The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announced that the 8th annual International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN) will be held globally – and virtually – on the fifth night of Chanukah, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at 11 a.m. Pacific Time. [Press Release]
Claims Conference to Host Star-Studded Salute to Holocaust Survivors Read More »
Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Press Release
The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas representatives are lying when they said ceasefire and hostage negotiations are being stalled by Israel imposing new conditions. [SDJW staff]
Netanyahu Blames Hamas in Faltering Hostage and Ceasefire Negotiations Read More »
International, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
On a recent visit to this port city, I was among a group of four Jews who were escorted by a guide to a five-month-old Sephardic congregation (Sinagoga Sefardi) established by Rabbi Joachim Montoya, a medical doctor who had converted to Judaism after learning that he was descended from a family of Conversos. [Donald H. Harrison]
Rabbi Whose Family Were Conversos Now Heads a Colombian Sephardic Congregation Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
On the 12th of December 2024, I set out with four colleagues of the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) to meet with members of the rural community of Tafza (Al Haouz province, Marrakesh region), located in the mountain range that bore the horrendous epicenter of the September 2023 earthquake. [Yossef Ben-Meir]
Jewish Bones Reburied in Solemn Ceremony after Morocco Earthquake Read More »
International, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Yossef Ben-MeirPresident Joe Biden announced he would commute the sentences of 37 of the 40 federal death row prisoners to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Among the three whose death sentences remain is Robert Bowers, who was convicted of murdering 11 people in 2018 at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue. [SDJW staff]
Killer of 11 Tree of Life Victims Remains on Death Row Read More »
International, Israel, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Jews were willing to meet with local advocates for Arabs and Muslims, but instead they confronted brazen hostility or stiff defensiveness from the Arab side. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Palestinian Advocates Refusing to Debate with Jews Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
“In all the professions out there, mothering is the most important job in the world and one of the most overlooked,” said Vivs CEO and Founder Brandon Lurie on a WhatsApp call from Jerusalem. [Cailin Acosta]
AI App Now Helps Mothers with Recipes, Carpools, and More Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Israel, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology
‘Twas the week before Christmas, the Reps in the House
Had struck a deal with nary a grouse.
The budget was set with no debt increase.
In hopes that ‘til March, there’d be fiscal peace. … [Laurie Baron]
Satire: ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Yafa Yarkoni (December 24, 1925 – 1 January 2012) was an Israeli singer. She won the Israel Prize in 1998 for her contributions to Hebrew music. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Yafa Yarkoni Read More »
Israel, Jewish Celebrities, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Diggs recently played the part of Rabbi Marshall Zucker on the Apple TV+ miniseries Extrapolations. What is the song he added to the canon of Hanukkah songs? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Hanukkah Songs Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
The nanoparticle treatment significantly reduced tumor size, prolonging time to progression by 2.5 times than standard treatments, and extended the lifespan of mice treated with the nanoparticle platform. Mice had a two-fold higher median survival compared to those receiving the free drugs and a three-fold longer survival compared to the untreated control group. [Press Release]
Nanoparticles Deliver Anti-Cancer Drugs Directly to Tumors Read More »
Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology
By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — Max Eitingon was born on June 26, 1881, in Mogilev, Russia, into the family of a fur trader who successfully continued the family business. In 1893 the Eitingon family left Russia and moved to Germany, to Leipzig, where Max’s father became one of the largest entrepreneurs, nicknamed “Leipzig Rothschild”.
The Eitingon Saga: Part 1, Max Eitingon, Psychoanalyst Read More »
Alex Gordon, International, Israel, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined ContributorsThe three American diplomats who met al-Sharaa were Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of State for Near East [ern Affairs Barbara Leaf; Daniel Rubinstein, former special envoy for Syria, and Roger Carstens, chief envoy for hostage negotiations. [SDJW staff]
U.S. Cautiously Opens Relations with Syria’s New Government Read More »
International, Israel, Middle East, Shanda File, USAThe slogan “Coolest Fest in the Southwest” has been coined by the El Paso WinterFest organizers who have welcomed the holiday season with holiday tree lighting, the Scherr Legate WinterFest Lights Parade and concerts. [Cailin Acosta]
Chanukah Lights Included in El Paso’s WinterFest Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA