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July 26, 2020
In Jerusalem, at least 5,000 protest Netanyahu’s Handling of the Coronavirus Crisis
Demonstrators have protested the size of Netanyahu’s economic stimulus, designed to soften the impact that the pandemic has had on small businesses. Many of the protesters have been small business owners across the political spectrum.
For the High Holy Days, Do the Unexpected: Double Down
With Jewish communal life turned upside down during these pandemic times, and the High Holidays fast approaching, the anxiety of uncertainty is reaching a peak.
Meet the Iranian-Jewish ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ Vying to be Manhattan’s next District Attorney
Farhadian Weinstein, 44, stepped into the city’s crowded district attorney’s race last week with a vision for “progressive prosecution.”
Former Concentration Camp Guard, 93, Gets Suspended Sentence as Accessory to Murder of 5,230
Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Jerusalem office called the suspended sentence “a travesty.”
Tisha B’Av: A Reason to Mourn
The day is marked by a fast, a practice most Jews do not observe. In fact, for most Jews, Tisha b’Av is just another day.