Daily Archives: April 22, 2020
Meet Mitchell Schwartz: A Jewish Superbowl Champion
It is not a common thing to hear that a Jewish player won a Super Bowl this year. Actually, there are currently Jewish players playing on some of the best teams in the NFL,...
Escaping the Holocaust with quick thinking
On Yom Hashoah, there were a number of Holocaust stories on my Facebook feed, mostly personal testimonies of children and grandchildren of survivors. Thankfully, my own grandparents were spared those horrors. Their families had come...
Senate confirms Chassidic Jew for first-ever senior position in US administration
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed by voice vote the first Chassidic Jew for a senior position in a U.S. administration.
The upper congressional chamber confirmed Mitchell Silk as assistant secretary of the Treasury for...
Humanity is in this together
I learned about the atrocities of the Holocaust when I was a child directly from those who suffered through it. The memories of my extended family and their close friends helped shape who I...
Moroccan Mysticism: An Infusion of Judaism and Islam
Morocco is one of the most culturally rich countries in the world due to its extensive history; one major reason for its rich cultural heritage is due to the fact that numerous empires controlled...
Major airlines to revive flights to Israel beginning in May
United Airlines, Air Canada and British Airways have announced that they are restarting flights to Israel, Globes reported on Monday.
British Airways will resume its London-Tel Aviv route on May 1, according to the airline’s website. Flights...
Minnesota high-schoolers apologize for TikTok video mocking Auschwitz
Two high school students in Minnesota apologized for posting a clip on the popular video-sharing app that pokes fun at Jews who were sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
In the TikTok video titled “Me...
Agudath Israel partners with New York blood bank to boost blood-plasma donations
One of New York’s largest blood banks is partnering with the national Orthodox Jewish umbrella group Agudath Israel of America and a network of dedicated volunteers to bring potentially lifesaving blood plasma to patients...
Israel thwarts terror attack at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem
Israel thwarted several terror attacks in Jerusalem, including at the country’s largest soccer stadium, the Shin Bet security services announced on Wednesday.
The Shin Bet arrested three Hamas members last month who planned to carry...
Major anti-Semitic incidents rise some 18 percent in 2019, according to new report
The number of major anti-Semitic incidents worldwide rose by 18 percent in 2019 over the previous year, according to a newly released report from Tel Aviv University, the Kantor Center for the Study of...