Daily Archives: May 5, 2018
Jewish American Heritage Month In May 2018 Celebrates American Jews And Music
PHILADELPHIA, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) is a national commemoration of the contributions that American Jews have made to the fabric of our nation's history, culture, and society. The theme for May 2018 is American Jews...
Time to abandon the ‘original sin’ theory
As welcome as the remarkably diverse condemnations of Mahmoud Abbas’s latest anti-Semitic speech have been over the last few days—with UNESCO’s new director-general, The New York Times, J Street and the German-Palestinian Association all joining the...
The IDF’s Unit 9900: ‘Seeing’ their service come to fruition
A program designed to integrate young people on the autistic spectrum into the military—in fields where they have a relative advantage—is proving to be a “win-win” for all involved.
The program, dubbed “Seeing Afar,” which...
Amid Corbyn anti-Semitism allegations, Labour Party loses big in local elections in heavily Jewish...
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party sustained significant loses in a local council election in one of the United Kingdom’s most heavily populated Jewish districts amid ongoing allegations of anti-Semitism against its leader, Jeremy Corbyn,...
Satellite images show renewed action at Iran enrichment site
Satellite images released on Thursday show “unusual activity” around Iran’s Fordo nuclear enrichment facility in Qom, southwest of Tehran.
The facility, built under a mountain, was supposed to be converted into a research center as part of...
Famed Giro d’Italia bike race kicks off in Jerusalem
In an inaugural event in Israel, the world’s best bike riders will compete in the famed Giro d’Italia cycling race in Jerusalem on May 4.
This is the first time that the 101-year-old Giro d’Italia is being...