In Argentina, a Jewish businessman starts a kosher meat price war
The businessman called the kosher supervision industry a “mafia” that cons buyers and charges more than necessary.
David Galante, 94, Auschwitz Survivor Who Taught About The Holocaust After A 50-Year Silence
Born to a Sephardic family in Rhodes in 1925, Galante was deported to Auschwitz as a teenager.
Rafael Kugielsky, 90, Helped Advance Orthodoxy In Argentina
A dentist by profession, Kugielsky established the Argentina branch of the haredi Orthodox organization Agudath Israel in 1966 and was the first Or…
Ted Ruskin, 76, Avid Student Of Denver Jewish History
Ruskin helped found a Denver memorial to the murdered Jews at Babi Yar and started an annual clean-up of a long neglected section of a Jewish ceme…
Gabriel, 55, And Roberto Yabra, 85, Leaders In Argentina’s Kosher Food Industry
Both men succumbed to COVID-19 and were buried side-by-side in a Jewish cemetery outside Buenos Aires.The post [Gabriel, 55, and Roberto Yabra, 8…
Argentina orders cremation of Jewish COVID victim despite family’s protest
Rabbis hope they can compromise with officials, who have already allowed mikvahs to remain open under strict regulations.
Pope Francis really likes the Jewish custom of Shabbat
A clip of him praising Shabbat on a past “60 Minutes” interview went viral and caught the eye of a prominent Israeli rabbi.
Expressing concern about ‘bigotry,’ Bernie Sanders says he’ll skip AIPAC
The conference overlaps with Super Tuesday, when 14 states hold primaries. Most Democratic presidential candidates are not going.
Pope Francis condemns ‘barbaric resurgence’ of anti-Semitism
The pope has frequently issued firm denunciations of anti-Semitism, and has met frequently with Jewish groups and delegations.
Pope Francis Denounces Anti-Semitism: ‘The Jewish People Are Our Brothers’
“The Jewish people are our brothers, and they should not be persecuted,” the pope said.