Daily Archives: April 7, 2020
L’antisémitisme en France – 5ème partie : antisémitisme d’origine musulmane et islamique
Avant-Propos
Dans le contexte de la crise mondiale du coronavirus, de la montée du complotisme, des populismes et des extrémismes dans le monde et en France notamment, MEMRI publie une étude en 10 parties sur...
Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment officially launched
Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment, sponsored by Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation and compiled by a panel of medical experts from the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAZHU) according to their clinical...
In devastated Spain, Jewish leaders look to optimistic future
Spain’s ambassador to the United States and the president of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain discussed the challenges of, and response to, the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in that country in an online...
JDC deploys digital Passover resources to connect global Jewish communities
To connect the global Jewish community for its first Passover in the age of social distancing, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, or JDC, is deploying special online and digital holiday tools to help...
The balance between personal liberty and the obligation to save lives
What do Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo have in common these days? The answer is that critics of these two very different political leaders are accusing them...
Passover, the pandemic, and globalization
Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers, to paraphrase the Haggadah? This year, because of the pandemic, we must celebrate it alone, apart from our friends or family. But the impact of...
Gantz, Netanyahyu, and the puzzle of Litzman
As I am writing this, the betting is that Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu will reach an agreement about a government of national unity. There remain a few issues unresolved, and perhaps unresolvable except...
Netanyahu announces strict seder-night lockdown
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night declared a strict lockdown for the night of the Passover Seder, including a curfew on Wednesday night from 6 p.m. until Thursday morning at 7 a.m.,...
As coronavirus rages, Israel’s Health Minister criticizes move against haredim
Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said Monday that residents of haredi-dominated localities are being treated in a “discriminatory and degrading” manner as the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread quickly in ultra-Orthodox communities, Ynet reported.
Litzman, who was recently diagnosed...
More than 8,500 Passover meals delivered to vulnerable New Yorkers for Passover
In time for the first Passover seder on April 8, UJA-Federation of New York is providing more than 8,500 free Passover seder meals and seder kits to more than 4,000 of the most vulnerable...