Monthly Archives: September 2022
Erel Margalit’s Jerusalem Venture Partners launches a climate tech center in New York City
Erel Margalit wants to change the way the world thinks about the climate. The high-tech and social entrepreneur says it’s time to put an Israeli twist on the topic.
“We want you to stop thinking...
Amid war and related crises, JDC helps Ukrainian Jews celebrate New Year
Seven months since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is ensuring that thousands of Ukrainian Jews, including internally displaced people and refugees in bordering countries, can celebrate Rosh...
Lapid to speak at Friends of IDF gala in New York
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will attend and speak at the Friends of the IDF (FIDF) New York gala on Sept. 20.
The speech will be part of Lapid’s first visit to the United States...
Canada changes program funding after giving thousands to entity linked to anti-Semitic posts
Canada says it will be instituting policy changes as it relates to funding programs through Canadian Heritage after it was revealed that money was going to an organization whose co-founder and main speaker has...
When Christians blow the shofar, it’s a wake-up call for Jews
They were blowing the shofar, but it wasn’t Rosh Hashanah.
On Jan. 5, 2021, the sound of the ram’s horn echoed in the streets of Washington, D.C., as participants in the Jericho March circled the...
Girls School Athletic Trainer Bashes Israel, Loses Job, Claims Discrimination
By Bruce S. Ticker
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania –Natalie Abulhawa had multiple advantages going for her after she filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against a Main Line school: her own disingenuous voice,...
Israeli Athlete Survived the Holocaust and the Munich Olympics Massacre
Donald H. Harrison
SAN DIEGO – ESPN and ESPN+ will premiere at 4:30 p.m. Pacific time, Tuesday, Sept 20, The Survivor, an hour-long documentary on the murder of 11 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympics. Reporter Jeremy...
The Abandonment Of Our Parents In Today’s World
Me and some friends of mine from the Chicago Ethical Humanist Circle were sitting around at a local coffee shop last Saturday talking about all sorts of things as was our habit. Eventually the...
Israel scores No. 1 in Digital Quality of Life Index
According to the fourth annual edition of the Digital Quality of Life Index, Israel has now placed first, beating out 116 other nations and overtaking Denmark after a two-year in the top spot.
Five “fundamental...
Qatar says no to temporary Israeli consulate during World Cup
Qatar has rejected Israel’s request to open a temporary consulate in the Gulf state to assist Israelis traveling to Doha for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, according to Middle East Monitor.
Jerusalem announced in June that it...