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Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt is the columns editor and editor of the JNS Wire.

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, the chief rabbi of Great Britain, has suggested that Jews take on an extra mitzvah in the merit of the hostages.
Out of the 25 companies surveyed, 17 received a rating of “D” or “F,” including Unilever and Google, with only two companies, L’Oréal and American Eagle, earning an “A” rating.
Many in the Jewish world are sharing in Israel’s record-setting four medal wins at the just-concluded 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
“The second Ben & Jerry’s decided to discriminate against Israel, it affected Florida’s ability to make investments with its parent company,” said Jimmy Patronis, CFO of the State Board of Administration.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan said that he has written to 35 U.S. governors, noting that the decision by the company violates individual states’ anti-BDS legislation.
Heavy summer rains and flooding have devastated parts of Germany, July 15, 2021. Credit: Klaus Bärwinkel via Wikimedia Commons.
IsraAID assistance on way to Germany after country recovers from deluge
The nongovernmental humanitarian agency is sending staff members to affected areas to provide much-needed emergency relief.
“No faculty member, no teacher, no staff should have that kind of conduct,” said Alyza Lewin, president of the Brandeis Center. “It should be unacceptable.”
“It is outrageous that an individual who distributed materials associated with a listed terrorist entity has been reinstated by the TDSB [Toronto District School Board] without any discipline,” said Noah Shack, Vice President, Greater Toronto Area, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).
Canadian Parliament member Anthony Housefather: “I have never in my lifetime seen the levels of anti-Semitism as I have in recent weeks.”