International

In the shadow of Auschwitz, Jewish life once flowed with spirits

By Matt Lebovic OSWIECIM, Poland — Although its name later became synonymous with the Holocaust, the Polish town Oswiecim — or Auschwitz, in German — once brimmed with Jewish culture. The rise and fall of the community’s buildings left behind evocative relics, a few dozen photographs, and many tales of the town’s special place in […]

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International, Jewish History

Hamas threatens new ‘intifada’ over US moves on Jerusalem

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas which controls Gaza called Saturday for a new “intifada” if Washington recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or moves its embassy to the disputed city. Reports in Washington have suggested US President Donald Trump may on Monday fulfil a campaign pledge on the American embassy, which like all other

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Middle East, USA

Brexit consuming UK government

To most, Britain means ‘Brexit’. It seems all-encompassing for the government, from the back benches right through to the Prime Minister Theresa May. But the cracks couldn’t hold forever, which has resulted in all four members of the board of the government’s Social Mobility Commission standing down due to them being too fixated on Brexit.

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International

As Mueller probe deepens, Trump says he didn’t ask Comey to stop investigating Flynn

WASHINGTON �� At a crucial juncture in special counsel Robert Mueller’s wide-ranging Russia investigation, President Donald Trump embarked on a risky gambit Sunday, going on record to directly dispute his former FBI chief’s sworn contention that the president had sought to derail an investigation into fired national security adviser Michael Flynn. The imbroglio, set off

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USA

Senior Palestinian news editor: Jews control Washington

By TOI staff The editor-in-chief of a major Palestinian news agency on Saturday alleged that Jews control Washington and are pushing the United States to consider recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “The Jews rule in Washington and the Jews rule in Tel Aviv. What’s the difference?” said Ma’an News Agency editor-in-chief Nasser Laham

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Middle East, USA

US pulls out of UN’s Global Compact on Migration

The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it “inconsistent” with its policies, the US mission to the global body announced Saturday. “Today, the US Mission to the United Nations informed the UN Secretary-General that the United

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International, USA

President Trump blasted the FBI, saying the agency’s reputation has sunk to a historically bad place

President Trump Delivers Remarks In The Diplomatic Room Of The White House President Donald Trump spent part of his early Sunday morning criticizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation, its handling of the probe into Hillary Clinton’s email server and its former director, James Comey. He followed up on news that special counsel Robert Mueller had

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USA

Trainee saves a life on a Jerusalem tennis court

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Friday morning a week ago at the Jerusalem Tennis Center, Joel Atkin, a student of United Hatzalah’s NREMT training program helped resuscitate an older man who had collapsed a few courts down from where Atkin was playing his daily tennis game. “I try to play tennis every day. I recently began training

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Israel’s foreign relations improving, SWU gala told

    By Donald H Harrison SAN DIEGO – Amid growing indignation over aggressive Palestinian tactics at universities throughout the Diaspora, Dore Gold, former director general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, provided a note of optimism at a StandWithUs banquet Saturday night attended by over 500 Israel supporters. Interviewed on stage by Waxie Sanitary Supply Chairman

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; the Jewish story

FORT WORTH, Texas December 2, 2017 – Robert May’s holiday standard, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will be 78 next month. Rudolph first appeared in a 1939 booklet written by Robert L. May and published by Montgomery Ward, a retail and catalog department store in Chicago, Illinois The origins of Rudolph The author of one of

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA