers to visit Israel in late October
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English will visit Israel at the end of October, it was announced Thursday in Israel.
The joint visit will mark the 100th anniversary of...
Netanyahu under pressure to authorize new Hebron construction
Right-wing politicians are pressuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to authorize the construction of 31 housing units in Hebron, saying government action to “strengthen Hebron’s Jewish community” must be carried out.
“I see no justification not...
Torah scroll that survived the Nazis returns home
But instead of a tattoo, this survivor has a paper tag bearing its handwritten identity hung around its body.
MST #740 is one of 1,564 Czech Torah scrolls that survived the Shoah and were brought...
L’Arabie saoudite lève l’interdiction faite aux femmes de conduire : MEMRI couvre le sujet...
Le 26 septembre 2017, le roi d’Arabie saoudite Salman bin Abd Al-Aziz a émis un décret visant à faire « appliquer les lois et règlements de la circulation aux hommes et aux femmes indifféremment,...
L’EI en Libye menace les États-Unis, l’Italie et la France
Une vidéo de 17 minutes diffusée le 24 septembre 2017 par l’État islamique (EI) dans la province libyenne d’Al-Barqa (Cyrénaïque) montre les activités de l’organisation dans les régions désertiques de l’est de la Libye,...