Category: Israel

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Photo Credit: Screenshot: The Jewish Chronicle A U.K. Jewish Chronicle editorial urging non-Jews to not vote for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn The United Kingdom’s Jewish Chronicle published a front-page editorial message to non-Jews expressing Jewish concerns about Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn possibly becoming prime minister. “Putting oneself in the shoes of another person, or another group, […]

Photo Credit: Wikipedia / Mtattrain New NYPD (New York Police Department) statistics show an increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes targeting Jewish riders on New York City subways, The City reported on Wednesday. Since Oct. 20, the NYPD has logged 42 hate-crime complaints involving anti-Semitic acts in the subway—a 162 percent increase over similar incidents reported […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay / Free Photos Longtime Friends of the IDF (FIDF) supporters Haim and Cheryl Saban donated $15 million to support Israeli soldiers at an annual tribute to the Israel Defense Force held at the landmark Beverly Hilton Hotel this past Thursday night. Top single donations announced at the event included $15 million from […]

Photo Credit: Basel Awidat/Flash90 IDF soldiers close the gate to the Island of Peace in Naharaim. Nov. 9, 2019. In 1994, Yitzchak Rabin signed a peace treaty with Jordan, which failed to live up to its name. As part of the treaty, Israel leased the areas of Naharayim and a section of Tzofar (Al-Ghamr) for […]

Photo Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 Naftali Bennett and Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset. Prime Minister Netanyahu appointed New Right leader MK Naftali Bennett as Israel’s new Defense Minister, on Friday. The appointment will be confirmed by the government on Sunday. According to a tweet by MK Ayelet Shaked (New Right) Netanyahu offered the New Right party […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Advice From A CaterpillarWhen I was an egg, I too, clung onto leafin shaded safety, hidden underside.And fastened by a pinprick of beliefI dared to dream I was a butterfly.  A hunger hatched. I ate the home I knewthen inched along the disappearing green.In shedding every skin that I outgrew,became a […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press I recently acquired a map printed in Paris in 1764 that serves as a reminder of a once thriving Jewish community. Suriname – a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America – boasts few Jews today, but centuries ago it was home to a sizable and wealthy Jewish community. […]

Photo Credit: China Glatt Since 1994, China Glatt has been a culinary highlight of Boro Park’s bustling 13th Avenue shopping district. Last summer, China Glatt upped its game with a tasteful makeover by designer Sruly Schechter, giving it just the right mix of contemporary decor, privacy, and a comfortable ambiance to match its reputation for […]

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