Daily Archives: April 3, 2020
Grammy, Emmy-winning songwriter Adam Schlesinger dies of corona complications
Jewish singer-songwriter Adam Schlesinger died on April 1 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., at the age of 52 as a result of complications of the coronavirus, his family announced.
Schlesinger, born in Manhattan on Oct. 31, 1967...
Preparing for my first Passover without family
“Every man is tasked to make his life, even in its details, worthy of the contemplation of his most elevated and critical hour. If we refused, or rather used up, such paltry information as...
Campaigns shape up against 3 anti-Israel Congress members
We have been living with the glaring presence of Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar in Congress for 15 months. Finally, we have some idea of the forces that could decide Tlaib’s political future. Likewise...
Daniel Pearl’s murderer gets ready for freedom
Even now, 18 years after his murder at the hands of terrorists in Pakistan, there is no better symbol of the ideological intersection between Islamism, anti-Semitism and hatred of the United States than Daniel...
How Turkey is turning into the next Iran
While Iran has virtually no close ties with the West and certainly does not speak with the White House, Turkey is a NATO member, and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks from time to time with...
‘Canadian Jewish News’ folds due to financial woes, virus pandemic
The Canadian Jewish News announced on Thursday that it will fold due to financial troubles exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Everywhere we have seen the devastating impact of COVID-19. It has attacked every aspect of life...
‘Cleveland Jewish News’ named by AP as best Ohio newspaper for its size
The Associated Press has named The Cleveland Jewish News the best Ohio newspaper for outlets with a daily circulation of 8,000 to 11,999.
In total, The Cleveland Jewish News captured 18 awards, including six first-place awards.
The AP announced the winners on March...
Israeli researchers believe coronavirus vaccine testing could commence by June
Israeli researchers said they are days away from finishing production of the active component of a coronavirus vaccine that could be tested on humans starting June 1.
“We are in the final stages and within...
Amazon apologizes for Hitler book disguised as dog-training manual
Amazon on Wednesday apologized to a British customer who called on the online retail giant to “immediately” remove from sale a book disguised as a puppy-training manual that in fact contains a full reprint...
Hungary to supply packages of kosher poultry to Jewish communities of Europe
In light of a growing shortage of kosher meat among European Jewish communities primarily due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Hungarian Jewish community announced on Thursday that it will begin supplying tens of thousands...