Daily Archives: February 8, 2018
The business of saving Jewish lives, one kidney at a time
Avi Shafar, a 40-year-old man from Teaneck, N.J., went to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx last week and donated his kidney to someone he had never met. Immediately after transplantation, within a couple of...
March of the Living will continue trips despite Polish bill denying complicity in Holocaust
The International March of the Living, an educational initiative that has brought more than 250,000 participants to visit concentration camps in Poland, has announced that it will continue its trip in 2018, despite the...
Why all the silence when it comes to Syrian refugees?
Palestinians, African migrants and even Dreamers have everyone’s sympathy. Meanwhile, one of the great humanitarian crises of the century is unfolding in Syria, and the world just yawns.
Sympathy for refugees and immigrants is very...
Former ambassadors Oren, Shapiro: Israel needs to win back democrats
Following a recent Pew Research Center poll that revealed only 27 percent of Democrats sympathize with Israel more than with the Palestinians, while 79 percent of Republicans side with Israel, ominous headlines flooded Israeli and American...
The Met Can Keep a Picasso Masterpiece Sold by Jews Fleeing the Nazis, Court...
A Pablo Picasso masterpiece will stay at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art after a federal judge ruled on Wednesday against a family who claimed their ancestors were forced to sell The Actor (1904–05) in order to flee Nazi-occupied Europe.
Jewish collectors Paul and Alice...
Famous singer Noa to perform at Palm Beach County synagogues
Two Palm Beach County synagogues are planning fundraising concerts. Israeli singer/songwriter Noa will perform her hit songs on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El in Palm Beach, while Cantor Norman Brody sings songs from...
South Florida Jewish organizations hosting Purim celebrations
The local Jewish community will celebrate the holiday of Purim later this month at various celebrations throughout South Florida.
On Feb. 25, the PJ Library of the Jewish Federation of Broward County presents a Purim party from...
Syria warns Israel of ‘grave ramifications’ of alleged airstrike
The Syrian government has warned Israel of “grave ramifications” following a purported Israeli airstrike on a Syrian military position near Damascus early on Wednesday.
“Israel continues showing aggression and supporting armed terrorist groups. It’s state...
New coalition of Jewish organizations urges continued relief for Houston Jewish community
A new coalition of national Jewish organizations has issued a call to other Jewish communal groups across the United States to send volunteers to support the still-urgent recovery needs in Houston following the devastation...
As economic crisis in Gaza deepens, Israel weighs how to react
The ongoing economic crisis in the Gaza Strip continues to worsen and brings it with the threat of an escalation in the security situation. Funds are drying up for basic services and infrastructure for...