Diaspora Jewry
Members of the Jewish community in France have expressed their deep concern regarding the broadcast by French public-television Channel France 2 of a report on Gaza that contains a clear anti-Israeli bias.
Ten American-Jewish Major League and Minor League Baseball players are beginning the process of making aliyah next week, in order to be eligible to play for Israel at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine tweeted that an “insidious rise in hateful actions and anti-Semitism” must be met with “fierce condemnation and an over-abundance of love and unity.”
With the rise of Labour Party leader and accused anti-Semite Jeremy Corbyn, Britain grappling with its decision to leave the European Union and Prime Minister Theresa May facing criticism over Brexit, Jewish community members are concerned—concerned enough to consider leaving.
The archive was discovered by U.S. troops during the 2003 Iraq war in the basement of the Iraqi intelligence headquarters. It comprises an estimated 27,000 artifacts, some of which go back hundreds of years.
After the public expressed outrage over the government’s ultimatum to Sintayehu Shafrao, he was granted Israeli citizenship.
Mothers and fathers talked about the bittersweet feelings of having their children move to Israel, but they all expressed “1,000 percent” pride (in the words of one father) regarding the future of their sons and daughters as Israeli soldiers defending the State of Israel.
The Israeli public as a whole has been substantially less committed to—in fact, downright unenthusiastic about—changing the status quo.
“It is astounding that this should be an issue at all,” said Sarah N. Stern, founder and president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth.
The diverse group of newcomers to Israel ranged in age from 6 months to 80 years old, and included 34 families, 18 singles, three sets of twins, six future IDF soldiers and 15 medical professionals.
Resources and financial support will go to train students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to add videotaped testimonies to Israel’s National Collection and JIMENA’s oral-history collection of personal stories from Jews who originated from Iran and Arab countries.
His newest song, “Tziyon,” originally produced as a closing-credits song for an Israeli movie yet to be released, will be set to a music video of his family’s aliyah, produced in partnership with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
