Daily Archives: June 14, 2022
Back in blue: Hit Jewish rock group of decades ago is reuniting
It’s not quite New Kids on the Block getting back together, but it’s still meaningful.
When Blue Fringe released “My Awakening” in 2003, frontman Dov Rosenblatt had no idea that it would sell more than...
The Complex Legacy of German Chemist Fritz Haber
In 1919, the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to German scientist Fritz Haber “for the synthesis of ammonia from its constituent elements.” Ekstrand, president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, said...
Canadian government makes ‘significant’ investment in Toronto Holocaust Museum
The Canadian government announced an investment of $2.5 million in the UJA Federation’s Toronto Holocaust Museum, a decision lauded by Toronto’s Jewish community.
“We are grateful for this exceptional investment from the Government of Canada,...
Cancel culture isn’t just for academics anymore
For a lot of people, the phrase “cancel culture” is still a theoretical concept. They know it refers to people being punished in various ways for saying things others don’t want to hear, but...
Reactionary ‘progressives’ strike again
A few ignoramuses with rainbow flags gathered on Sunday at New York City’s Chelsea Piers to protest the participation of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the Jewish Leadership Conference, held annually by the conservative Tikvah...
21 countries defend Israel against UN Commission of Inquiry, scathing first report
While an official U.N. Commission of Inquiry seeks Israel’s diplomatic isolation, 21 nations came out in support of the Jewish state on Monday, expressing concern about the commission’s uncommonly broad mandate and the U.N....
Israeli-based company seeks approval to ease US shortage of baby formula
An Israeli-based company hopes to fill the void as the baby-formula shortage in the United States continues with parents continuing to find store shelves bare, particularly for those seeking specialty formulas.
Three weeks ago, the...
Ben & Jerry’s new employees required to watch ‘videos on Israeli-Palestinian conflict’
Newly hired employees joining the Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream company are required to watch four video lectures, each an hour in length, featuring activists discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as part of their job orientation, Jewish...
Communal leaders request Israel to commemorate global Jewish terror victims
Heads of major Jewish organizations, led by the Jewish Agency for Israel, delivered a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett calling on the Israeli government to designate those killed in anti-Semitic incidents outside...
Conference of European Rabbis to support leaders in Americas, Asia, Africa
The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) is launching a ground-breaking initiative through the creation of a new international division.
Over the last few years, rabbis from outside Europe—notably from Latin America and Muslim-majority countries in the Middle...