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April 7, 2021 at 12:34 pm
Holocaust survivors forced to give up on items of necessity to be able to buy food
Holocaust survivors living in Israel are struggling to get by, a poll released on Wednesday by the Holocaust Survivors’ Welfare Fund reveals.
According to the fund, 51 percent of respondents said they had to rely on food handouts from various non-profits.
Over 30 percent described their need for such supplies as "dire."
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Many of the respondents revealed that they were forced to give up on items of high necessity in order to be able to buy food and sustain themselv...
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April 7, 2021 at 12:32 pm
Stefan Wertheimer is the country's richest person with a personal fortune of $6.2 billion, ranking 432 overall
In Forbes latest billionaires list, German-born Israeli businessman Stefan Wertheimer appears as the country's richest individual with a personal fortune of $6.2 billion. However, that amount only ranks him 432nd on the list.
There were three individuals with Israeli citizenship with wealth greater than Wertheimer's - Eyal Ofer ($11.1 billion), Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich ($14.5 billion) and Patrick Drahi ($11.8 billion) - however, they are not currently listed as resident in the country.
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April 7, 2021 at 11:40 am
Many years ago I had the privilege to spend some time in the Zilberman school in Jerusalem's Old City. The Zilberman "method" is a unique system of education implemented throughout many schools worldwide. Tucked within the walls of the Jewish quarter sits their flagship elementary school, run by the sons of Rav Zilberman, Z"L. I spent 2 weeks there observing the classes, learning the method of teaching and consulting with the educators. During one recess, I witnessed an incident so beautiful that it is etched in my memory for time immemorial. A family of European tourists stumbled into the middle of the young students playing ball in the famous square outside the school offices. It was late summer and rather characteristically hot. While the female members of this family were dressed ...
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April 7, 2021 at 11:37 am
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 2, 2021 - It is with regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of Rabbi Dr. Nosson Zvi Leiter, Z’L, father of Mrs. Gitti (Rabbi Yakov) Horowitz (Labyrinth Rd) and Rabbi Zalman Dov (Susan) Leiter.Shiva details for Mrs. Horowitz and Rabbi Leiter, below:Mrs. Gitti Horowitz (443-310-2579):Mrs. Horowitz will be sitting shiva in Scranton starting Tuesday morning until Shabbos. 701 N. Webster Avenue
Scranton, PA 18510
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Mrs. Horowitz will be sitting shiva in Baltimore
Sunday Morning, April 11th from 9:00 AM until 10:00 PM.
3910 Labyrinth Road
Baltimore, MD 21215
Please do not come between 1-2 PM 6:30-7:00 PM.***Rabbi Zalman Dov Leiter (443-955-3864):
Wednesday: Rabbi Leiter can be reached by phone (443-955-3864) betwee...
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April 7, 2021 at 10:57 am
'Partnership with Liberman and Lapid is even worse than partnership with the Arab parties,' Housing Min. Litzman says.
Housing Minister Yakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism (UTJ)) on Wednesday morning said he believes that the political jam will lead to fifth elections, but that his party will work only with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
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He also emphasized that a partnership between Yesh Atid chair MK Yair Lapid and Yisrael Beytenu chair MK Avigdor LIberman is "worse" than a partnership with the Arab parties.
In an interview with ...
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April 7, 2021 at 10:57 am
MK Bezalel Smotrich won't join a government supported by the United Arab List - but Charedi rabanim may be able to change that.
The Knesset's Charedi parties are trying to help Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu form a coalition, by convincing MK Bezalel Smotrich, head of the Religious Zionism party, to join them despite his promise not to be part of a government which relies on support from the United Arab List (Ra'am).
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According to a News 13 report on Tuesday night, the Charedi parties are planning to ask their Co...
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April 7, 2021 at 9:41 am
“Anti-Jewish hate online never stays online” warns watchdog group. “Conspiracy theories may lead to more attacks on Jews when lockdowns end”
The significant rise in extremism and the widespread increase in antisemitic conspiracy over the last year could have profound effects on Jewish communities in a post-Pandemic world, Dr. Moshe Kantor, President of the European Jewish Congress, said at the release of the Annual Report on Antisemitism Worldwide 2020, by the Kantor Center at Tel Aviv University.
“2020 has been a year like no other in recent memory. Our worlds and daily lives were changed and altered, leading to a global social crisis in many countries and for many around the world,” Dr. Kantor said.
“As a result, there has been a deep global...
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April 7, 2021 at 9:37 am
Representatives of 26 EU members as well as EU ambassador to Israel issue joint statement marking Holocaust Remembrance Day.
European Union Ambassador to Israel Emanuele Giaufret and the 26 ambassadors to Israel of the EU members states issued a joint statement Wednesday to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The statement read: "The Delegation of the European Union to the State of Israel, together with the 26 Embassies of EU Member States present in Israel, remember today with a sense of deep responsibility the six million Jews brutally killed on European soil in the Holocaust, together with other victims of Nazism during the darkest hours of humankind."
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April 7, 2021 at 9:32 am
Maheer Ibrahim, Muslim Arab who said 'Shema' with Jewish coronavirus patient, offered honor of lighting Independence Day torch.
Maheer Ibrahim, the head nurse of Afula's Ha'emek Medical Center's coronavirus ward, on Tuesday was informed by the Culture Ministry that he was chosen to light an Independence Day torch at the ceremony marking Israel's 73rd birthday.
In February, Ibrahim made headlines when he said the "Shema" prayer with a Jewish patient dying of coronavirus at the hospital.
