Daily Archives: February 19, 2021
Announcing the Sephardi House Fellowship
The American Sephardi Federation (ASF) is announcing today the launch of a new program—the Sephardi House Fellowship—designed to immerse Jewish college students in the intellectual and cultural legacy of the Sephardic tradition.
Henceforth, the ASF will appoint Sephardi House Fellows annually at...
Yiddish Glory feat. Psoy Korolenko: “Shelakhmones Hitlern” (Purim Gifts for Hitler), A long lost...
About the song
"Shelakhmones Hitlern" (Purim Gifts for Hitler), a humorist song that makes fun of Hitler’s attempts to destroy Jewish people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DZOHiD2b7I&list=RDsdOsFg-PQ_M&index=9
Performers: Yiddish Glory feat. Psoy Korolenko
Writer: Public Domain
Composer: Sergei Erdenko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_qZ51-grJQ
In preparation for embassy opening, UAE delegation visits Peres center
The first official advance delegation from the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry visited the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation on Wednesday as part of a wider visit to prepare for the opening of the United...
Israeli, Moroccan students to learn about mutual Jewish history next academic year
Students in Israel and Morocco will be taught Moroccan Jewish history in school starting next year in a historical collaboration between the education ministries of the two countries, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Gallant...
February 19, 1997: Leo Rosten, author of “Joys Of Yiddish”, dies at age 88
Leo Rosten, the author of The Joys of Yiddish and numerous other popular, witty and erudite books, died on this date in 1997 in New York City at age 88. Rosten earned a doctorate in political...