Fromthe times of israel Sa'ar blames US shooting on antisemitic, anti-Israel rhetoric, including by world leaders By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner May 21: Kibbutz that lost 4 members on Oct. 7 slams PM for saying 'nothing' happened there By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner May 20: ...
After resigning from the US Senate when Louisiana seceded from the Union, Benjamin became president Jefferson Davis’s closest adviser in the Confederate States of America. Interestingly, as it became clear that the Confederacy was losing the war, Benjamin recommended offering to emancipate slaves if...
Cutler, a lifelong Chicagoan, professor emeritus of geography at Chicago State University, historian and leader of historic tours in the city, quickly found an audience for the book. The Geographic Society of Chicago distributed it to its 1,000- plus members to commemorate the organization's 75t...
Yeshiva University faculty members sign letter decrying Elise Stefanik graduation honor ‘There should have been a plan’: Jewish security groups face down lapses in DC shooting Security professionals are urging Jewish institutions to expand the security perimeter at their events. United States 2...
Acknowledging Shared Pain:InThe Times of Israel, Rea Bochnerreflectson the way the trauma afflicted on individual Jews affects other members of the tribe. “It’s like that story I hate about the couple that goes to the doctor because, as the husband says, ‘Our arm hurts.’ Maybe not t...
Jewish groups don't endorse US Supreme Court nominees, at least in writing. The tears and choked sobs when Sonia Sotomayor accepted President Obama's nomination on Tuesday told another story. Packed into the room along with Sotomayor's family, friends and colleagues were representatives of Jewish...
The question becomes very significant, because at a certain point, especially during the time of the second Temple, there were many official members of the priesthood no longer taking seriously the rites and duties, originally commanded to Aaron and his sons. The Talmudic book of Yoma describes ...
Tensions are alsohigh across US college campuseswhere hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested amid polarized debates over the right to protest Israel’s military actions and accusations of antisemitism. Related live-story2 Israeli Embassy staff members killed outside Jewish museum in...
The Cornell University student accused of posting online threats to kill members of the university’s Jewish community appeared in federal court Wednesday and was ordered to remain behind bars for the time being.
Among the prominent members of the ḳahal of Riga may be mentioned: N. H. Scheinessohn (1837); Benjamin Nachman (1837); M. H. Tietzner; P. M. Berkowitz; S. B. Bloch (1865); P. Keilman (b. 1829; graduated from the University of Dorpat in 1854 and served in the military ho...