Daily Archives: June 20, 2022
Frank Nikbakht, Iranian American Jewish activist, dies at 68
Frank (Faryar) Nikbakht, an Iranian Jewish community activist and expert on anti-Semitism propagated by the Iranian regime died in Los Angeles on June 12. He was 68 years old.
Iranian Jewish community members in Los...
Hebrew Book Week back in full force, even as Israeli literary giant is missed
Books, books and more books—that could be the tagline across Israel as the people celebrate the return of the National Hebrew Book Week, which was sidelined for two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The...
Survey shows Jewish young adults crave Shabbat dinner as chance to connect
Planning a Shabbat dinner? Invite some young adults, they’re likely to say yes.
That’s one of the takeaways in a survey conducted on behalf of OneTable, a nonprofit founded to support people in their 20s and...
Netanyahu hails end of ‘worst gov’t in Israeli history,’ as new elections are on...
Israel appears set to head back to the polls after a “change coalition” has failed to hold its razor-thin majority, barely a year after its formation.
Elections are likely to be held on Oct. 25,...
The fatal contradictions of Biden’s Middle East trip
The decision of an American president to visit the Middle East has always been seen primarily through the lens of its impact on efforts to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. That is not the case...
Ex-Russian diplomat: US-Moscow confrontation more likely in Syria than Ukraine
Former Russian diplomat Andrey Balkanov said in a June 19 interview on the Al Jazeera network in Qatar that a confrontation between the United States and Russia is more likely in Syria than in Ukraine, and...
Poland wants to change how Israel conducts Holocaust-study trips
The Polish government wants to implement new rules regarding visits by Israeli students to study the Holocaust in the country, including reconsidering the presence of armed Israeli guards.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz explained...
Cleveland’s 2019 ‘police officer of year’ investigated for tweets saluting Hitler, targeting Jews
A decorated Cleveland police officer is under investigation for resurfaced anti-Semitic tweets following being honored last year by the police department.
According to Canary Mission, Ismail Quran was awarded the 2019 Officer of the Year...
Knesset to disband, Israel set for new round of elections
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid have agreed to disband the current Knesset and head to new elections. A preliminary bill will tentatively be brought during the upcoming parliamentary...
Sweden undertakes measures to address Jewish life, anti-Semitism in country
Sweden is appointing an official to examine the obstacles to Jewish life in the Scandinavian country and make proposals on how to strengthen Jewish life there, according to the European Jewish Congress, which praised...