Daily Archives: October 27, 2020
Still learning of liberators, all these years later
Like many children of survivors, Bernice Lerner has spent most of her life ruminating on the Holocaust and writing about big questions. How was the Holocaust allowed to occur? What is the connection between...
Prof. Yedidia Stern Chosen as Incoming President of Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), Founded...
Professor Yedidia Stern has been chosen as the new President and CEO of the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), founded by The Jewish Agency for Israel. He will replace Avinoam Bar-Yosef who is retiring...
What ‘The Forward’ should acknowledge about Erekat
Editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren’s recent article in The Forward about Saeb Erekat mentions “a single Israeli protester” and a few members of Knesset who objected to Erekat being treated for COVID-19 at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.
Yet she...
Trump’s inappropriate question still requires an answer
It was one of those moments that summed up so much of both the good and the bad of the Donald Trump presidency. During a White House photo op/international conference call celebrating Sudan’s agreement...
Hadassah, Jewish Women’s Archive and Uprooted Collaborate to Strip Away Taboos Associated with Infertility...
With a new initiative called YOUR FAMILY-BUILDING STORY, Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA), the Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) and Uprooted: A Jewish Communal Response to Fertility Journeys (Uprooted) are joining forces to strip away the taboos that often accompany family...
Jewish groups react to Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to US Supreme Court
Jewish groups reacted immediately following the U.S. Senate confirmation on Monday of Amy Coney Barrett as the 115th U.S. Supreme Court justice a week before the Nov. 3 election.
Barrett, previously a judge on the...
US to extend bilateral agreements with Israel into Judea and Samaria, Golan Heights
The United States and Israel will eliminate territorial restrictions for bilateral agreements in a ceremony on Wednesday. The move will build upon a policy shift made by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this...
On campaign trail, candidates and surrogates court Jewish vote
With election day a week away and early voting in full force throughout the country, U.S President Donald Trump and former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, and their surrogates, have...
Palestinians press for international peace conference to renew talks with Israel
Top Palestinian diplomat Riad Malki on Monday called for an international peace conference as the only way to renew talks with Israel, AP reported.
According to the report, this comes on the heels of a similar call...
Soccer leagues in Israel, UAE reach cooperation agreement
The soccer leagues of Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced that they reached an agreement on Tuesday about future play.
The heads of the Israeli Professional Football League and UAE Pro League signed a...