Daily Archives: February 25, 2022
‘The Voice of Silence:’ Captivating and Timely Reading on the Jewish Underground in the...
In a frosty February of 1988, I took a short drive from my home in Efrat to Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim, in Gush Etzion. There was a special “seder” being held in honor of Tu...
Jews of Color Initiative Announces Incubator Projects
The Jews of Color Initiative today announced four projects for their New York Incubator Initiative, which supports Jews of Color (JoC) in developing projects that engage and support other JoCs in Jewish life. The...
On Putin, the Jews and the Future of the World
Jews and dictators normally don’t get along. History is replete with examples of strongmen who reviled the Jewish communities in their midst. Many of their names spring easily to mind, like Hitler, Stalin and...
The Human Condition
My TV consumption is usually limited to the (extended) evening news, plus the occasional cookery program, provided it does not involve a competition. I do not watch reality TV or competitions of any kind.
But...
Ukrainian ambassador appeals for military aid, stronger sanctions amid Russian onslaught
As Russian military forces bear down on Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv on Friday, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova spoke to over a hundred supporters and leadership of the National Coalition...
Tunisia joins other countries in boycotting Israeli actress Gal Gadot’s latest film
Tunisia has pulled from all movie theaters across the country the new film “Death on the Nile” starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot.
Movie theaters in Tunisia began screening the murder mystery earlier in February but...
Indiana University police investigate online anti-Semitic comments targeting Jewish students, fraternities
Campus police at Indiana University Bloomington are investigating a series of anti-Semitic comments about Jewish fraternities and students that were recently posted online, the local television station WTHR reported.
The comments were posted on the website Greek...
New York’s ‘Little Odessa’ Jews react to Russia-Ukraine conflict
News travels in an instant these days, and the updates coming out of Europe are hitting hard in a south Brooklyn neighborhood. Brighton Beach is home to one of the largest Ukrainian populations outside...
Russia could be preparing new challenge for West in Mediterranean, former Israeli envoy warns
Russia could be preparing an option to challenge the West and NATO in the Mediterranean and Middle East as a means of opening a new global hotspot, former Israeli Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine...
Ukraine synagogues prepare for tense Shabbat under heavy security
Ukraine’s Jewish communities are preparing for an unusually tense Shabbat, without knowing if they will be under Russian or Ukrainian rule when the Sabbath is over, or what the war will bring.
Synagogues in the...