Daily Archives: June 21, 2023
Kandinsky’s ‘Colorful Life’ painting to return to Jewish heirs
Wassily Kandinsky’s 1907 semi-abstract painting “Colorful Life,” which depicts a large outdoor celebration, should return to heirs of the Dutch Jewish collector who owned the work prior to the Holocaust, a German government panel...
Hebrew’s journey: ‘King David and I could probably understand each other’
A recent article in National Geographic lays out the history of the Hebrew language, its ancient origins, modern revival and continued evolution.
Mirit Bessire, Hebrew-language program director at Johns Hopkins University, said that “King David and I could probably understand...
Jewish infielder makes Major League Baseball debut
Jewish infielder Spencer Horwitz, 25, made his Major League Baseball debut on Sunday for the Blue Jays and hit a single in his first at bat.
In his second, he batted in a run on a sacrifice play to...
Putin’s ‘To Do’ list
Western leaders have long misunderstood Vladimir Putin.
In 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush “looked the man in the eye” and “found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy.” Not exactly.
In 2015, President Barack Obama...
The antisemitic BDS war on celebrities
The BDS movement has been a total failure. It has not damaged Israel’s economy, it has not turned Israel into a pariah, it has not changed Israeli policy, and it has not destroyed the Jewish state....
Arrest warrants for four tied to 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish center bombing
An Argentinian federal judge has called on Interpol to arrest four Lebanese men believed to be connected to a truck bomb that killed 85 people and injured more than 300 at the Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish community center...
As diversity programs tend to push Jews away, ERGs draw religious people in
The diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) movement has developed a reputation for pushing Jews away. Employee resources groups, ERGs, aim to do the opposite.
DEI programs tend to focus largely or exclusively on race, ethnicity,...
65 senators support adding Israel to US Visa Waiver Program
Allowing Israel to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program would “significantly increase the potential for both tourism and business travel,” according to a letter penned by 65 senators to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and...
Netanyahu: The Bedouin ‘need to be part of Israel’s success story’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday convened the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Legalizing the Settlement and the Economic Development of the Bedouin Sector in the Negev.
"While the Negev is indeed flourishing,...
Australian governing party branch calls to recognize ‘Palestine’
The governing Australian Labor Party’s branch in Victoria, the country’s second-most-populous state, passed a resolution calling on the federal government to “move immediately to recognise Palestine.”
The measure was “carried by the voices,” meaning it...