Monthly Archives: November 2022
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, British financier and scion of banking dynasty, dies at 91
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, the London head of the Jewish family Rothschild banking dynasty, died on Nov. 8. He was 91. Rothschild died after a stroke at home in London, according to a family...
After dropping Ye, Adidas to partner with ADL on anti-bigotry education
The sporting goods giant Adidas, which recently ended its “Yeezy” brand partnership with the rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) over his series of anti-Semitic comments, is donating more than $1 million over four years...
Yad Vashem releases rare photos of Kristallnacht pogrom
A newly discovered photo album recently donated to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum, features rare photos of the events of the November Pogrom of 1938, termed “Kristallnacht” by the Nazis.
The museum released the photos...
Israeli elections 2022: Making sense of the results
On November 1, the citizens of Israel went to the polls.
They clearly elected a more right-wing government.
Likud, together with other members of the right-wing parties received 65 seats of the 120 in in the...
Independence Day terror attack victim’s condition deteriorates
The condition of a 75-year old Israeli man who was seriously wounded in a terrorist attack in Elad on May 4, Israel’s Independence Day, has taken a turn for the worse, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
Shimon...
Nides: US will fight any Israeli attempts at annexation
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said on Wednesday that the Biden administration would forcefully oppose any move by Israel’s next government to annex areas in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West...
Israel captures suspect wanted in connection with the killing of Israeli officer in Jenin
Israeli forces on Thursday apprehended in Jenin a suspect in the May 13 shooting death of Sgt. Maj. Noam Raz, 47, a member of Israel’s elite National Counterterrorism Unit (Yamam).
The suspect, identified as Tzdaki Ahmed...
Iran claims to have developed hypersonic missile
Iran has developed a hypersonic missile capable of circumventing sophisticated air defense systems, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ aerospace unit.
“This missile has a high speed and can maneuver...
IAEA chief: Iran ‘didn’t bring anything new’ in latest meeting on nuke program
Iranian officials offered no new information or concessions in their most recent meeting with representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. organization’s chief, Rafael Grossi, told Reuters on Wednesday.
“So, they didn’t bring anything new....
Modern anti-Semitism on agenda as Europe’s Jews mark Kristallnacht at Auschwitz
The European Jewish Association (EJA) on Wednesday visited Auschwitz-Birkenau to mark the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht, or “Night of Broken Glass,” a Nazi pogrom that took place on Nov. 9-10, 1938.
Conference attendees discussed measures...