– Michael Hopkins, chief executive officer of Jewish Family Service of San Diego, issued the following statement Wednesday in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering President Joe Biden to abide by former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy: [Jewish Family Service news release]
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Travel and Food
Sixty years after infamous Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was captured by Mossad agents and brought to Israel for trial, a German media outlet has revealed, for the first time, the identity of the person believed to have turned Eichmann in. [JNS.org]
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Travel and Food
Israel’s Iyad Shalabi won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke in the S1 category at the Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday, Israel’s first gold in these games and first ever for an Arab Israeli athlete. [JNS.org]
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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions
Just because most colleges and universities have been on at least a partial pandemic shut down this past year doesn’t mean that BDS forces have lost any of their vitriol. Or that they’ve given up on pillorying the Jewish state and, all too often, the Jewish people as well. Among those fanning the anti-Israel flames this past year: [JNS.org]
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by uInterview.com Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David confronted attorney Alan Dershowitz about his ties to the Trump administration at a grocery store in Martha’s Vineyard last week. Dershowitz told David that they could talk about the situation. To that, David responded by reportedly yelling, “No. No. We really can’t. I saw you. I saw
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Jewish Celebrities
Published by uInterview.com Barry Manilow was cut off mid-song at the New York City Homecoming concert in Central Park on Saturday evening, as severe weather concerns sent more than 60,000 attendees home early. The singer had been performing his 1978 hit “Can’t Smile Without You” when a voice came over the speakers telling audience members:
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Jewish Celebrities
Published by InsideHook By Evan Bleier In order to appease its most recognizable and highest-paid talking head, ESPN has removed one of his co-hosts from one of the network’s flagship shows, according to The New York Post. Per The Post, Stephen A. Smith has wanted longtime co-host Max Kellerman removed from their popular debate show
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Jewish Celebrities
This week’s parasha is one of the most formidable and alarming chapters of the Torah. We find fourteen verses of the good things that will happen to the us if we faithfully obey Hashem’s divine commandments. And then, we read 54 verses that warn of the converse, the curses that will befall us if we do not faithfully observe all His commandments. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for an official visit in the coming weeks, which would be the first state visit by an Israeli leader in nearly a decade. The invitation, offered last week, comes amid the backdrop of ongoing violence emanating from the Gaza
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Middle East
(JNS) Authorities arrested a man and charged him with burglary in connection to the vandalism of a Chabad synagogue in Long Beach, N.Y., according to LIHearld.com. On Saturday afternoon, Rabbi Eli Goodman of Chabad of the Beaches discovered the door of the ark inside the synagogue broken off its hinges and two Torah scrolls missing.
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USA
(Israel Hayom via JNS) Israeli lawmaker Esawi Frej (Meretz) called on Tuesday for Israel to negotiate with Hamas directly, sans mediator. Speaking with 103 F.M., Frej, who serves as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s regional cooperation minister, questioned the need for mediators when dealing with the terrorist group, saying Israel should handle the issue by itself.
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Middle East
Published by DPA Uriya Rosenman and Sameh Zakout hit a nerve after their rap song “Let’s Talk Straight” debuted on YouTube in May 2021. For nearly seven minutes, the Jewish and Palestinian artists don’t hold back, trading accusations and sharing their own perspectives. “When I hear an Arab accent, I’m always suspicious,” says Rosenman. “You
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Middle East
Published by Reuters TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas sites in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave that caused brush fires in southern Israel, its military said early on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the air strikes that targeted what the military said was
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Middle East
Published by BANG Showbiz English Beanie Feldstein “almost flashed the entire world” at the Academy Awards. The 28-year-old actress has opened up on the moment she suffered a very embarrassing wardrobe malfunction seconds before she stepped out to introduce presenter Mindy Kaling at the 2020 Oscars. She told W Magazine: “I was wearing a stunning
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Jewish Celebrities