Daily Archives: August 5, 2020
Holocaust Survivor Testimony: Dr. Henry Slucki
Hear and Meet a Holocaust Survivor
For over three decades, Holocaust survivors have volunteered their time at the Museum of Tolerance to speak about their experiences during World War II. Over 50,000 visitors per year...
High Holiday prayer books in high demand for those at home
As the summer months near their conclusion, some can already hear the echoes of the upcoming Rosh Hashanah prayers.
The High Holidays are the focal point of the year for many, and the start of a new...
Jewish federations awarded $5 million federal grant to assist Holocaust survivors
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging has awarded a $5 million grant to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) to expand Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed (PCTI) care...
Sephardi legacy to be newly emphasized in Murcia region of southern Spain
The autonomous region of Murcia in southeast Spain recently signed a collaboration agreement with the Hispanic Jewish Foundation, aiming at showcasing the region’s longtime Sephardi legacy.
David Hatchwell , president of the Hispanic Jewish Foundation,...
What to teach (and not teach) your children about Israel
As if Jewish educators didn’t have enough problems these days, actor Seth Rogen set off a controversy which, along with giving his new Jewish-themed movie undeserved publicity, focused attention on the failures of Jewish...
Pandemic, opposition to Netanyahu mark August
Dog days of August? Or political morass, with no effective leadership? And wandering amidst a pandemic that can be ignored. By some.
Israel has recently been mired in a quarrel as to whether to budget...
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after Israeli retaliatory strikes in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah on Tuesday that Israel would take the necessary measures to defend itself after Israel launched airstrikes against targets in Syria.
“We hit a cell,...
Joint Arab List MK participates in celebration for released terrorist
Israeli Knesset member Sami Abou Shahadeh of the Joint Arab List’s Balad faction participated in a recent event celebrating the release of convicted terrorist Anis Saffouri, who was sentenced in 2009 to 14 years...
Another mysterious fire erupts at Iran industrial area
Another fire broke out in an industrial area near Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian state TV reported.
A fire department official said the incident was under investigation, reported Reuters.
“The fire broke out at the industrial area of...
Israeli youths help uncover evidence of first human migration from Africa
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Tuesday that it had uncovered evidence of an advanced flint-working technique at tool “factory” in the Negev Desert, supporting the hypothesis that the Negev was on the early...