Daily Archives: August 1, 2019
Israeli poet Tuvia Ruebner, 95, died last Monday
Renowned and prolific Israeli poet Tuvia Ruebner died on Monday morning at the age of 95 at his home in Kibbutz Merchavia.
Ruebner was born as Kurt Erich in 1924 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. He grew...
Israeli employment at record high while pay gaps remain, study shows
The employment rate of Israelis aged 25 to 64 stands at a record 78.3 percent, while major wage gaps between population groups continue to exist, according to a report published on Wednesday by Israel’s...
Based in Lebanon but entrenched in Latin America, Hezbollah helps Iran spread global terrorism
It has been 25 years since Iran and Hezbollah carried out a horrific attack against a Jewish target in Buenos Aires, in which 85 Jews were murdered and more than 300 injured, yet the terror regime...
A pair of Polish films at S.F. Jewish film festival
What do you get when you have two films: a husband with a wife from Paris who wants to bury her one-year-old son’s foreskin in Poland; and a brother and a sister from Toronto...
The only answer to hatred of Jews is Jewish pride
This week on Twitter, a Jewish writer in Los Angeles decided to dispense some advice to her followers. Ariel Sobel had become aware that a small group of white supremacists was compiling a list...
Federal appeals court rules in favor of Facebook in case on Hamas terror victims
A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided against victims of attacks by Hamas who looked to hold Facebook accountable for allegedly enabling a social-media platform for the U.S.-designated terrorist group to promote its objectives.
The 2nd U.S....
White House: Trump won’t present peace plan to Arab leaders before Israel elections
A senior White House official denied on Wednesday a report that U.S. President Donald Trump plans on laying out his Mideast peace plan to Arab leaders before the upcoming Israeli elections on Sept. 17.
According...
Kelly Craft confirmed as Haley’s replacement as UN ambassador
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft was confirmed on Wednesday by the U.S. Senate as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
The final tally was 56-34.
Craft, 57, will replace Nikki Haley, who was...
Israel, Swiss postal services team up to find startups in trade and logistic field
The state-owned Israel Postal Company and the Swiss Post have partnered up to find startups that offer technological solutions to challenges facing both companies, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday.
Israeli entrepreneurs,...
Verter fun der Vokh: די עבאָ֜לאַ־קרענק – Ebola
at-risk population: די אײַ֜נגעשטעלטע באַפֿע֜לקערונג, ־ען
contact tracing: דאָס נאָ֜כשפּירן די קאָנטאַ֜קטן
(highly) contagious: שטאַרק) קלע֜פּיק <אָ֜נשטעק(עווד)יק>׳)
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