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Israeli government approves $75M bid for major stake in El Al to son of US businessman
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Eli Rozenberg, the son of millionaire U.S. businessman Kenny Rozenberg, is closer to acquiring a large stake in El Al Airlines.Israel’s Government Companies Authority … more
Join the battle against domestic violence – it’s a mitzvah
The COVID-19 crisis has changed every aspect of our lives, including increasing domestic violence. According to the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, calls to domestic-violence crisis … more
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Streaming Jewish shows, movies that are worth a look – or not
Here we are, at the peak of summer, and COVID-19 precautions are still in effect. In any “normal” year, we’d be beating the heat at beaches, movie theaters, parks and malls. … more
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Avi Nevel: Building Rhode Island’s name in Israel
Avi Nevel, founder and CEO of the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC), was recently named by Providence Business News to its 2020 list of 25 Leaders & Achievers. Nevel, an Israeli, and … more
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Israel offers Lebanon assistance after massive, deadly explosion in Beirut
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Israel has offered Lebanon humanitarian assistance after a massive explosion Tuesday [Aug. 4] at Beirut’s waterfront killed at least 30 people and injured … more
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8 incredible Israeli shows you may not have heard of
This story originally appeared on Kveller. It’s no secret that for more than a decade now, Hollywood has turned toward Israel to look for new show formats that could be adapted well for … more
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Food pantry volunteers work outside at the Jewish Federation of Kansas City amid the adoption of new pandemic-era health-and-safety protocols by Jewish institutions around the country.
Planning reopenings amid pandemic, Jewish institutions navigate minefield of challenges
When Jewish institutions like JCCs and synagogues shut down this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, it often felt like a wrenching decision arrived at reluctantly after careful … more
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Bertha Pappenheim, a descendant of Glickl Hamel, poses as Glikl for this portrait painted by the artist Leopold Pilichowski.
How did Europe’s Jews cope with a 17th-century plague? This 350-year-old memoir offers a glimpse.
BOSTON (JTA) – More than 350 years ago, a plague took a deadly toll on Hamburg, Germany. As the High Holidays approached, fear and panic set in and many of the city’s Jewish families … more
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StopAntisemitism.org was one of dozens of accounts to call attention to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's labeling of tefillin in its collection, July 25, 2020. (Twitter via JTA)
Twitter debate ensues after Metropolitan Museum of Art labels tefillin as Egyptian amulet
(JTA) — The first time the Metropolitan Museum of Art tweeted a picture that appeared unmistakably to Jewish followers to be a ritual object used in Jewish prayer with the label … more
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Election workers sort vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary at King County Elections in Renton, Washington on March 10, 2020.
Wish you were voting
<!--Welcome to The Tell, the week's Jewish news from Washington by Ron Kampeas, JTA's Washington Bureau Chief.--> WASHINGTON (JTA) — Old-fashioned postcards remain one of the best ways to get … more
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