International

JNF-USA to Host World’s Largest Virtual Tour of Israel

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA) has announced that hundreds of international “passengers” have registered to attend the world’s most immersive virtual tour of Israel as part of the organization’s complimentary four-day national conference taking place October 10-14, 2021. Featured in national travel publications including National Geographic, JNF-USA is unparalleled when it […]

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Middle East, USA

Negotiations with Germany Result in First-Ever Pensions For 6,500 Holocaust Survivors 

NEW YORK (Press Release) — On Wednesday, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announced that, in an important achievement for survivors, first-time pensions have been allotted for Holocaust survivors who survived the Leningrad Siege as well as survivors who were in hiding in France and those who survived persecution in Romania,

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International

Wastewater Recycling Plant to Irrigate Mexican Vineyards, Mitigate Imperial Beach’s Sewage Problem

The plant that will produce approximately 6.8 acre feet (8,400 cubic meters) of recycled water a day from Tijuana sewage is about 35 percent constructed, and the 70-mile (113-kilometer) pipeline that will carry the water to the wine-growing region of Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California is scheduled to begin construction this coming January. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Israeli Biologists: Males, Females Experience Temperatures Differently

A scientific explanation for those battles over the air conditioning remote control: Researchers at Tel Aviv University’s School of Zoology offer a new evolutionary explanation for the familiar scenario in which women bring a sweater into work, while their male counterparts feel comfortable wearing short sleeves in an air-conditioned office. The researchers concluded that this phenomenon is not unique to humans, with many male species of endotherms (birds and mammals) preferring a cooler temperature than the females. [Tel Aviv Unversity News Release]

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Lifestyles, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

New Auschwitz exhibit acknowledges Austrian complicity in Nazi crimes

Published by DPA A new exhibit at the memorial site for the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp is set to shine a light on the role of Austrians in Nazi atrocities. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and several members of the Austrian government opened the new exhibit in Poland on Monday. It was Austria’s “will and

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International

Biden aides to tell Israelis U.S. will pursue ‘other avenues’ if Iran diplomacy fails

Published by Reuters By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. officials will tell their Israeli counterparts on Tuesday that the Biden administration remains committed to diplomacy with Iran, but if necessary would be prepared to pursue “other avenues” to ensure Tehran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, a senior U.S. official

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Middle East

What Would Be the Borders in a ‘Two-State’ Solution?

Americans have reminded us that our closest friend still adheres to the notion of a Palestinian State, even though the President has indicated that it’ll take a lot of time to accomplish that goal. Where would it be? What would be its borders? What about Israelis living in East Jerusalem and in many parts of the West Bank? [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Good News from Israel (October 3, 2021)

In the 3rd Oct 21 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include: 
–Israeli scientists have 3D-printed blood vessels for implanted organs.
–Israel’s special Shalva Band performed for a UN disability conference.
–Another Israeli animal-free meat alternative.
–Two Israeli ways to navigate without GPS.
–An Israeli startup makes a $1 billion acquisition.
–Israel won their first European baseball medal

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Israeli government increases pressure for third Covid-19 jab

Published by DPA Israel’s government is increasing the pressure on people who have been vaccinated twice against Covid-19 amid high infection numbers. From Sunday onwards, the so-called Green Pass, which facilitates access to public life, will only be valid for up to six months after the second vaccination. After this period, a third shot is

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Middle East

Remembering the Mass Murders of Jews 20 Years Before the Holocaust

A century ago, on 16 December 1920 a detailed report on the Pogroms in the Ukraine, a Memorandum on the Massacres of Jews in the Ukraine, was submitted to the League of Nations (now The United Nations) detailing the massacre of Jews in more than 400 pogroms. The memorandum was submitted by The Committee of Jewish Delegations, representing the Jewish populations of 22 countries, appealing to the League of Nations to obtain justice for the most terrible crimes that history had, until that time, ever witnessed,

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