Daily Archives: November 3, 2020
Report: Gantz’s call for polygraphs sparks outrage after closed-door talk leaked
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday demanded that lawmakers from his Blue and White faction undergo polygraph testing following a leak from a meeting during which he admitted he does not expect Israeli...
Netanyahu, Rivlin express ‘total solidarity’ with Austria following Vienna terror attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday expressed the Jewish state’s strong support for Austria in the wake of the terrorist attack in Vienna on Monday.
“Israel condemns the brutal attack...
Israeli NGOs applaud jail term for Bedouin man convicted of polygamy
An Israeli Bedouin resident of the Negev desert was sentenced to seven months in prison this past week by the Beersheva Magistrates Court for practicing polygamy. The sentencing was welcomed by the Israeli NGO...
Retail stores in Israel start to open, despite government coronavirus restrictions
Some large retail merchandise chains and small shops in Israel are defying the government restrictions and opening their doors in protest against the government’s lockdown, which, like so many other nations worldwide, has been...
The New Normal Won’t Be Very Normal
The main question on everyone’s mind today is when will things return to the way that they were before the pandemic. When will things return to “normal”? Okay, not everybody is asking this question. ...
Yiddisher Black cantors from 100 years ago rediscovered thanks to rare recording
Early 1920s newspaper ads for the blockbuster New York Yiddish stage shows Dos Khupe Kleyd (The Wedding Dress) and Yente Telebende (Loquacious Battle‐Ax), featured a Black artist among the spotlighted performers. This was Thomas LaRue, a Yiddish-speaking singer widely...