Tag Archives: Jewish Times
Where Diaspora Jews can donate to Israel’s hospitals, troops, survivors and more
The scenes of horrifying violence and trauma coming from Israel have galvanized Jewish communities worldwide to join aid efforts underway there. Read more » »
ADL chief: Musk a great innovator, but he engages with users espousing antisemitism
JTA — Days after Elon Musk threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League for billions of dollars and amplified a hashtag spread by white supremacists, the ADL’s CEO praised Musk’s business acumen but called his behavior “frustrating” and said he was spreading “age-old tropes” around blaming Jews for antisemitism. Read more » »
Reporters recognized in annual awards ceremony for Diaspora journalism
B’nai Brith-organized ceremony honors Judah Ari Gross for his work at The Times of Israel; Yedioth Ahronoth’s Itamar Eichner receives top prize The B’nai B’rith World Center handed down awards to four journalists Tuesday at its annual ceremony recognizing excellence in Diaspora reporting, held in Jerusalem. Read more » »
‘School Ties’ at 30: How a film about antisemitism launched Brendan Fraser’s career
JTA — After a long career pause brought on by an assault-induced depression and injuries, actor Brendan Fraser is back in headlines, earning early Oscar buzz for his performance in the upcoming movie “The Whale. Read more » »
The hidden American history of one of Zionism’s foundational battles: Tel Hai
They were some of the first Jews killed defending a Zionist Jewish community in what would later become Israel. The story of how they died is national lore. But virtually no one knows anything about them. They were the “Americans” killed in the legendary Battle of Tel Hai 102 years ago. Read more » »
He helped save 10,000 Jews from the Nazis; his family only found out 63 years later
Adi Daliot was in his 60s when he found out that his father, Hubert Pollack, helped save over 10,000 Jews in Nazi Germany during the years leading up to the Holocaust. Sworn to secrecy by his co-conspirator, Jewish Anglo-German philanthropist Wilfrid Israel, Pollack kept his story quiet — even from his family. Read more » »
Matzah pajamas are the latest trend in a long history of US Jewish branding
JTA — Rabbi Yael Buechler conceived of her latest product a whole year ago, after planning ways to make the Passover seder fun for her two young sons. But it wasn’t until she started promoting the matzah pajamas she designed that she decided to make adult sizes, too. Read more » »
Singer Shlomo Artzi’s father honored for rescuing thousands of Jews in Holocaust
Yitzhak Artzi, father of popular Israeli singer-songwriter Shlomo Artzi and writer Nava Semel, was posthumously honored on Thursday for saving thousands of Jews from Transnistria during the Holocaust. Read more » »
Report: Jewish Agency accuses Evangelical contractors of ‘numerous violations’
Image via facebook By Sam Sokol The Jewish Agency (the Agency) is currently conducting an internal probe into the activities of an evangelical organization whose volunteers it had contracted to perform construction, maintenance and landscaping work at one of its facilities in the Galilee. Read more » »
Last-minute Zionist Congress deal prevents marginalization of non-Orthodox Jewry
After voting was delayed for nearly 48 hours as factions on the religious right and progressive left waged a bitter political battle, a coalition agreement was reached Thursday evening at the 38th World Zionist Congress outlining the incoming leaders of some of the world’s largest and most highly-funded Zionist institutions. Read more » »
