Daily Archives: June 25, 2024
Political inaction fuels rising antisemitism
As second gentleman Douglas Emhoff joined the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tree of Life Synagogue memorial in Pittsburgh, his presence highlighted a stark contradiction: While government officials pay lip service to combating antisemitism, their...
Florida senators mark third anniversary of Surfside condo collapse
Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio (both R-Fla.) honored the 98 victims of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., on June 24, 2021.
A resolution introduced by the two legislators honors and supports survivors—many...
‘Soundtrack of our lives,’ KKL-JNF releases photos of poet Hayim Nahman Bialik
The Hebrew poet Hayim Nahman Bialik died on July 4, 1934—158 years after the adoption of the American Declaration of Independence. As the anniversary of his death approaches on this year’s U.S. Independence Day,...
Jewish business group, foundation recognize Gottheimer’s Holocaust-education efforts
The Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Congress, an umbrella group for Jewish businesses, and the Morris Katz Foundation recently recognized Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) with its 2024 Morris Katz Award for his commitment to Holocaust education.
Katz was...
Politicians must ‘stop being tone-deaf’ to kitchen-table issues, says Hochul
Asked in an interview on Sunday’s “State of the Union” program on CNN if she thinks Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) ought to be accusing George Latimer—his opponent in Tuesday’s primaries—of supporting Israeli genocide, New York Gov. Kathy...
Trump endorses Oct. 7 film: ‘Difficult, but I urge people to watch’
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump urged his social-media followers on Tuesday to watch the film “Screams Before Silence,” which documents the sexual crimes committed by the terrorist organization Hamas on Oct. 7.
“The...
J’lem-based Hamas terrorist behind plot to kill Ben-Gvir gets 14-year jail term
The leader of a Hamas terrorist cell based in eastern Jerusalem that had plans to assassinate then-Israeli opposition lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir and carry out a series of other attacks against civilians was sentenced to 13 years...
Third person dies in Israel from West Nile virus
A third person in Israel has died of West Nile virus, at the Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center in Ramat Gan, the country’s Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Three additional patients at Sheba Medical Center...
‘Concern, dismay’ by Wikipedia attack on ADL, 43 Jewish groups tell Wikimedia Foundation
In its attack on the Anti-Defamation League, Wikipedia is “stripping the Jewish community of the right to defend itself from the hatred that targets our community,” 43 Jewish organizations wrote to the Wikimedia Foundation...
Parents of Paris antisemitic gang-rape victim speak out
The parents of the 12-year-old girl, identified only as “A,” who was gang raped in a Paris suburb on June 15 recently spoke with French daily Le Parisien “to bear witness to the ordeal experienced by...