Daily Archives: May 24, 2021
Roman Kent, who reminded world of Holocaust, dies at 96
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous reported the death of its longtime president, Roman Kent, who passed away on May 21 at his home in New York City. He was 96 years old.
A Holocaust...
Survivors’ Son Wrestles with Their Unspoken Past
The greatest sources of Holocaust history are the testimonies of survivors through their memories, their writings, their memoirs, and documentary films. You won’t want to miss this beautifully constructed film entitled The Presence of Their...
Two of the 14,325 stories behind ‘Operation Solomon’
Ethiopia was in the midst of a brutal civil war in 1991 when Israel decided to launch an intrepid mission that would bring 14,325 Ethiopian Jews to Israel over the course of 36 hours....
Gun Violence: A Visitor From Jerusalem Unsafe In Israel Or America
Israelis Efraim Gordon and Yehuda Guetta learned too late that they were not safe whether waiting for a bus in the West Bank or visiting relatives in Baltimore.
Just two weeks prior to the present...
Netanyahu names new head of Mossad intelligence agency
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that David Barnea has been selected to serve as the next director of the Mossad intelligence agency, following outgoing head Yossi Cohen.
Barnea, 56 and a father...
Elan Carr to join Heritage Foundation as visiting fellow to combat anti-Semitism
The Heritage Foundation announced on Monday that Elan Carr, former U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, will become a visiting fellow to help advise policymakers and research experts on threats posed by anti-Semitism internationally, and counsel analysts on...
Blinken heads to Mideast post-conflict to speak with leaders in Israel, PA, Jordan and...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has left for the Middle East this week in the wake of last week’s ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
According to a statement from U.S....
Pew survey shows shift in affiliations of young American Jews
What does the new Pew study, “Jewish Americans in 2020,” say about the status of the Jewish denominations, and what has changed since the last study was conducted in 2013? Not much, except when...
Iranian TV highlights Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s speech thanking Iran
Shortly after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect on May 21, Iranian state media aired part of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s victory speech, in which he thanked the Islamic Republic for...
The Sheikh Jarrah property dispute and the false claim of Israeli land discrimination
The real estate dispute in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood has played a crucial role in international accounts of the recent fighting between the State of Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization ruling the Gaza...