Daily Archives: May 20, 2019
Jpost part of ‘deal of century’ to be released on june 25 in Bahrain
The Jerusalem Post of May 20, 2019 quotes US Middle East envoy Jarred Kushner as declaring that “The Palestinian people, along with all people in the Middle East, deserve a future with dignity and...
The Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture, established in 1968,...
Our 6-week program offers classes from beginner to advanced levels and a wide variety of cultural and enrichment activities. Under the auspices of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and Bard College, the program offers peerless instruction...
What will the Jewish world look like in 20 years?
There are stark differences in demographic trends for the world’s two major Jewish population centers, the United States and Israel. Recent data indicate upcoming challenges for the United States, including significant shifts for its...
‘Leona:’ Inter- faith dating in Mexico
Leona, a name meaning Lioness, is also equivalent to the Hebrew name “Ariela,” by which the protagonist in this 94-minute, Spanish-language, English-subtitled film is known. She is 25 years old living in what might...
An Independence Day tour of Israel
Just 71 years ago, Israel declared its independence based on several factors:
*God promised the Land of Israel to the Jews in the Bible – echoed in the Christian Bible and even (gasp!) in the...
Herman Wouk, legendary writer of Jewish sagas and history, dies at age 103
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Herman Wouk died on May 17, just 10 days before his 104th birthday.
His literary agent, Amy Rennert, said he passed away in his sleep at his home in Palm Springs, Calif.,...
Three Americans break top 16 in International Youth Chidon HaTanach
It was a big biblical year for Americans.
Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School sophomore Jacob Colchamiro of Short Hills, N.J., placed second in the world at the International Chidon HaTanach (Bible Quiz), which took place...
Lifesaving solution for MDA wins ‘Great Minds’ hackathon at Jerusalem tech college
More than 80 Jerusalem College of Technology students from Israel and 23 countries gathered at the college’s Machon Lev campus and worked around the clock last Wednesday evening through Friday morning as part of...
Polish prime minister: Restitution to Holocaust victims a ‘victory for Hitler’
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday that were Poland to pay restitution for those whose property was stolen in the Holocaust it would violate “international law and would also be a posthumous...
White House says Mideast plan begins with economic workshop in Bahrain
The Trump administration will roll out the first part of its highly anticipated Mideast peace plan between Israelis and Palestinians, dubbed the “deal of the century,” in late June at a conference in Bahrain...