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Daily Archives: June 10, 2020

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the Yad Vashem Hlocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, during an official state visit to Israel. March 25, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

German foreign minister set to arrive in Israel to discuss, discourage annexation

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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is set to arrive in Israel on Wednesday morning for meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi. “The fact that ...
Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa spoke about the need for unity to overcome anti-Semitism and hatred.

Muslim World League head becomes first recipient of award uniting faiths

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Secretary General of the Muslim World League Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa was honored with an inaugural award at an online event for his contribution towards fighting anti-Semitism. He is the first recipient of the prestigious annual...
A visa issued by former Japanese diplomat Saburo Nei, dated February 28, 1941, and found in April 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Akira Kitade.

Evidence Emerges of ‘Second Japanese Schindler’ Who Rescued Jews From Nazi Persecution

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Evidence has emerged of a second Japanese diplomat who provided visas to European Jews fleeing Nazi persecution, raising the prospect that further undiscovered heroes are waiting to be recognized. Saburo Nei — who served as...
European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Credit: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.

EU rejects US attempt to restore UN sanctions on Iran

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European Union Foreign Affairs Minister Josep Borrell said on Tuesday that the United States cannot initiate snapback sanctions at the United Nations against Iran, including extending the world body’s arms embargo on the regime,...
People at Bugrashov Beach in Tel Aviv watch the military airshow on Israel's 71st Independence Day, May 9, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Jewish Future Pledge calls on Jews to allocate half of their estate to charity

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A newly launched nonprofit is calling on worldwide Jewish donors, young and old, to allocate at least half of their charitable dollars transferred at death to Jewish and Israel-related causes. Philanthropist and entrepreneur Michael Leven...
UC Davis. Credit: Flickr.

UC Davis student government passes BDS resolution, vetoed next day

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The student government at the University of California, Davis, passed a resolution last week calling for the school to boycott Israel—only for it to be boycotted by the student government president. The Associated Students of...

Yiddish Children’s Songs of Y. L. Peretz and Moses Milner

Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series The Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series is made possible by a generous gift from the Estate of Sidney Krum. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from...