Monthly Archives: October 2022
‘Jerusalem of Lithuania’ remains witness to the horrors of the Nazi genocide and their...
Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius (Vilna), is a thriving European city where young couples push babies in strollers down “Jewish Street” now lined with cafe tables. In one courtyard, where Jewish families once lived, a bright...
Palestinian gunman killed in exchange of fire with IDF
One Palestinian gunman was killed and several wounded on Wednesday during a firefight that erupted during an Israeli arrest raid in the town of Deir al-Hatab, near Nablus.
Israeli forces had entered the town to...
Netanyahu ‘feeling well’ following Yom Kippur hospitalization
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu was released from hospital on Thursday after spending the night under medical observation due to reported chest pains that began while he was attending Yom Kippur synagogue services.
The former...
Anglos, fragmented politically, seek representation in the Israeli system
When English-speakers immigrate to Israel, they become “Anglos.” The catch-all term refers mainly to olim, or immigrants, from North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. It’s an economically strong group, but it’s politically...
Why Are You In Such A Hurry?
I really don’t think it’s my imagination. Ever since restrictions from Covid have opened up and people are out and about more, the bulk of them seem to be trying to perpetually outpace everyone...
Bringing to Life, Through the Arts, the Victims of the Holocaust
SAN DIEGO — We Are the Tree of Life (WATTOL) founder and director, Jackie Gmach, is adept at recognizing talent and recruiting them to participate in her initiative. In Israeli-born dancer and circus performer,...
Former US point man on Israel-Lebanon maritime talks says chances of war remain high,...
The former State Department point man on the Israel-Lebanon maritime border negotiations thinks the current deal on the table is “overall, pretty good for Lebanon.”
David Schenker served as the assistant secretary of state for...
‘They’re not alone in their struggle:’ Iranian-Americans support protesters in Iran calling for regime...
Following two weeks of protests in dozens of Iranian cities against the ruling Islamist theocracy, Iranian-American activists of various faiths have been demonstrating and voicing support for their countrymen’s push to overthrow the regime.
“When...
Meet the rabbi who made it possible to live a Jewish life in the...
Levi Duchman, the chief rabbi of the Jewish community in the United Arab Emirates, celebrated his own wedding on Sept. 14. It happened to be the first Jewish one in Abu Dhabi.
With a guest...
‘Israel must uproot Tehran’s growing bastion in Syria’
The Iranian-led radical Shi’ite axis is pursuing an ambitious “civilian entrenchment” program in Damascus’ southern outskirts, as part of a wider strategy of creating a logistical and military hub to serve the Islamic Republic,...