Monthly Archives: January 2021
10,000 elderly residents in public housing across Israel receive winter kits
In the midst of winter in Israel, residents are struggling with the financial burden of heating their homes, especially as they spend more time indoors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and bills...
Academic review questions benefits of California ethnic-studies curriculum
Thirty-five academics have found serious methodological flaws and a significant lack of evidence in the research hailed as the rationale for developing California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, which has been accused of containing anti-Semitic material.
“We are...
IDF’s Kochavi positions Israel atop regional anti-Iranian bloc
When assessing the comments made earlier this week by Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, who warned against the return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, it is useful...
In first real-world study, Pfizer vaccine shows high rate of effectiveness in Israel
Data released by Israel’s Ministry of Health and one of its top health-care provides indicate that the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer is proving to be highly effective in providing immunity from the virus.
According to...
German foreign minister blasts ‘Tehran’s reckless behavior’
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, “Tehran’s reckless behavior in the past weeks served as a reminder why we must stop the country from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon. The best tool for doing...
For bestselling Russian-Israeli author, physics is a day job
In the last month of 2020, Russia announced the winners of the Big Book National Literary Prize for the best prose writers in the Russian language. The prize, founded 15 years ago, has been...
Reform’s dangerous mixed message on defining anti-Semitism
After a year when it seemed as if a civil war between conservative and liberal groups would tear it apart, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations managed to unite and take a...
Holocaust remembrance and Tu B’Shevat: Resilience meets renewal
Wednesday marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. That night, we welcomed the holiday of Tu B’Shevat, also known as the Jewish “birthday” of the trees or the “New Year of the Trees.“
The marriage of these...
Second season revs up for Team Israel Start-up Nation
When Israeli Guy Niv took his bar mitzvah trip with his father to watch the Tour de France, he never imagined that he would be back 13 years later as a rider. Niv, who...
Following restitution deal, Luxembourg premier pledges to fight anti-Semitism
Following an agreement signed on Wednesday by the government of Luxembourg to compensate Holocaust survivors, return looted art and restitute dormant bank accounts, Prime Minister Zavier Bettel told Israel Hayom that the fight against anti-Semitism is not over.
“It...