Daily Archives: November 12, 2020
Breakthrough in bringing COVID-19 vaccine to Israel
“Significant progress” was made late Wednesday night in removing bureaucratic impediments to signing a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to enable the import of the coronavirus vaccine to Israel, the Prime Minister’s Office stated...
Israeli judoka Inbar Lanir wins gold at European Championships
Israeli judoka Inbar Lanir is the European Judo Champion in the under-23 category, having won a gold medal on Tuesday.
Lanir wasn’t the only Israeli on the podium at the event: Maya Goshen won the...
Ontario city council adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
A city council in Ontario, Canada, unanimously adopted the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism on Monday.
The Orillia City Council adopted the definition following an hour-long presentation by Holocaust survivor Max Eisen,...
Business school to dedicate curriculum to enterprise management, social impact
American Jewish University announced on Tuesday the launch of a first-of-its-kind business school in the United States fully committed to promoting value and impact: the School of Enterprise Management and Social Impact (SEMSI).
The creation...
November 12, 1787: Jews acquire family names
In a decree promulgated on this date in 1787, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II ordered all Jews in the Hapsburg Empire to acquire family names. The decree came five years after the Edict of...