Monthly Archives: November 2021
Memoir Relates How 2 Young Sisters- One Deaf, One Hearing – Survived the Holocaust...
This joint memoir, intended for students in grades 3 through 7, tells the story of two young sisters — one hearing and one deaf — who survived World War II notwithstanding their transport as...
Netflix short film, ‘Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis,’ leaves viewers cringing
It was basically the complete opposite of what they expected.
A group of German Jews who fled Hitler and Nazi Germany, and who signed up to be American soldiers, wanted to exact revenge. Instead, they...
FIFA president urged to take action against Polish referee’s anti-Jewish rant
Jewish and anti-Semitism watchdog groups are urging FIFA to take a stance concerning a Polish soccer referee who went on a rant against Jews.
Lukasz Araszkiewicz, a FIFA-trained referee and member of the Polish Football...
Top Italian soccer league adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Italy’s premier soccer league, Serie A, has agreed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
It made the announcement at a conference called “The Fight Against Anti-Semitism in Football: European Agreements,” the Italian-language...
Surge in anti-Semitism to power attendance at in-person IAC summit in Southeast Florida
After a year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Israeli-American Council (IAC) is looking forward to holding an in-person summit this December.
IAC CEO Shoham Nicolet said it was more important than ever for people to...
Gantz and Austin discuss Iran’s nuclear aspirations, regional entrenchment
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke on Tuesday about American-Israeli coordination on a range of top-priority security issues.
According to a tweet by Gantz, the two discussed bilateral...
Erdan replies to Palestinian letter to UN complaining of terror-labeled NGOs
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan responded on Monday to two letters sent by the Palestinian Authority to the United Nations complaining about Israel’s recent designation of six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organizations.
Erdan pointed...
Sheikh Jarrah residents reject suggested compromise deal by ‘occupation court’
Arab residents of Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood rejected a deal on Tuesday that would have allowed them to remain in their homes for 15 years as “protected tenants.”
“We unanimously rejected the settlement offered by...
Herzog greets ‘graduates’ of Mars-simulation mission
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal, met on Tuesday at his official residence in Jerusalem with two “graduates” of a three-week Mars-simulation mission, the Government Press Office said in a statement.
Praising analog...
Black Shadow leaks info on hundreds of thousands additional Israelis
Hours after leaking the personal details of users of LGBTQ dating app Atraf, Iran-affiliated hacker group Black Shadow continued to wreak havoc on Tuesday night, releasing private information on nearly 300,000 Israelis receiving medical treatment at...