Daily Archives: June 1, 2021
Israeli researcher named National Geographic Society ‘Emerging Explorer’
The National Geographic Society named University of Haifa professor Dr. Aviad Scheinin as one of its “Emerging Explorers” in 2021—one of 15 individuals it described as changing the world “one idea at a time.”
In an announcement...
Jewish Family’s Anguish after Converting as Catholics during Nazi Era
Erika Hecht’s mother had herself and Erika converted from Judaism to Catholicism to protect them from discovery by the Nazis or their Hungarian allies, the Arrow Cross. Erika was enrolled in Catholic school, where...
Documentary Explains The Butterfly Project
Jan Landau started The Butterfly Project in 2006 at the San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA). Jan had been inspired by the Holocaust poem “The Butterfly.” After World War 11, the butterfly became a symbol...
What ‘The New York Times’ didn’t tell you about the children
“They Were Only Children,” was the headline of the unprecedented and pilloried front-page New York Times feature last week. The piece included pictures of the dozens of children killed in the recent fighting between Israel and Hamas, and...
‘What We Found’ Explores Mixed Racial, Religious Heritages
Learning about one’s identity may be a traumatic and profound event. When we discover that a trusted person, such as a parent, has withheld critical information, that revelation is all the more upsetting and...
Israeli woman makes history as she summits Mount Everest
A 43-year-old woman raised the Israeli flag at the summit of Mount Everest on May 23.
Danielle Wolfson, 43, is the first female Israeli to reach the top of the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak and only...
Women’s hackathon students develop image-processing technology to improve lives
Nearly 25 percent of senior citizens in Israel live alone, causing a potentially fatal situation when one of them falls and needs immediate assistance.
To help solve this problem, a group of religious women taking part...
Blinken’s visit to Jerusalem underlines contention regarding the Palestinians and Iran
If body language is any indicator, then last week’s meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not go as well as they intended during their joint...
Netanyahu: Iranian threat cannot be contained, endangers Zionist enterprise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Iranian threat could not be contained, and that Israel would risk friction with the United States to eliminate it.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for...
During Jerusalem visit, Lindsey Graham calls Israel the ‘eyes and ears of America’
During a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) described the country as “the eyes and ears of America,” and said that “nobody does more to protect...