Daily Archives: August 5, 2024
Dozens show up after IDF drafts first 1,000 haredim
Mere dozens of ultra-Orthodox young men showed up at the Israel Defense Forces’ Meitav Reception and Sorting Base at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan on Monday out of some 1,000 who were issued draft orders.
According to the...
Florida teacher, honored by Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, wants to teach Shoah ‘continuously’
Mary Ellen Richichi, a non-Jewish middle-school teacher in the Florida public school system, grew up immersed in Holocaust education. Her father, who served in the U.S. military during the Cold War, was always watching History...
Biden, Jordanian king discuss de-escalation, ceasefire, hostages
U.S. President Joe Biden and Abdullah II, the king of Jordan, spoke on Monday about “their efforts to de-escalate regional tensions, including through an immediate ceasefire and hostage release deal,” according to a White...
A frazzled Israel on tenterhooks braces for Iranian attack
There were near-hourly threats from Iranian officials of an impending attack.
The omnipresent former Israeli generals and defense analysts were working overtime in the television news studios, where even in a news-saturated country the dizzying...
Russian security envoy in Tehran as attack on Israel looms
Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, arrived in Iran on Monday for talks with senior officials amid mounting concerns of a large-scale attack on Israel by Tehran and its terrorist proxies.
Shoigu, who...
IDF prepared to attack Iran, Gallant says
The Israel Defense Forces is ready to carry out an offensive operation against Iran and its terrorist proxies throughout the region, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday, as the Jewish state awaits an...
Smotrich freezes $26m transfer to PA for its ‘wild incitement’
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday ordered the seizure of 100 million shekels ($26 million) in tax funds slated for the Palestinian Authority.
“The fight against terrorism is not only a military fight but a...
Woman charged with vandalizing home of Brooklyn Museum director
Law enforcement has filed hate crime charges against a woman alleged to have participated in dumping red paint and vandalizing the home of Anne Pasternak, who is Jewish and works as the Shelby White and Leon Levy Director...
Medem Library in Paris
The Medem Library was founded in 1929 in Paris, France by Eastern European immigrants and members of the Medem Union, a league of Yiddish writers and political activists. Today, the Medem Library houses nearly...
Der yidisher tamtam: a bi-monthly magazine
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Der yidisher tamtam is a bi-monthly magazine published by the Maison de la culture yiddish (Paris Yiddish Center) and intended for students of Yiddish. Founded in 1995, its editorial committee consists of Sharon bar-Kochva, Evelyne Grumberg, Natalia Krynicka and Rubye Monet, under...