A study published in March aims to measure the extent of antisemitism in schools across France by conducting interviews with 30 Jewish students, aged 8-15, in public or non-Jewish private schools.The study, which the CRIF published in partnership with the Jean-Jaurès Foundation and the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP), was conducted to assess more accurately the scope of antisemitism in schools since October 7.While figures provided by the Education Ministry and the French Jewish Community Protection Service (SPCJ) help to quantify and track the rise in antisemitism, they only reveal part of the issue. The testimonies of the…
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A suspected poisoning incident has led to the deaths of 335 birds, including Greater Spotted Eagles, Black Kites, Spur-Winged Lapwings, and Hooded Crownears in the western Negev settlement of Patish, inspectors from the Nature and Parks Authority reported Saturday.While the cause is still under investigation, authorities suspect a toxic substance may have contaminated the water source from which the birds drank.One of the Black Kites, identified as X71, had been tracked since August 12, 2017, from the Hadas Gardens landfill. Over the years, it completed six seasonal migrations, nesting in central Russia, east of the Ural Mountains—about 1,600 kilometers northeast…
It always amazes me that as soon as the Hebrew month of Shvat begins, the little buds on almond trees start showing signs of life. It’s as if they weren’t there the day before and now they are. In addition to signs of life from flower buds on trees, we have also welcomed 13 precious lives (so far) back home from Hamas captivity.These are true miracles taking place before our very eyes. Let’s celebrate the good we see around us to keep our spirits up and enjoy the plentiful fruits and nuts from our flourishing land.These recipes are full of…
Paul Freidland never imagined that the day before his 88th birthday would be the one that nearly ended his life. About a month ago, he called Magen David Adom’s (MDA) emergency hotline, reporting that he wasn’t feeling well.Within minutes, paramedics Orit Goldfinger, Dafna Ofir, and Michal Segev arrived at his home and began medical assessments. Suddenly, Freidland suffered a heart attack, collapsed, and lost both his pulse and breathing. The medics immediately initiated CPR.Moments later, an MDA ambulance arrived, led by emergency medic Amir Masri, a high school teacher from Tayibe. Masri was on duty with two of his…
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of northwestern Tanzania, with nine people reportedly infected, of whom eight have died.Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the WHO, stated via X (formerly Twitter): "We are aware of nine cases so far, including eight people deceased. We expect more cases in the coming days as disease surveillance improves."The WHO assessed the risk of the Marburg virus spreading in the region as high due to Kagera's strategic location as a transit hub with cross-border movements to neighboring countries such as…
Adar 14, 3405 (355 BCE):The Jews of Persia celebrated their narrow escape from annihilation at the hands of Haman’s antisemitic mobs, thanks to the bravery of Esther and Mordechai. We commemorate this joyous time to this day with the Purim holiday, during which we read the Megillah (Scroll of Esther), dress up in costumes, give charity to the poor and gifts to friends, and get inebriated. During Jewish leap years, we celebrate Purim in the second month of Adar.March 15, 1860:Birthday of Waldemar Haffkine, bacteriologist who developed the first useful vaccine against cholera (inoculating himself first!) and the serum…
Police officers and demonstrators clashed violently on Sunday at Berlin’s annual commemoration of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. The event was marked by outbreaks of violence, culminating in more than 20 arrests and at least 10 investigations, reported Bild. Police deployed tear gas and defended themselves with pepper spray and batons, stated Bild. “There were attacks on police forces,” said a police spokesperson, who added that participants attacked emergency forces with flagpoles, reported Bild. The demonstration was stopped temporarily due to escalating conditions but ultimately did not split, stated Die Welt.The protest, often called the LL or LLL demo,…
Shas, established in 1982 as a new municipal movement in Jerusalem (with a desire to run in future elections as an independent list), is more than a political party. The founders were haredi-Sephardi Jerusalemites in their 30s, led by Yaakov Cohen, Nissim Ze’ev and Shlomo Dayan (the latter two became MKs) who felt dispirited about the Mizrahi wing within Agudat Yisrael, where they felt insulted and disregarded by leaders of the Ashkenazi party. The three met regularly in the Bukharan neighborhood to share their frustration and complaints, and dreamed of becoming independent from Ashkenazi control. They were joined by a growing…
Syria's Intelligence Directorate foiled an attack by the Islamic State group on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine in a Damascus suburb, a site of mass pilgrimage for Shi'ites, state news agency Sana reported on Saturday.It said members of the cell were arrested before they could detonate an explosion inside the shrine.The foiled attack will stoke fears that Islamic State is hoping to stage a comeback in Syria following the fall last month of President Bashar al-Assad. Some Syrians and foreign powers have worried that the country's new leaders, who are from the Sunni Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that…
The IDF evacuated tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians from northern Gaza on Sunday as it invaded Jabalya for the fourth time since the start of the Israel-Hamas War, seemingly in an attempt to flip the script on Hamas.The military has been stuck since mid-June in trying to create some new kind of pressure on Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar, which would lead to a hostage exchange deal on terms that the government would find acceptable.In the background, former National Security Council chief Giora Eiland, and with him a group of hundreds of mid-level reservist officers, have been pushing in…