Monthly Archives: April 2020
Neo-Nazis crash Holocaust survivor’s Zoom testimony
Neo-Nazis on Monday crashed an online Holocaust Remembrance Day event hosted by the Israeli embassy in Germany.
The embassy hosted survivor Zvi Herschel, who told his story to the public through the Zoom meeting application,...
Trump to ‘temporarily suspend immigration’ due to pandemic
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy,...
Saudi columnist: A real bid for peace requires acknowledging the tragedy of the Holocaust
Saudi author and journalist Abdullah Bin Bakheet wrote in the kingdom’s Al-Riyadh daily in January that any true bid for peace with Israel requires transcending politics and acknowledging that the Holocaust was a “tragedy” and an...
Israel’s coronavirus death toll rises to 181, total number of cases at 13,883
Israel’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 181 on Tuesday, after four more people succumbed to the disease overnight Monday and on Tuesday morning.
Among the four fatalities was Aharon Turchin, a 48-year-old father of 14...
Unity deal allows Netanyahu to push Trump’s peace plan
The unity government agreement finalized on Monday evening by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz allows Israel to promote the annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria...
Cast of ‘Fauda’ talks Season 3, filming in areas resembling Gaza and coronavirus isolation
Cast members of the hit Israeli series “Fauda” opened up on Friday about the thrills and obstacles filming the show’s third season, now streaming on Netflix, a possible Season 4 and how they’re coping...
Danon slams claims that Israel is impeding Palestinian efforts to combat coronavirus
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations strongly criticized a letter by the Palestinians to the U.N. Security Council accusing Israel of impeding efforts by the Palestinian Authority to combat the coronavirus pandemic in the...
“My shvester Jaye” by Binem Heller, recited by Hadassa Kestin and performed by dozens...
My shvester Jaye, by Binem Heller read by Hadassa Kestin.
A mixture with its reading and its translation for your benefit, since not everyone has a poem written for a cousin that they have never...
Yom Hashoah ceremonies to be observed online-only due to coronavirus crisis
Though Israel’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations usually include large ceremonies and events attended by thousands, the somber occasion will be marked this year exclusively in digital format for the first time ever, due...
Israeli Holocaust survivor’s testimony to be aired via Facebook live
While official in-person ceremonies are canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Jewish Agency for Israel will host two virtual Yom Hashoah events, bringing Jews around the world together to hear from Holocaust survivor...