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The patient, who Kikar Has...
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April 7, 2021 at 9:24 am
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 30, 2021 - JCC"s Camp Koolanu prepares for best summer ever - meet Camp Koolanu Director, Rabbi Uri MeyersFor a larger, printable copy click on the graphic below
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April 7, 2021 at 9:23 am
'No serious Muslim believes Israel belongs to the Jews.' Joint List MK accuses Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu of racism, him 'human garbage'.
MK Ahmed Tibi (Joint Arab List) excoriated the chief rabbi of Tzfat Wednesday, accusing the rabbi of racism, while denigrating him as “human garbage”.
Tibi launched into the epithet-laden rant after Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu penned a letter to United Arab List (Ra’am) chief Mansour Abbas, expressing hope that common ground may be found.
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In a video statement, Rabbi Eliyahu laid out t...
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April 7, 2021 at 9:11 am
0.5% of COVID tests are positive, as the number of coronavirus patients continues to fall, including 309 in serious condition.
A total of 303 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed across Israel Tuesday, according to data released by the Health Ministry Wednesday morning.
Just 0.5% of tests conducted Tuesday came back positive, down from 0.7% of tests carried out Monday. That is the lowest level recorded since May 24th last year, when the percentage of tests coming back positive hit 0.4%.
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There are now just 4,888 known active cases of the virus in Isr...
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April 7, 2021 at 9:02 am
Foreigners continue to be largely banned from entering Israel.
Still, as reported yesterday, this morning, new rules went into effect, permitting more groups of foreign citizens to enter Israel. These groups include those coming for simchas (weddings, bar mitzvahs and births), medical emergencies, deaths and to visit lone soldiers. These groups were previously allowed to enter the country prior to the January lockdown.
However, an important new category of foreigners who will now be granted entry permits are those with first degree relatives living in Israel. It is still unclear if the relatives in Israel must be Israeli citizens or whether this also applies to relatives of student visa holders in Israel.
Overall, the details of these rules are still far from clear and are bei...
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April 6, 2021 at 9:30 pm
Suspect faces disciplinary action for posting anti-Semitic and white supremacist QR codes across campus of Florida university.
A student from the University of North Florida (UNF) is being investigated after allegedly posting around campus QR codes linked to anti-Semitic and white supremacist material.
QR codes are a type of square barcode holding unique information that when scanned by a phone open up a link.
Rabbi Shmuli Novack, the Director of Chabad of UNF, said that the university's police department let them know about the incident, reported Jacksonville news and talk station, 104.5 WOKV. He said that it is known that a student is currently being investigated by the university and faces disciplinary action.
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April 6, 2021 at 9:26 pm
The University of Pennsylvania announced it will not move its commencement from Shavuot to another date, refusing to take into account a petition which asks for the event to be moved to accommodate Jewish students who observe the holiday.
The petition was signed by more than 1,600 students and alumni. It asked that the university consider moving the commencement ceremony to another date.
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The Philadelphia university’s student newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian, reported that approximately 40 seniors who are Orthodox Jews were sent notice of the scho...
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April 6, 2021 at 9:05 pm
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 6, 2021 - Regarding purchasing chametz from the Target stores in Baltimore, the Star-K says that frozen chometz foods are supplied by a Jewish distributor and they recommend to avoid buying frozen chometz until Monday May 3.
Non-frozen chometz is supplied by a non-Jewish company and is not restricted.
The ‘kosher food aisle’ items - fresh & frozen - are fine to purchase.
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April 6, 2021 at 9:05 pm
Lloyd Austin is expected to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Gantz and Foreign Minister Ashkenazi.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected to travel to Israel next week, Israeli officials told Barak Ravid of Axios on Tuesday.
This will be the first Cabinet-level visit to the Middle East from the Biden administration, which has been shifting attention away from the region and toward China and Russia.
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Austin is expected to arrive on Sunday and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Fore...
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April 6, 2021 at 8:54 pm
Cargo ship operating as mobile surveillance and command center said hit off Eritrean shore
An Iranian cargo ship came under attack in the Red Sea off the Eritrean shores, Saudi-owned al-Hadath reported on Tuesday.
The report came amid a spat of unconfirmed reports on social media, including from a maritime intelligence company Dryad Global.
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Al-Hadath cited sources as confirming that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship had taken fire, resulting in significant damage.
While the report did not name the vessel, it said it was affiliat...
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April 6, 2021 at 8:53 pm
Israel also said that there are currently 14.8 million Jews worldwide, 1.8 million fewer than in 1939
Official state figures showed on Tuesday that some 180,000 Holocaust survivors were living in Israel at the end of 2020.
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According to the office, there were 14.8 million Jews in the world in 2019, 1.8 million fewer than in 1939 on the eve of World War II, and 3.3 million more than in 1948.
Israel remains the country with the largest number of Jews in the world (6.8 million), followed by the United States (5.7 million), France (448,000), and Canada (3...
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April 6, 2021 at 8:38 pm
Bipartisan group of lawmakers spearheads push for more accountability in Palestinian education
A bill aiming to scrutinize the Palestinian educational curriculum for pro-violence materials had been reintroduced to the US Congress, an NGO said in a press release.
According to IMPACT-se, an Israeli non-profit reviewing regional educational programs, the H.R.2374 aims to require the State Department to assess whether materials "encouraging violence or intolerance toward other nations or ethnic groups" are still present in Palestinian textbooks.
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