Daily Archives: July 24, 2020
Israeli scientists develop hand sanitizer from waste
Hand sanitizers—once the preserve of nurses, mothers and the uber-clean—have now become a ubiquitous accessory found in purses, cars, businesses and offices worldwide.
But the surge in demand as the global coronavirus pandemic rages for...
Daughter conducts violinist mom with Hungarian orchestra
This MSR recording is the first time in the annals of classical music that a violin soloist has been accompanied by her own conductor daughter!
My sister, violinist Zina Schiff, my niece, conductor Avlana Eisenberg,...
All the news that fits preconceived notions
What jumped out at me from a New York Times piece on Rashida Tlaib was what the Times omitted – the most essential elements of Tlaib’s scary and offensive tenure in Congress.
The two reporters on the story barely...
Camp David 20 years later: Still holding onto the Oslo delusion
It’s one anniversary that no one is celebrating. Twenty years ago this month, President Bill Clinton welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to a peace summit at Camp David....
Orthodox Jewish man pummeled in Brooklyn in apparent anti-Semitic attack
An Orthodox Jewish man was pummeled by three strangers earlier this month in Brooklyn, N.Y., in what appeared to be an anti-Semitic attack, according to authorities on Thursday.
The July 11 attack occurred as the...
American Jewish Congress congratulates Spain for adopting IHRA definition
The American Jewish Congress congratulates the Spanish government for adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
This important definition remains the most comprehensive guideline for spotting, highlighting, and combating antisemitism in...
Holocaust survivor stabbed to death in Moscow apartment
A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor was discovered stabbed to death last week in her apartment in Moscow.
An unidentified 69-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the murder of Irina Shur, a former professor at the...
Orthodox Union’s PC20 matches teens and seniors in “Perfect Pair” program
The Orthodox Union’s Project Community (PC20) is launching the “Perfect Pair” program to connect teens with seniors beginning July 20 to create important friendship and bonds between teens and older adults. PC20 is the...
New Israel Education Platform Launches: StandWithUs TV!
StandWithUs is proud to announce the launch of a new platform for its video content – StandWithUs TV – which will include the best of its curated videos to date and new episodes of...
IDF steps up its defenses along Lebanese border over concern of Hezbollah attack
The Israel Defense Forces has stepped up its defenses along the northern border with Lebanon on Friday over concern that Hezbollah could launch an imminent attack.
“In light of a situational assessment in the IDF...