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Daily Archives: March 11, 2020

A view of Netflix's upcoming new series “Unorthodox.” Source: Screenshot.

Netflix to release show about woman leaving Chassidic lifestyle, mainly in Yiddish

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Netflix will release a new series on March 26 about a young woman in Brooklyn’s Chassidic Satmar community who leaves an unhappy and fulfilling marriage for a new start in Berlin. “Unorthodox” is inspired by...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will produce up to 100,000 gallons of hand sanitizer per week, distributing it to the most impacted and high-risk communities, in addition to and state agencies, March 11, 2020. Source: governor.newyork.gov.

Jewish organizations, schools, communities institute action, even close due to coronavirus

As Jews around the world were celebrating Purim, the specter of life under a global epidemic in the form of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was becoming clearer and more concerning. In a letter to supporters on...
Vermont Sen. and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a rally in Durham, N.C., in Feb. 14, 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Two kinds of anti-Semitism become part of the presidential campaign

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The presidential campaign has already provided a lot of unpleasant moments, but what happened last week in Phoenix, Ariz., may have been the lowest point yet. During a rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),...

Why the arrest of this Palestinian matters

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You probably have never heard the name Hussam Khader. But you should. Because what’s happening to him has extremely important ramifications for Israel and for Middle East peace. Khader, 59, is a leader of Fatah...
A view shows the rubble of buildings following Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Maaret Misrin town in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on March 5, 2020. Photo by Ali Syria/Flash90 Photo by Ali Syria/Flash90.

Has Syria reactivated its chemical-weapons program? Recent strikes might provide a clue

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Syrian media reports of Israeli airstrikes, allegedly launched early on March 5 in central and southern Syria, may be a sign that Damascus has renewed its chemical-weapons program. According to Yediot Achronot, one of the targets...
Large tankers loading at Kharg Island Terminal, offshore in the Persian Gulf. As of 2012, the terminal has handled about 98 percent of Iran’s crude exports. Credit: National Iranian Oil Company via Wikimedia Commons.

Report: US sanctions have strangled at least one-fourth of Iranian oil rigs

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U.S. sanctions have caused at least one-quarter of Iran’s oil rigs to be inactive, according to a Reuters report published on Tuesday. “At least 40 of about 160 oil rigs in Iran remain idle or under repair,” reported...
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Purim in the House of Mozes

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Purim was celebrated this year in Israel and perhaps elsewhere also as a respite from worrying about the spread of the coronavirus (epidemic? pandemic? panic?). In the old-age home (pardon: “parents’ home; golden age...
Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in the Squirrel hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Credit: Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

$5.4 million donated to those most affected by Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

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The $5.45 million that has been donated to Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha following the October 2018 shooting that killed 11 worshippers—the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history—will be given to survivors, first responders, congregations...
Saudi cleric and Muslim World League Secretary-General Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa. (MEMRI)

Muslim World League secretary general denounces political Islam

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There is no place for political Islam in France or anywhere else, Saudi cleric and Muslim World League Secretary-General Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa said last week. In an interview with France 24 TV’ Arabic-language channel on...
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi at a graduation ceremony of naval officers of the Israel Navy in Haifa Naval Base, northern Israel on March 4, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

IDF calls up dozens of reservists to plan coronavirus information campaign

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With more than 2,200 active-duty Israeli soldiers under quarantine for COVID-19, the Israel Defense Forces has decided to call up dozens of reservists to help the Home Front Command deal with the challenges the...