Daily Archives: March 18, 2020
Former leader of Jewish community in Milan, 79, dies from coronavirus
Michele Sciama, former secretary-general of the main Jewish communal-life organization in Milan, Italy, died of the coronavirus on March 16 at the age of 79.
Sciama, who was known by those close to him as...
‘Fate of Our Fathers’ tells horror of Stalin’s purges
The Fates of Our Fathers, Life and Death During Stalin’s Reign of Terror, A Biography Based on Recollections and Archival Records by Vladimir Berger (Lubavitch Publishing, Saint Petersburg, Russia and Mountain View, California, 2019/
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Books, Internet tell of plagues through history
I am sheltering in place. The health departments of the six Bay Area Counties have ordered stringent social distancing to protect all of us, seniors included. I’m more than a bit of a nut...
Congress members misled into signing racist letter on Israel
Did you hear the shocking news? Sixty Congress members just signed a letter demanding that the federal government stop dismantling illegally built homes belonging to whites, though they didn’t object to the dismantling of illegal homes...
A right to vote but not to dismantle the state
It seems like a devastating argument. If Israeli Jews are willing to accept life-saving treatment from Arab doctors, why won’t they give their representatives in the Knesset a seat in the country’s government?
That’s the...
Coronavirus and the Palestinians
Alongside the dramatic health and political developments in Israel, there have also been developments on the Palestinian side, that while not as dramatic are worth watching. The coronavirus scare has captured Palestinian public opinion.
Aside...
USAID chief Mark Green to leave post after two-plus years
U.S. Agency for International Development administrator Mark Green announced on Monday that he will be leaving his post at the end of the month.
“For two-and-a-half years, I have had the honor, and the joy, of...
Israel evacuates backpackers stranded in Peru
Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that a passenger jet will be sent to Peru to begin evacuating Israelis that were stranded in the South American country when it shut its borders in an...
Total lockdown ‘inevitable,’ says Israel’s Public Security Minister
In a conference call Tuesday night with the heads of the country’s security branches, Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan instructed the police and the rest of Israel’s domestic security apparatus to make preparations...
Israeli Health Ministry reports 427 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel continues to rise, with the country’s Health Ministry on Wednesday morning reporting that 427 people have so far tested positive for the virus. Five of the...