Other Michael Cohens Want You To Know That They Are Not That Michael Cohen
The FBI’s raid on President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has unsettled the White House, the markets — and other men named Michael Cohen.
New York Is Holding A Statewide Primary On Rosh Hashanah
“Holding an election on Rosh Hashanah will unfairly impede on the ability of Jewish New Yorkers to participate in the election process.”
Women’s Torah Scroll Unveiled In Madrid
A synagogue in Madrid plans to present what it is calling the country’s first egalitarian Torah scroll because women participated in its writin
‘Make Hummus, Not War’: Chickpeas Unite Jews And Muslims In Argentina
“I think it is very good to show that we Jews and Muslims can be friends,” one Muslim Argentine said.
Alex Jones Says Jewish Actors Posed As Klansmen In Charlottesville
“A lot of the KKK guys with their hats off look like they’re from the cast of ‘Seinfeld.’”
This Rabbi With Brain Cancer Has A Message For Congress
In the video, she addresses members of Congress considering the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act and urges them to preserve Medicare.
Israeli Author’s Translator Gives Prize Money To Group Critical Of IDF
“I’m not going to waste my breath hoping for change to come from the current Israeli administration,” Jessica Cohen said in her acceptance speech.
Holocaust Survivor, 91, Celebrates Her Bat Mitzvah In Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES — Eugenia Unger, who usually displays the number tattooed on her arm by the Nazis, covered it with her Shabbat clothes and her talit when she celebrated her bat mitzvah, 79 years late. Unger, 91, born as Eugenia Rotsztejn in Warsaw, Poland, on March 30, 1926, was identified by the Nazis during…
Argentina President Visits Anne Frank House
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina´s President Mauricio Macri along with the Argentinean-born Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. During the visit, Argentina signed two cooperation agreements to spread Anne Frank´s lessons to Argentinean young people and to promote dialogue and tolerance. The Argentine president together with first lady Juliana…
New Law Calls For 5 Year Prison Sentence For Anti-Semitic Bomb Threats
— A bipartisan bill would increase the federal penalty for bomb threats and other threats of violence against religious institutions and ensure such acts can be prosecuted as a hate crime. The bipartisan Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017, introduced Monday by Reps. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., comes after over 150 bomb threat hoaxes…
