Daily Archives: July 23, 2020
Twitter clarifies stance on Star of David imagery after users accounts locked
Twitter has clarified its stance at using the Star of David imagery after some users who display it in their profile pictures were locked out of their accounts for using “hateful imagery.”
According to the...
Outgoing UN Ambassador Danny Danon says world is gradually changing its perspective on Israel
Just days after returning to Israel following his five-year stint as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon spoke to JNS in an exclusive interview on his experiences in New York.
Born in Ramat...
Storage center in Jerusalem, 2,700 years old, dates from Kingdom of Judah
In excavations in Jerusalem near the U.S. embassy conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, more than 120 of some of the largest and most important collections of seal impressions stamped on jars were discovered,...
Spain adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
Spain’s government just adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
The IHRA definition says: “Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations...
July 23, 2011: Amy Winehouse, multiple Grammy award-winning soul singer, died at 27
Amy Winehouse won five Grammy Awards connected to her 2006 album 'Back to Black,' and is remembered for songs like "Rehab" and "Valerie."
Who Was Amy Winehouse?
Amy Winehouse broke into the music business when, at...
Mentshn-Fresser, feat. Sveta Kundish & Daniel Kahn. This 100-Year-Old Yiddish Pandemic Song Could Have...
In 1916, Solomon Smulevitz, a Yiddish musician and entertainer who immigrated to America from Belarus, wrote “Mentshn-Fresser.” The song’s title means “man eater,” or “devourer of mankind.”
Written by Solomon Small (Smulewitz), 1916, Hebrew Publishing...