Diaspora Jewry
According to the Saudi press, the last Jewish refugees from Yemen are seeking a country that will take them in, as they don’t wish to move to Israel.
“This is not just about putting things right, it is about apologizing in profound shame,” said Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer.
Julie Dunne, a biomolecular archaeologist at Bristol University, said that 171 animal bones were found—136 were from poultry, and there were no bones from non-kosher food, such as pigs or shellfish.
Israel has helped more than 4,000 Bnei Menashe make aliyah in the past two decades.
“We are traumatized. This is our home, this is our grocery store,” said a social-media post signed by leaders of the Boulder JCC.
Dr. Thafer Eliyahu, an orthopedist in Baghdad, was nicknamed “the doctor of the poor.”
The award-winning photographer hopes his images help others learn about the diversity of Jews and deepen conversations about the Passover story.
Among those making aliyah are 893 children, 70 babies, 250 young adults, and 35 individuals age 70 years or older.
Following the exodus of Jews from Morocco, their institutions closed and anti-Jewish propaganda increased. Today, the Jewish population there stands at a paltry 2,000 compared to 1 million Moroccan Jews in Israel who will now get the chance to build communal bridges.
Uzra Zeya has been nominated as undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights.
“Many Jews have succeeded in reaching high political office, therefore don’t need to be seen as a group needing recognition in the same way as others,” said Jo Coburn, the host of “Politics Live.”
Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan said Jewish and African-American communities have a lot in common as people who hold “the words of the Bible close to [their] heart, and have experienced extreme persecution and prejudice over many centuries, but remained resilient and hopeful.”
