Daily Archives: January 28, 2021
US Secretary of State Blinken talks with Israeli counterpart in one of first diplomatic...
In one of his first calls as U.S. secretary of state, Tony Blinken spoke with his counterpart in Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi, on Wednesday.
The two discussed “regional strategic matters, continued to widen the circle of...
Report: Malley accepts Iran envoy role from Blinken, but asks for precondition
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken reportedly has asked Robert Malley, a top negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, if he wants to be U.S. special envoy on Iran.
Malley has reportedly accepted.
Citing a...
Kyiv chief rabbi, Western diplomats plant trees as part of ceremony at Babi Yar
Representatives of the Jewish community in Kyiv, Ukraine—led by Rabbi Jonathan Benyamin, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Kyiv—planted seven trees on Wednesday at the Babi Yar memorial in commemoration of the 6 million Jewish lives...
January 28, 1887: Arthur Rubinstein, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century,...
On January 28, 1887, Arthur Rubinstein, one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, was born in Poland. The artist performed at an early age with Joseph Joachim in Berlin and in his...