Daily Archives: August 19, 2022
Is Tevye returning to Europe? Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ hopes to head to...
The star of the Yiddish-language “Fiddler on the Roof” production thought it would be no more than a summer curiosity. But after a two-year hiatus induced by the coronavirus pandemic, the award-winning play is...
Israel’s marathon team wins gold in Munich 50 years after Olympics massacre
Israel’s national men’s marathon team won the gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, 50 years after Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Olympics in...
FIFA World Cup hospitality website continues to exclude Israel, lists ‘Palestine’ instead
The FIFA World Cup, which is set to take place in Qatar from Nov. 21 through Dec. 18, has a website that offers the public help in purchasing hospitality packages, but Israelis looking for their country...
Could a Muslim senator be an ardent supporter of Israel?
In the last decade, seemingly every formerly unbreakable rule of American political life has been broken by former President Donald Trump or his opponents. But perhaps nothing that has occurred would be quite as...
An Ironic “Side-Effect”: Trump Document Mishandling And America’s Nuclear Strategy
“I learn a science from the soul’s aggressions.”-St. John Perse
Mar-a-Lago, Search Warrants and Beyond
The contentious issue of Trump’s “mishandled” national security documents has reached the very highest levels of public urgency. Above all, this...
Germany’s new ambassador to Israel launches charm offensive
It’s hard for an Israeli not to be charmed by Germany’s new Ambassador to Israel Steffen Seibert. In a Twitter post announcing his appointment, the telegenic 62-year-old opened up about his excitement at his new position...
Israeli researchers develop program to find cancer-related genes using artificial intelligence
Researchers at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem have created a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence program to recognize cancer-causing mutations.
“Today, we can already say that carriers of a TP53 gene mutation have an increased risk of developing...
EXCLUSIVE: New White House liaison to the Jewish community talks about priorities, challenges and...
Shelley Greenspan’s resume runs the gamut from Capitol Hill to the private sector, presidential races and nonprofits. She has worked for AIPAC and Amazon, and campaigned for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.
Late last month,...
Ambassador David Friedman endorses Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania race for US Senate
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman endorsed Turkish-American TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race during an event in Philadelphia on Wednesday that was hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition...
Milan honored for helping save Jews from concentration camps during Holocaust
The city of Milan, Italy, has been named an honorary member of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation (IRWF) in recognition of its residents’ efforts to help rescue Jews from Nazi concentration camps during the...