Daily Archives: February 18, 2021
Residents of Golan Heights, Jerusalem enjoy winter wonderland
Residents of the northern Golan Heights woke up to a snowy Wednesday morning as a major cold front entered Israel.
More snow was expected in the country throughout the day, including in Judea and Samaria...
Biden speaks with Netanyahu for first time since entering office
U.S. President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in their first conversation since Biden took office nearly a month ago.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the conversation was “warm and...
Jewish group applauds arrest of Canadian Nationalist Party leader advocating hate
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) applauded the arrest of Canadian Nationalist Party leader Travis Patron, who has been charged with the willful promotion of hate in connection to an anti-Semitic video he created...
Yiddish professor goes viral in town hall with President Biden
President Joe Biden engaged in a rare moment of kvelling during a live broadcast of a CNN town hall in Milwaukee on Tuesday night.
“I actually know some Yiddish,” Biden revealed during an exchange with a Jewish...
A new book, about a student from the I.L. Peretz Yiddish School
ס׳איז לעצטנס אַרויס אַ ראָמאַן מיט אַ זעלטענער טעמע — די איבערלעבונגען פֿון אַ תּלמידה אין אַ וועלטלעכער ייִדיש־שפּראַכיקער טאָגשול.
סענדי שעפֿרין ראַבין, אַ נעווראָלאָגין, איז אויפֿגעוואַקסן אין וויניפּעג, קאַנאַדע וווּ זי איז געווען אַ...
February 18, 1970: Not Guilty
The Chicago Seven Trial ended on this date in 1970 with acquittals for Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, and Lee Weiner on charges of conspiracy. Five of them were...