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Daily Archives: November 6, 2020

Flag of Greece. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Greek court convicts newspaper publisher for defaming Jewish leader

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A Greek court convicted a newspaper publisher of hate speech and defamation for running an op-ed that called a Jewish community leader a thief. The Athens Court of Justice of First Instance last month levied...
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in October 2020. Source: Kamala Harris via Facebook.

Harris: Biden administration would reverse several Trump policies on Palestinians

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Vice-presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said a potential Biden administration would reverse several moves by the Trump administration regarding the Palestinians. “We will take immediate steps to restore economic and humanitarian assistance to the...
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, March 2016. Credit: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv/Wikimedia Commons.

What the next US administration could mean for Israel and the Middle East

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With razor-thin margins separating U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the contentious race for the White House has yet to produce a clear victor. Around the globe, all eyes are...

This Monday, November 9: Yiddish Song Workshop and Sing-along!

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Yiddish Song Workshop and Sing-along led by Binyumen Schaechter Via Zoom This coming Monday, November 9 7 p.m. Eastern Time With Schaechter at the piano, we’ll learn to sing a few selected Yiddish songs – lyrics provided. We’ll...

Watch “It Can’t Happen Here” in Yiddish / Sunday, November 8 / 3:00 PM...

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene cordially invites you to attend a community reading of "Do Kon Es Nisht Geshen" a Yiddish translation of "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis and John C. Moffitt as...

November 6, 1903: The Speed-Demon Motorina

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Dorothy Elizabeth Levitt, a car racer described as “The Fastest Girl on Earth” (she held world records for both car and speedboat velocity), was fined five pounds on this date in 1903 for speeding...