Monthly Archives: July 2021
Who’s lying about critical race theory?
As Americans prepare to celebrate the 245th anniversary of their nation’s founding, many if not most of the ideas they used to take for granted about what July 4th meant are under attack. Most...
Israel launches probe into Mount Meron disaster
The state commission of inquiry into the April 30 Mount Meron tragedy, which saw 45 people killed and 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag B’Omer festival at the site, began its work on Sunday.
The...
In first phone call, Bennett thanks Putin for Russia’s role in ‘regional stability’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for the role that his country is playing in maintaining regional stability, his office said in a statement.
Monday’s phone call was the...
Nordic fund KLP disinvests from 16 Israeli firms over settlement ties
Norway’s largest pension fund, KLP, announced on Monday that it was disinvesting from 16 companies connected with Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, including Motorola and Israeli telecom giant Bezeq.
Following a “thorough assessment” of...
Surfside condo demolished ahead of tropical storm
Controlled explosives on Sunday brought down the rest of the Surfside, Florida condo that collapsed on June 24, leaving more than 140 people dead or missing.
The confirmed death toll rose to 24 on Saturday with 121...
Evyatar residents leave settlement but with hopes of return
The last of the Jewish residents of Evyatar left the hilltop settlement on Friday afternoon in accordance with an agreement reached with the government following days of negotiations.
Fifty-three families had moved into Evyatar, established...
Record number of women to become officers with Israel’s Border Police
A record seven women completed the Border Police’s officer-training course on Sunday, two of them cited for outstanding performance.
The seven women were among a graduating class of 23 candidates, who will now join the...
4th of July Yiddish Music
The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus
(formerly Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC)
דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר
Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor
Four Yiddish songs to honor The Fourth of July
"Star-Spangled Banner" in Yiddish (with reverse translation back into English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkxCkt-HsHw&list=UUbCGJxhJOEDDlHxZqhp4cgQ&index=22
"America the Beautiful"...
Jewish mom fulfills 60-year-old dream of being bat girl for New York Yankees
A Jewish mom finally got to be a bat girl for the New York Yankees on Monday night 60 years after her request was originally turned down because of her gender, ESPN reported.
Gwen Goldman, 70, a...
NY Rangers’ Adam Fox becomes first Jewish winner of major NHL award
Adam Fox, a Jewish hockey player with the New York Rangers, was named on Tuesday the winner of the 2020-21 James Norris Memorial Trophy.
The trophy is giving annually to the National Hockey League’s (NHL) top defenseman...