Daily Archives: January 9, 2025
From a Catholic Mexican actress on Spanish TV to a Jewish educator in Israel
The teenage Mexican actress stumbled upon a YouTube clip one day by a Spanish-speaking rabbi talking about how to find happiness through the Bible.
The video that popped up on her computer in Mexico City...
Rescued hostage Noa Argamani speaks with legislators on Capitol Hill
Rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani, 27, met with U.S. Congress members on Wednesday to discuss the urgent need to rescue the nearly 100 men, women and children remaining in Hamas captivity.
Argamani, who was rescued from a Palestinian home...
Police says violent crime dropped in 2024, but Baltimore Jews remain concerned
The Baltimore City Health Department created the Office of Youth Violence Prevention in 2002 in response to the fact that despite police efforts to curb crime, “Baltimore remained one of the most dangerous cities...
Canaries in the coal mine: The rise of workplace bias against Jews
America has long been known as the land of opportunity, welcoming people of all nationalities, backgrounds and religions to its shores and giving them a chance to build prosperous lives. This has been especially...
Hamas sells aid to Gazans, uses profits to pay operatives
Hamas continues to pay its operatives regular salaries 15 months into its war with Israel, despite Israeli Cabinet efforts to dismantle its governing infrastructure, Israeli security sources confirmed this week.
The organization has established a...
State Dept. warned Trump team of Gaza ‘catastrophe’ over UNRWA ban
U.S. State Department officials reportedly warned President-elect Donald Trump's transition team of a possible humanitarian "catastrophe" in Gaza when new Israeli laws go into effect at the end of the month barring the operations of the U.N....
‘Voices of Iron’ award honors online Israel advocacy warriors
A total of 50 pro-Israel public diplomacy professionals, activists and social-media influencers were presented with the inaugural "Voices of Iron" award in a ceremony held at the Knesset auditorium on Tuesday. The award honors...
‘Just devastating,’ Jewish leaders say of Los Angeles wildfires
At least five people are dead and tens of thousands have evacuated or been told to evacuate Los Angeles County as wildfires that reportedly span more than 25,000 acres continue to rage in southern...
Ending Facebook censorship is a victory for freedom, not antisemitism
Has Facebook just given a major boost to antisemites? That’s the take of the Anti-Defamation League and other ideological liberal and left-wing Jewish groups about the decision of Mark Zuckerberg, owner of Meta, the company that...