Holocaust Historian Leaves Young Israel Over Support for Netanyahu, Extreme Right Party
(JTA) — Deborah Lipstadt, the prominent Holocaust historian, is resigning her membership in her local synagogue because it belongs to a movement that defended an Israeli political deal with...
Immigrant Tale Wins Top Jewish Children’s Book Honor
(JTA) — A picture book based on the classic “All-of-a-Kind Family” books by Sydney Taylor won an award named in her memory.
“All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah” (Schwartz & Wade), about a turn-of-the-century immigrant Jewish...
Nazi Hunters’ Memoir Wins National Jewish Book Award
(JTA) — Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, two prominent French Nazi hunters, won the Jewish Book Council’s top national book award on Wednesday.
“Hunting the Truth: Memoirs of Serge and Beate Klarsfeld” includes...
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Halachic Musings: Better Clean Those Chickens
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Let’s start at the beginning. The Torah, in this week’s parashah, commands us not to consume blood. “Any person from the...
Israeli Government to Fund MDA Services in Judea, Samaria
Israel’s government has announced that it will release funds allocated for Magen David Adom to provide enhanced emergency medical services in Judea and Samaria.
“Years...
Facebook, Instagram to Ban White Nationalist Posts
BY BEN SALES
(JTA) — Facebook and Instagram announced a ban on posts that involve “support and representation of white nationalism and separatism.”
The social networking...
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