Daily Archives: November 6, 2019
After seven-year campaign, Selvino Children’s Museum finally opens its doors
Following a seven-year campaign, a museum dedicated to the story of some 800 child Holocaust survivors who were cared for in an Alpine resort town in Italy after World War II finally opened its...
Virginia House elects first Jewish and female speaker
Virginians elected Eileen Filler-Corn as both the first Jewish and female Speaker of the state’s House of Delegates on Tuesday.
A Democrat, Filler-Corn, 55, has represented the Fairfax County suburbs of Washington, D.C., in the...
Demolition dredges up items in buried time capsule linked to Pittsburgh Jewish history
A time capsule buried in 1906 was uncovered on Monday during the demolition of the Pittsburgh Playhouse, which once housed the Tree of Life synagogue, CBS Pittsburgh reported.
Past and present members of Tree of Life, and...
Quote by Abraham Joshua Heschel to be centerpiece of mural in Buenos Aires
A quote from the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel will be at the center of a mural set to be painted in a public square in Buenos Aires at the end of November.
The city...
Fliers with swastikas, Star of David found at Arizona State University
Police are investigating who is responsible for fliers around the campus at Arizona State University that read “Love Not Hate,” with a swastika for the “O” in “love” and a Star of David for...
Utah Jewish Federation seeks Holocaust education after student dons Hitler costume
The United Jewish Federation of Utah said it plans to speak with a local school district about implementing an anti-hate curriculum after an incident at a local school where a student dressed up as Nazi leader...
Iran ‘deserves credit’ for ‘building our strength,’ says Hamas chief
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar admitted on Monday that the Islamic Republic of Iran was responsible for “building the strength” of the Palestinian terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip by supplying it with both weapons...
Will Trudeau’s new government maintain steady support for Israel?
Despite Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau overcoming corruption allegations and winning re-election last month, he is set to govern with a minority government that will likely include support from parties to the left of his Liberal...
Report: Iran held IAEA inspector and seized her travel documents
Iran briefly held an inspector working for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), seizing her travel documents, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
According to diplomats who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, the incident occurred at Iran’s enrichment...
Iranian schoolgirls mark 1979 takeover of US embassy
Iranian schoolgirls demonstrated in Sistan and Baluchestan provinces on the anniversary on Tuesday of the 1979 takeover by Iranian students of the U.S. embassy in Tehran.
In a report on the demonstrations aired by Iran’s...