The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv warned Americans in Israel to prepare for snow and stormy conditions. Along with the snow, rain, heavy winds and freezing temperatures are predicted for throughout Israel this week. As much as a foot of snow is expected in some areas. “We advise you to monitor the weather conditions, plan…
(Haaretz) — This has been an especially brutal winter for the Middle Atlantic region of the United States. At least a dozen winter storms have hit since November, each more punishing than the last. A few weeks ago, one of these storms caused prolonged power outages across my county. Outages even impacted several congregations here,…
It may not the best timing for convening 14,000 supporters of the pro-Israel lobby in Washington. And it’s not just because another snow storm is bearing down on the nation’s capital or because participants will have to make a tough choice between showing their support for Israel and watching their favorite Hollywood stars walking the…
(JTA) When secret police opened fire on protesters near her home, Maia Morgenstern headed for the Jewish State Theater. It was 1989 and Morgenstern, then 27, and a few of her friends took refuge in the theater as protesters outside clashed with forces loyal to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Hundreds died in two weeks of…
Heavy snows caused the partial collapse of the roof of the State Jewish Theater, paralyzing one of Romanian Jewry’s foremost cultural institutions. A snowstorm on Jan. 25 devastated about a third of the roof of the 19th century building that houses the theater, the institution’s director, Maia Morgenstern, told JTA. “Unfortunately, the part of the…
Israeli defense officials approved the transfer of more construction materials into the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon approved the transfer and directed the coordinator of government activities in the territories, Maj.-Gen. Eitan Dangot, to allow in about 1,000 tons of construction materials for United Nations projects and storm repairs, the Defense Ministry said Sunday…
Jerusalem residents were told to stay off the streets during the recent, highly unusual, heavy snowstorm. Only plows and emergency vehicles were allowed to get through. And only in Jerusalem would a “Purity Mobile” count as an emergency vehicle. Ynet reported that Taharat Habayit (purity of the home), a Haredi organization, sent a 4×4 jeep-like…
Some 14,000 Israeli households remained without power in the wake of what is being called Israel’s worst snowstorm in decades. Six thousand of the households still cut off from electricity on Sunday after up to 72 hours are in Jerusalem, the Israel Electric Corporation reported. At the height of the bad weather, some 60,000 households…
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