Daily Archives: July 30, 2020
IDF seeks de-escalation with Hezbollah, though assumes next attack is coming
The Israel Defense Forces remain on high alert along the Lebanese border in anticipation of a potential new attempt by Hezbollah to launch an attack in retaliation for the reported killing of its operative...
‘New Jersey Jewish News’ prints final hard-copy edition
The New Jersey Jewish News announced that its issue this week would be the last one in its 74-year-old history.
In a July 29 piece on its website, NJJN editor Gabe Kahn announced the closure, citing numerous factors.
“It’s news...
UN expresses ‘dismay’ at anti-Semitic statements by Islamic Relief leader
The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Miguel Moratinos, expressed his “dismay” on Tuesday over anti-Semitic views espoused on Facebook by Heshmat Khalifa, the head of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW),...
Sanders pushes supporters to campaign for Tlaib, Omar in competitive primaries
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging his supporters to campaign for Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as they both face increasingly tough upcoming Democratic primary challenges.
“Some of our strongest allies in...
Official transliteration guide for Yiddish according to the YIVO, the Official Yiddish Language Academy
Official transliteration guide for Yiddish according to the YIVO, the Official Yiddish Language Academy.
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EXCEPTION: When the word אויף is used as a preposition, it is pronounced and therefore transliterated as af (not oyf), following modern convention.
*Yiddish consonants with checkmarks...