Daily Archives: January 25, 2022
Jewish Federation Offers New Educational Resources for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jewish Federation of San Diego County (Federation) along with ADL San Diego and The Butterfly Project will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 with educational resources, a new online video library, and a...
New virtual-reality Holocaust experience keeps survivors ‘alive,’ builds empathy
Jordan Gelfeld has connections. As a docent at the Illinois Holocaust, his grandfather, Mark Gelfeld, was able to get this grandson in for a sneak peek at the museum’s new virtual-reality exhibit. And the...
Israel’s ill-fated powwows with the Palestinian Authority
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid didn’t boast on social media about his meeting on Sunday with Palestinian Authority honcho Hussein al-Sheikh. The latter did so immediately, however.
“I met this evening with … Lapid, and we discussed...
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we continue the work of living
Jewish life in America feels more and more under assault. The murderous rampage at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2017 now appears to be less an aberration and more a...
Israel’s president to make first-ever state visit to United Arab Emirates
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will make a first-ever state visit to the United Arab Emirates, announced the president’s office on Tuesday.
The visit, which is slated for Jan. 30-31, will include stops in Abu Dhabi...
Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi: ‘The Knesset won’t decide who is a Jew’
“I’m still a little weak. A few days ago I got over COVID,” Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau apologizes at the beginning of a conversation with Israel Hayom.
A few hundreds meters from the bustling...
Jewish Agency, WZO launch Holocaust-remembrance social-media campaign
The Jewish Agency for Israel announced on Tuesday the launch, together with the World Zionist Organization, of a social-media campaign to memorialize the victims of the Shoah.
The “Forever in Their Name” campaign, which will...
NATO reinforces eastern Europe, puts troops on standby as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise
NATO has reportedly sent additional ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe and placed thousands of troops on standby over the buildup of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine.
According to the U.S. Department...
Netanyahu rejects ‘moral turpitude’ clause, vows to stay the course as Likud leader
Israeli opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday denied media reports that he had agreed to the “moral turpitude” clause of a proposed plea deal with the State Attorney’s Office.
Agreement with the clause would have...
Government to spend $3.2 million to protect, repair heritage sites in Judea and Samaria
The Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Ministry has announced plans to allocate approximately 10 million shekels ($3.2 million) to the preservation, rehabilitation, and rescue of heritage sites in Judea and Samaria.
Dozens of heritage and archaeological...