International

After Dropping Ye, Adidas to Partner With ADL on Anti-Bigotry Education

(JNS) The sporting goods giant Adidas, which recently ended its “Yeezy” brand partnership with the rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) over his series of antisemitic comments, is donating more than $1 million over four years to the Anti-Defamation League and partnering with the organization an anti-bigotry education. Adidas and ADL are embarking on “a formal […]

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Israeli President Calls for ‘Renewable Middle East’ at COP27, But Some Call it a Pipedream

By David Isaac (JNS) Israeli President Isaac Herzog went beyond reaffirming his country’s 2021 commitment to fight climate change at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt at Sharm el-Sheikh. On Nov. 7, Herzog presented a far-reaching vision of a sustainable energy infrastructure serving as the foundation for Middle East Peace. In

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International, Israel, Middle East

KKL-JNF reveals nationwide plan for fire protection and restoration of Jerusalem mountains

(Press Release) Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that operates as the National Forest Service in Israel. Established over 120 years ago, KKL-JNF is considered one of the world’s oldest organizations operating in the field of environmental solutions, forestry and fire protection. As part of the COP27 climate conference being

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International, Israel

Doctor Who Became a Rabbi Runs Chabad Shul in Rancho Bernardo

Trestman was a medical doctor long before he became a rabbi.  He still is a pulmonary specialist with the Palomar/ Pomerado Hospital Group.  But now, he is also a Chabad rabbi who, with his wife Debra, hosts Bais Betzalel Chabad of North County Inland at their home in Rancho Bernardo near the Poway city line.  At the hospital, his colleagues call him “Ken” whereas at the shul he is known by his Hebrew name “Yehuda.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

November 30 in Jerusalem: Annual Remembrance Day for Jews Expelled From Arab Lands

(JNS) Nov. 30, 2022, is proscribed by Israeli law as the annual remembrance day when 850,000 Sephardi/Mizrahi Jews were driven, expelled, coerced, and “encouraged” to leave their homes across all Arab lands and from Iran.  It will mark the 75th anniversary from when the expulsion pressures began with redoubled earnestness. One day earlier, on Nov.

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Israel, Jewish History, Middle East

Yad Vashem Releases Rare Photos of Kristallnacht Pogrom

(JNS) A newly discovered photo album recently donated to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum, features rare photos of the events of the November Pogrom of 1938, termed “Kristallnacht” by the Nazis. The museum released the photos to the public on Wednesday. The album contains photographs of vandalized Jewish homes, images of Jews in dressing gowns

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Holocaust, International, Israel

Israel Says it Does Not Have Production Capacity to Supply Air Defense to Ukraine

Published by Kyiv Independent Outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz also said “it is impossible to empty (Israel’s) supply of air defense systems,” the Jerusalem Post reported. Kyiv has repeatedly requested Jersusalem supply Ukraine with air defense systems and other weapons. While Israel has so far provided humanitarian aid to Ukraine, it has thus far

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Israel

Ambassador: US to See How Israel’s Far-Right Lawmakers Act before Passing Judgment

Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States plans to see what Israel’s far-right politicians say “and how they act” before taking a position on its incoming government, the U.S. ambassador said. Veteran Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu secured a return to office after his bloc of far-right and religious parties last week won a

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Israel

Gantz: Netanyahu Will Be ‘Level-Headed’ About Iran Strike

(JNS) Outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday that Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu would be “level-headed” concerning the possibility of a military strike against Iran. “We need to prepare for this possibility and we will also need to consider this issue very carefully before implementing it,” he told reporters during a press conference.

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Israel, Middle East

Israeli President Herzog Aims to Hand Out Government Mandate Soon

Published by DPA Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced on Wednesday that he would issue a mandate to form a new government as early as this Sunday, following the success of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent parliamentary elections. After receiving the official results of the November 1 election, Herzog said he wanted to complete

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Israel

Midterm Race for US Congress is Tight, No Republican ‘Red Wave’

Published by Reuters By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) -Republicans made modest gains in U.S. midterm elections but Democrats performed better than expected, leaving control of Congress and the future of President Joe Biden’s agenda unclear on Wednesday morning. Many of the most competitive races were too close to call and Republicans

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