Jerry Seinfeld Booed By Pro-Palestine Protestors During Duke Commencement Speech

Published by Radar Online Comedian Jerry Seinfeld was booed by pro-Palestine protestors over the weekend as he gave this year’s commencement ceremony speech at Duke University, RadarOnline.com can report. The incident unfolded on Sunday as Seinfeld, 70, stood before nearly 7,000 students as they prepared to graduate from the prestigious Durham, North Carolina university. But […]

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US doesn’t believe ‘genocide’ occurring in Gaza: White House

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States does not believe that genocide is occurring in Gaza but Israel must do more to protect Palestinian civilians, President Joe Biden’s top national security official said Monday. As ceasefire talks stall and Israel continued striking the southern city of Rafah, White House National Security Advisor Jake

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Tears Flow at Community’s Yom HaZikaron Commemoration

I cried. I cried a lot during this event and looking around, many others did too as they were also comforting one another. The poems hit me. There was one poem, “You Will Raise A Child”- I’m at a point in my life where my husband and I are considering children. I have always wanted kids. It was never a question or a doubt in my mind. Now I wonder, is it safe for us to have them? [Miriam Gershenson]

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Jewish Trivia Question: Eurovision

There ‍has ‍been ‍a ‍parallel ‍song ‍contest ‍in ‍Europe ‍for ‍more ‍than ‍20 ‍years ‍where ‍young ‍Jewish ‍students ‍compete, ‍singing ‍pop ‍songs ‍adapted ‍to ‍Jewish ‍content, ‍or ‍in ‍some ‍cases ‍original ‍Jewish ‍songs. ‍The ‍competition ‍was ‍first ‍created ‍by ‍Rotem ‍Abecassis, ‍an ‍Israeli ‍shaliach ‍in ‍Sweden, ‍to ‍bring ‍together ‍chapters ‍of ‍World ‍Bnei ‍Akiva ‍(a ‍religious ‍Zionist ‍youth ‍movement). ‍This ‍year’s ‍contest ‍took ‍place ‍in ‍Hanover, ‍Germany ‍in ‍March, ‍and ‍was ‍won ‍by ‍Halev ‍Stuttgart ‍Youth ‍Center. ‍What ‍is ‍the ‍name ‍of ‍this ‍annual ‍Jewish ‍song ‍competition? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Agriculture, Sharing, and A Dollop of Torah for Toddlers

Shavuot arrives this year on Tuesday night, June 11.  This hard-cover book is intended to introduce your toddler to the holiday of Shavuot, getting your hands dirty gardening, the joy of sharing, and the names of the seven species of ancient Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Bea Arthur

Courtesy of Wikipedia Beatrice Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her work on television beginning in the 1970s as Maude Findlay in the popular sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1972) and Maude (1972–1978) and later

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US State Secy Blinken dials Israel’s Defence Minister, reaffirms opposition to Rafah operation

Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], May 13 (ANI): US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Sunday reaffirmed America’s opposition to Israeli plans of holding a major military operation in Rafah city of Gaza with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and underscored the urgent need to protect civilians amid war. This comes as Blinken held

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Eurovision’s Eden Golan breaks down in tears as she arrives back in Israel after huge protests and boos

Published by GB News Eden Golan broke down in tears after she landed in Israel this morning following the European Song Contest in Sweden. The contestant suffered a heavy backlash while in Malmo, with pro-Palestine activists protesting against her right to compete. Critics of Israel had demanded the country be banned from Eurovision over its

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US to probe further possible international law violations by Israel

Published by DPA International The government of the United States said on Sunday it intends to conduct further investigations following the publication of a report on possible violations of international law by Israel. “So we have a number of incidents that we continue to look at, to try to get the best possible assessment,” said

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Egypt announces intent to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice

Published by ANI News Cairo [Egypt], May 12 (ANI): Egypt said it will formally join the case registered by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its military action in the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Our Shtetl San Diego County: Yiddishland, House of Israel Plan Movie with Musical Accompaniment

Have you ever been told you can’t do a sport the other gender can do better? Sports are always an interesting topic with the impact the human body can endure in injuries and special protection needed. Patrick Henry freshman Sivan Benami won a spot on the boy’s baseball team, proving that baseball is not just for boys. [Cailin Acosta]

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