Daily Archives: July 31, 2023
‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ star Paul Reubens dies at age 70
“Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing for the last six years,” a post on Paul Reubens’s Instagram account noted on Monday. “I have always felt a huge amount of...
‘Masa Engine’ connects Diaspora Jews to Israeli startups
Masa Israel Journey on Monday launched the "Masa Engine," a first-of-its-kind job search site designed for the organization's alumni who are seeking positions in Jewish nonprofits and Israeli high-tech companies.
Companies with job postings on...
New York Boulders ‘Jewish Heritage Day’ draws hundreds of baseball fans
The New York Boulders defeated the Evansville Otters 7-5 in an independent Frontier League baseball game on July 30 at Clover Stadium in Rockland County, N.Y. It was a double win for Boulders left-fielder David Vinsky,...
Suspect in custody after man fires shots near Memphis Jewish school
A Jewish day school in Memphis, Tenn., went into lockdown for about 45 minutes on Monday afternoon after a man fired several shots nearby.
No injuries were reported at the Margolin Hebrew Academy/Feinstone Yeshiva of...
Israel and Azerbaijan are ‘strategic partners,’ Baku says
Jerusalem and Baku have forged a “strategic partnership” with relations between the two nations at an all-time high and only expected to grow, a senior Azerbaijani presidential representative said Monday.
The remarks come four months...
Israel to build security barrier along Jordan border
The Israeli government will build a security barrier along the country's eastern border with Jordan in an attempt to thwart Iranian efforts to stir up violence, Army Radio reported on Monday.
During a closed meeting of the...
In first, all 15 justices to hear petitions against ‘reasonableness law’
All 15 justices of Israel's Supreme Court will hear the petitions asking them to cancel the "reasonableness law" that the Knesset passed last week, Supreme Court President Esther Hayut announced on Monday.
The hearing is...
Mossad chief secretly visited DC to discuss Saudi deal
The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency secretly traveled to Washington nearly two weeks ago to discuss a deal with Saudi Arabia.
David Barnea met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the White House ahead...
Haifa researchers: Autism linked to neuron development in embryos
University of Haifa researchers have discovered a significant association between autism and accelerated development of neurons in embryos.
The findings shed new light on the possible origins of autism and open up possibilities for new treatments.
An...
Thousands of Gazans protest against Hamas government
Thousands of people hit the streets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday to protest against living conditions in the coastal enclave, in a rare public stand against the Hamas government.
The terror group’s security forces...