I am terrible at asking for help; doing so often makes me feel like I have failed. Rather than admit I need aid, I will struggle unnecessarily and take twice as long to get something done. However, a couple months ago, I sprained my ankle in a spectacularly embarrassing fall and had no choice but […]
Continue Reading
(JTA) — At a key moment in the new Netflix film “Worth,” Kenneth Feinberg, the real-life architect of the compensation fund for 9/11 victims, is shown overwhelmed by the monumental emotional toil of the job. At a town hall meeting for victims’ families Feinberg — whom Michael Keaton until this point has portrayed as an […]
Continue ReadingYesterday, Texas enacted its six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 8 (SB8), effectively banning some 85% of abortions taking place in the state. Republican-controlled state legislatures have attempted to pass six-week abortion bans across the South and the Midwest for years, but all previous efforts were either vetoed by governors or struck down by the courts. […]
Continue Reading
(JTA) — Tahera had fallen down in the crush of Afghans pressed against the gate of Kabul’s airport. Her son, 3 years old, was uncontrollable. Her husband’s breathing was uneven. She also had to consider her four other children. She had a lifeline on the phone: Her supervisor at Jewish Family Services in Seattle. Cordelia […]
Continue Reading
(JTA) — Israeli swimmers Iyad Shalabi and Ami Dadaon each won gold medals at the Paralympics on Thursday, adding to Israel’s historic medal showing. So far, Israel has won nine medals — all but one in swimming events. Six of the medals are gold. On the first day of competition, Shalabi had already made history […]
Continue Reading
The Arava Desert in Israel’s south is “abuzz” with activity — and it is all thanks to one important six-legged critter: the humble honeybee. In a world where scientists acknowledge the important role bees play in our ecosystem yet worry about their dwindling numbers, farmers in Israel’s Arava Desert are working to grow bee colonies […]
Continue Reading
(JTA) — Greece has appointed a health minister who defended the antisemitic writings of his father in court more than a decade ago. Thanos Plevris, who was named to his post as part of a government reshuffle, said Wednesday in a statement that he did not mean to offend anyone with his 2009 defense. In […]
Continue Reading
BUDAPEST (JTA) — Jewish communities in Hungary opened two new synagogues as part of the annual Jewish Cultural Festival in this capital city. One is situated in the bustling center of Budapest, while the other is a 50-seat synagogue in an apartment building. The latter — the Vorosmarty Street Synagogue — is owned by MAOIH, […]
Continue Reading
(JTA) — Last month, Francois Amalega Bitondo was standing on a Montreal street, megaphone and cellphone in hand, protesting against COVID-19 vaccines. A bright yellow six-pointed star stood out against his black T-shirt. The star, which read “unvaccinated,” was an explicit reference to the yellow Stars of David that Jews were forced to wear during […]
Continue Reading
Sassoon House, Shanghai, China Wikipedia World’s oldest Jewish trust, the Sassoon Family Continuation Trust, will transfer $100 billion in assets to the United States. Bruce Fein, Master Trustee of the Sassoon Family Continuation Trust, stated that the funds will be transferred mostly from Switzerland, as well as from some other international financial institutions around the […]
Continue Reading
