Daily Archives: December 13, 2019
Upcoming Yiddish theater, classes and events…
Me tor nisht farzindikn...
Greetings from ever-so-slightly-warmer-than-New-York Brazil, where I'm teaching Yiddish literature and performing Sholem Aleichem's monologues (in fact, I'll attach a flyer for the Sao Paulo date next Tuesday at the bottom of...
Successful heart surgery using sound waves takes place for first time in Israel
A cardiac catheterization using sound waves was successfully performed for the first time in Israel on Sunday by the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
The procedure was done to treat a complex case of...
Report: Pompeo lifts hold on US economic aid to Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo helped release nearly $115 million in U.S. economic assistance to Lebanon after a hold was placed on it, reported Bloomberg on Thursday, citing four people familiar with the situation.
According to the...
Israeli leaders point fingers at one another for taking country to third round of...
After being unable to form a government following two inconclusive elections, Israelis will now need to head back to the polls on March 2 for a third round of voting within the past 12...