Daily Archives: January 20, 2022
Israeli figure skating duo chase ‘impossible dream’ to Beijing
A lot of hopes are riding on the skates of Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolski.
The figure-skating pair are among six athletes expected to represent Israel at the Beijing Olympics, February 4-20. And Israel has...
Soup’s on! Money-saver and winter warmth all in one
Thick, aromatic and brimming with good taste, soup is the perfect food in cold weather. Each spoonful warms and comforts like nothing else. Besides chicken soup—the panacea for what ails you—chances are you can...
Author Tells of Survivor Mother and the Extraordinary Medical Campaign that Saved Her
This is an academic work, yet a very personal one for Bernice Lerner of Boston University’s Center for Character and Social Responsibility. The Jewish girl referred to in the subtitle was author Lerner’s mother,...
Who’s coarsening American public discourse now?
Even those who resisted the fallacious attempt to label him as an anti-Semite had to admit that former President Donald Trump had to bear some responsibility for the coarsening of public discourse in recent...
The agony and the pride of being a Jew in America
To be a Jew today means your life will be defined by collective moments of agony and of pride. Jewish people may be admired by some for our resilience, our dignity, our courage and...
Texas terrorist in final phone call: ‘F***ing Jews … I’ve come to die’
The British terrorist who held four Jews hostage at gunpoint on Saturday at a Texas synagogue told his brother that he had been planning the event for two years and that he came to America to “go down...
Top Presbyterian reverend in MLK Day sermon: Israel ‘enslaves’ Palestinians
A top Presbyterian reverend on Sunday accused Israel of enslaving the Palestinians, and American Jews of not doing enough to stop it.
“The continued occupation in Palestine/Israel is 21st-century slavery and should be abolished immediately,”...
UN approves Israeli resolution combating Holocaust denial
The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday adopted an Israeli-sponsored resolution that condemns denial and distortion of the Holocaust.
The resolution—co-sponsored by Germany, and backed by the United States, Russia and many other countries—affirms that the...
Israeli, Greek defense ministers meet in Tel Aviv to discuss regional concerns
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with his Greek counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Thursday at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv.
In a joint press conference ahead of the meeting the two defense ministers...
Unilever’s Israel boycott said to cost company $26 billion
Unilever’s stock has plunged 20.7% in the six months since it informed Avi Singer, the owner of Ben & Jerry’s Israel, that his contract was over unless he stopped selling the company’s ice cream...