“The contributions of Jewish Americans are shadowed by a long and painful history of the oldest and most sinister forces, hate and antisemitism,” the 46th president said at White House event, talking about how he learned of the horrors of the Holocaust from his father and how it has motivated him to speak out against hate.
Jewish group criticizes auction house for sale. "This sale is indecent … this sale is also to finance a foundation with the mission to safeguard the name of a former Nazi for posterity," it alleges.
KKL-JNF "will continue to strengthen the country as we have done since the beginning of Zionism, as we are doing now, and as we will always continue to do," chairwoman says.
Hadassah marks Israel’s 75th birthday with inaugural list of women shaping Zionism’s future.
According to the Ruderman Family Foundation, The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism revealed that it was forming a committee that will work to ensure that the state "recognizes its obligation to officially memorialize non-Israeli Jews from around the world who were murdered explicitly for being Jewish."
The move to tighten Shabbat regulations is being spearheaded by El Al’s new owner, Haredi businessman Kenny Rozenberg, according to Channel 12 News.
"As we made aliyah, I wondered, were we carrying the Torah or was the Torah carrying us?" says Steven Styler, whose family brought to Israel a prized scroll that remained intact during the war.
Every case will be examined individually, judges rule. At issue was the Israeli law under which the religion of Jewish parents and their adopted children has to be the same.
Social media posts on Instagram and Facebook showcase highly stylized illustrations of Golda Meir, Yael Arad and Dr. Miriam Adelson, among other women.
“The Federal Council considers it of great importance to keep alive the memory of the consequences of National Socialism, namely the Holocaust and the fate of the six million Jews and all other victims of the National Socialist regime,” a government statement said.
