Yekutiel Yehudah Halberstam (1905-1994) was born to a Hasidic family of the great Sanz dynasty in the small Jewish town of Rudnik, Poland. During the Holocaust, Rabbi Halberstam’s beloved wife and 11 children were sent to Auschwitz, where they were immediately murdered. As the sole survivor of his family, he faced the daily Nazi death […]
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For the first time in recent memory, billionaire investor Steve Cohen, the powerhouse behind Point72 Asset Management, has taken a decisively bearish stance on U.S. markets because of Donald Trump‘s policies. The legendary trader and owner of the New York Mets, known for his sharp instincts and market prowess, is sounding the alarm over looming […]
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In a breathtaking revelation that reshapes our understanding of the cosmos, a team of scientists has uncovered the largest superstructure of galaxies ever reliably identified in the universe. This colossal formation, stretching an astonishing 1.4 billion light-years across, lurks in the vast darkness of space, composed primarily of elusive dark matter. The discovery emerged from […]
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I was in Kibbutz Nir Oz the day it was announced that the bodies of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas would be returned to Israel. More than 1 in 4 members of the community, including the Bibas family, were either killed or taken hostage on October 7. Both Hamas terrorists and Gazan civilians participated in […]
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It has been a longstanding slander on Israel that the Iron Swords war against Hamas terrorists caused starvation in Gaza. Now, the UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) Charitable Trust has unveiled a scathing exposé dismantling the reports of famine in Gaza—reports that have been pivotal in shaping the narratives of the UN Secretary-General, the International […]
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Trump’s critics give him too much credit. He’s neither evil nor calculating. He’s an impulsive power monger who’s obsessed with two things: not getting ripped off and closing deals. He got elected in large part because he convinced enough voters that it was high time America stopped getting ripped off, and as someone who’s an […]
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OpenAI revealed on Friday that it had uncovered striking evidence of a Chinese security operation leveraging artificial intelligence to power a sophisticated surveillance tool. This system was designed to track and analyze anti-China sentiment in real time across social media platforms in Western nations, marking a bold and unsettling escalation in digital intelligence warfare. The […]
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The off-Broadway experience on everyone’s radar these days, surprisingly, is showing at the Center for Jewish History. In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the death of Anne Frank, they have mounted an installation that includes a full-scale replica of the secret annex in Amsterdam where she, her family and a few others hid until […]
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An article published on Ynet News early in 2025 pairs J. Robert Oppenheimer to nuclear developments in Israel. The article describes how the growing energy needs of technology data centers may push Israel to develop nuclear power plants. However, it is also a tacit reminder of Israel’s nuclear weapons capability. According to Emad Moussa, Oppenheimer […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup February 15 – February 21, 2025New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli Cybersecurity Firm Blockaid Raises $50 Million in FundingIn a move that underscores its dominance in onchain security, Israeli cybersecurity powerhouse Blockaid has secured a staggering $50 million in Series B funding. Spearheaded by the influential Ribbit Capital and […]
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