Daily Archives: April 8, 2020
Israeli officials make wearing masks in public mandatory
The Israeli government announced on Tuesday a new regulation requiring people to wear masks in public in order to help stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis last...
Israel seeks negotiations with Hamas for release of four citizens held in Gaza
Israel is calling for negotiations over the return of four Israelis being held in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip after Hamas leaders said they could be willing to make a deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
Corona cases in Palestinian Authority reach 260
The number of Palestinians infected with coronavirus increased to 260, with one of those cases from the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Kamal al-Shakhrah, a senior official with the P.A....
Yeshivahs distribute medical equipment, turn gym into field hospital for patients
Two yeshivahs in New York state have found unique approaches to helping medical professionals combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv in Nassau County assembled what is being described as a “field hospital” for coronavirus patients...
Wiesenthal Center demands social-media platforms delete viral anti-Semitic posts
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is urging social-media platforms to remove posts that use the coronavirus pandemic to promote anti-Semitism and violence against Jews.
“This is exactly the breeding ground for extremists,” Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and...
Largest US Jewish donor-advised fund announces $1 million in emergency grants
Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor-advised fund in the United States, approved $1 million worth of emergency coronavirus-related grants through its endowment the JCF Special Gifts Fund, according to...
April 8, 1935: Margret Elizabeth and Hans Augusto Rey, the creators of Curious George,...
Margret Elizabeth and Hans Augusto Rey, the creators of Curious George, became American citizens on this date in 1946. They were German Jews who met in Brazil and married in 1935. Living and creating...
YAAANA´s April Zoom Events and Classes
A Yiddishized Passover Seyder (translation provided).
Meet our Board members, teachers, and volunteers! Enjoy a heymisher 40-min Seyder and learn Yiddish Peysakh vocabulary!
When: Thursday, April 9th, 11 a.m, PDT (2 p.m. EDT, 8 p.m. in Europe, 9 p.m. in Israel)
Cost: free! (donations...
Coronavirus and cold protection (Includes kapele)
Coronavirus and cold protection (Includes kapele)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glKzNOrH8CU