Daily Archives: October 25, 2019
Donald Trump, War and the Shape of Chaos
“And we are here as on a darkling plain, Swept by confused alarms of struggle and flight,Where ignorant armies clash by night”. -Matthew Arnold, Dover Beach
With the evident expansion of Trump-induced instabilities around the world...
The Pittsburgh shooting should still be off-limits to partisans
It was a crime that shocked American Jewry to its core. The murder of 11 worshippers during Shabbat-morning services at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018 by a white-supremacist shooter...
StopAntisemitism.org starts contest to name first-ever ‘Antisemite of the Year’
StopAntisemitism.org is accepting nominations for the world’s first “Antisemite of the Year Award.” The watchdog group is calling on the public to select the most notoriously vile anti-Semites who not only spread hatred, but...
US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg wins $1 million prize for social-justice work
Jewish U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was awarded $1 million to give to charitable organizations of her choice for her contributions to social justice and gender equality, it was announced on Wednesday.
Ginsburg, 86, won the 2019 Berggruen...
Jewish museum in Portugal’s oldest synagogue reopens
A museum inside Portugal’s oldest synagogue reopened on Tuesday following a two-year renovation.
The Interpretive Center of Tomar Synagogue and Abraão Zacuto Luso-Hebraic Museum in Tomar, Portugal—a little more than an hour-and-a-half from the country’s...
Israel’s second attempt to land aircraft on moon just years away, says engineer
A representative from the Israel Aerospace Industries talked on Tuesday about Israel’s continued hopes of becoming the fourth country to land softly on the moon, following a failed attempt in April.
Israel’s “Beresheet” aircraft crashed on the moon...
Sanders’s presidential campaign selects anti-Semitic comedian as surrogate
The Democratic presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) recently picked anti-Semitic comedian and University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Professor Amer Zahr, who has expressed support for the anti-Israel BDS movement.
“Does #BDS...
Ukraine to open innovation center in Jerusalem
The Ukrainian government announced on Friday that it will open an innovation and investment center in Jerusalem.
“I congratulate the Ukrainian government on its official announcement to open an innovation and investment office in Jerusalem,”...
Iran views US withdrawal from Syria as an opportunity
Amid the fast-paced violent developments unfolding in northeast Syria, Iran remains a central actor in the area, and it likely views the withdrawal of U.S. special forces from the area as a new opportunity.
The...
Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh announces plans to reopen post-shooting
The Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh announced on Facebook plans to reopen its building following the deadly shooting almost one year ago on Oct. 27, 2018, when 11 Jewish worshippers were shot and killed...