Daily Archives: July 3, 2019
U.S. Jews have much to celebrate on July 4th
Happy 4th of July! While it’s true that there are no official Jewish holidays in the month of July, there is an extremely important Jewish celebration and that is the commemoration of our nation’s...
Archive smuggled from Nazi-era Germany acquired by Science History Institute
The Science History Institute has acquired an amazing collection of correspondence, books, photographs and scientific notes belonging to Jewish German chemist Georg Bredig, announced the Philadelphia museum on Tuesday.
The collection spans decades, from the...
During silent election campaign, Netanyahu doctrine on full display
Over the past month, headlines in Israel have focused on Israeli politicians and their attempts to change the political landscape in the upcoming second elections slated for Sept. 17, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Backyard barbecue, kosher-style
Barbecuing is primal, even dangerous. It’s looked on as a guy thing—all that fire, smoke, sharp implements and mountains of meat.
But hold on, folks! Women are drawn to that fire and smoke, too. Besides...
Knesset member Amir Peretz wins Labor Party leadership
Despite the lowest voter turnout in the history of Labor Party primaries, Knesset member Amir Peretz was chosen Tuesday to lead the once-powerful faction as it gears up for elections in September.
Just 46 percent...
Walmart, Amazon among retailers selling ‘Mein Kampf’ with neo-Nazi blurb
Walmart, Amazon and Barnes & Noble are among retailers selling an edition of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf featuring a neo-Nazi blurb and a price tag with numbers that reference white power.
“This book has set a path...
Democratic candidate Klobuchar won’t ‘move US embassy back to Tel Aviv’
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar became the second Democratic candidate for president in 2020 to pledge that, if elected, the U.S. embassy in Israel would remain in Jerusalem, where it was relocated from Tel Aviv in May...
Book Review: ‘Newcomers in an Ancient Land’
For the most part, this is a pleasant if tentative memoir, which will be informative for people contemplating a first trip from the United States to Israel, but which otherwise breaks no new ground. ...
Virginia state legislature candidate removes Facebook concentration-camp ‘joke’
A Republican candidate for Virginia’s state legislature removed a meme from his personal Facebook page that mocked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) comparison of U.S. migrant detention facilities to concentration camps.
Paul Milde, running to be...
US sanctions Hezbollah operative, updates Iranian terrorist group designation
The United States sanctioned on Tuesday a top Hezbollah operative, updated a designation of an Iranian terrorist group and designated Pakistan’s Balochistan Liberation Army as a terrorist entity.
Husain Ali Hazzima is the chief of...