Monthly Archives: October 2020
Iran has ‘more to lose than to gain’ from Azerbaijan victory
As Iran moves military forces to its border with Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic is watching the progress being made by Azerbaijani forces in their conquest of areas of Nagorno-Karabakh with mounting concern.
This comes despite...
On the eve of the elections: “America the Beautiful’’ in Yiddish
מיט די אַלע ערנסטע שפּאַנונגען אין דער אַמעריקאַנער געזעלשאַפֿט, איז גרינג די טעג צו זײַן ציניש. אַז איך גיב אָבער אַ קוק אויף די מיליאָנען מענטשן וואָס וואַרטן שעהען לאַנג כּדי אָנטייל צו נעמען...
YAAANA: Announcing our Intensive Winter Yiddish Language Program and Other new Events
As we near the end of October, we are getting ready for our Yiddish children's education events and classes in November. Give the gift of Yiddish to the younger generation! There are several opportunities to sign...
This Monday: Yiddish Song Workshop and Sing-along!
Yiddish Song Workshops and Sing-alongs
led by Binyumen Schaechter
Via Zoom
Mondays at 7 p.m. ET
Starting this coming Monday, November 2
With Schaechter at the piano, we’ll sing a few selected Yiddish songs – lyrics provided.
We’ll analyze the...
Why Britain’s Labour Party will struggle to erase its moral stain
The report of an 18-month inquiry into anti-Semitism in Britain’s Labour Party has now been published. Almost instantly, it produced a dramatic and unexpected result.
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission, which conducted the inquiry,...
When journalists become cheerleaders, it usually ends badly
According to The Times of Israel, I misrepresented Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s feelings about Israel. In a piece written by Simona Weinglas, the TOI claims that I was wrong to write that the New York congresswoman and media darling, who is best...
Genevieve Collins promises to be ‘loud voice for Israel’ in Congress
Businesswoman and Republican Genevieve Collins is running against incumbent Democratic Rep. Colin Allred in the U.S. House of Representatives race on Nov. 3 in Texas’s 32nd Congressional District.
Collins, who is in her 30s, “is...
Khamenei tweets: Why a crime to deny Holocaust?
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted on Wednesday asking why it’s a crime to doubt the Holocaust, though it is permitted to insult the prophet Muhammad.
“The next question to ask is: Why is...
Largest NGO of imams worldwide adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
The largest nongovernmental organization of imams in the world, the Global Imams Council (GIC), has adopted the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
The council’s governing board, senior imams committee and advisory committee...
Breakthrough in research could influence treatment of leukemia spreading to brain
An international research group from Israel and Scotland has reported in Nature Cancer a breakthrough that may influence the treatment of metastatic leukemia spreading to the brain. The researchers include hematological-oncological experts from Schneider Children’s Medical...