Tag: Currency
New charity card is upgrading the giving experience in Jewish circles
Even tzedakah is going high-tech.
There are endless opportunities for charitable giving in the Jewish world. And with the biblical commandment to give maser—one-tenth of one’s income to charity—it means that there are also countless people seeking out...
US dollar in freefall against Israeli shekel
Although the U.S. dollar rallied somewhat against the shekel on Monday morning—hitting NIS 3.426 after plummeting to NIS 3.23 on Friday—the current exchange rate marks the lowest point for the United States currency since...
Iranian financial-services executive pleads guilty to breaching US sanctions
An Iranian financial-services executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions on Iran, announced the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday.
Seyed Sajjad Shahidian, founder and CEO PAYMENT24, entered the plea on Tuesday...
Jewish community, foreign officials reject image of Nazi supporter on new banknote
Argentina’s Jewish community was shocked to find that the country decided to print a new banknote with face of a doctor who expressed support for Nazi ideology and supported Josef Mengele’s cruel experiments on...