Month June 2020
The American Museum of Natural History will remove a prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt from its entrance after years of objections that it symbolizes colonial expansion and racial discrimination, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday. The bronze statue that has… Continue Reading →
A kindergarten in Melbourne’s Albert Park was defaced with the words “4th Reich” and a Magen David symbol over the weekend, a report by the Australian Jewish News (AJN) on Sunday said. A non-Jewish man noticed the graffiti as he… Continue Reading →
In a shiur by the maggid shiur Harav Shlomo Levenstein, he explained in the name of Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky that there is currently an halachic obligation to wear a mask when leaving the house, Kikar H’Shabbos reported. “I saw… Continue Reading →
John Bolton’s memoir officially comes out Tuesday after surviving a security review and a legal challenge from the Justice Department. But over the weekend, it was available in ways even his publisher is hoping to prevent. A PDF of “The… Continue Reading →
(JTA) — A kindergarten in Melbourne was defaced with spray-paint that read “4th Reich” and was accompanied by a Star of David. The school hit was the Middle Park Kindergarten in Melbourne’s Albert Park neighborhood, the Australian Jewish News reported…. Continue Reading →
B”H there has been much improvement in the condition of the Bachur struck yesterday by a vehicle in Lakewood. The family says that scans of the head, neck and torso were B”H negative. He will require surgery on his leg,… Continue Reading →
Housing Minister Rabbi Yaakov Litzman formally issued his resignation letter from the Knesset on Monday morning to Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin. Under the “Norwegian Law,” he will be replaced when… Read more » The post Rabbi Litzman Submits His Resignation… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he opposed removing the statue of Theodore Roosevelt outside New York City’s Museum of Natural History. The move was announced on Sunday and… Read more » The post Trump Opposed to Removing Roosevelt’s… Continue Reading →
Levels of an antibody found in recovered COVID-19 patients fell sharply two to three months after infection for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, according to a Chinese study, raising questions… Read more » The post Research: Antibody Levels in Recovered… Continue Reading →
An American man was among the three victims stabbed to death in a park in the English town of Reading that is being treated as a terror attack, the U.S.… Read more » The post U.S. Ambassador Confirms American Among… Continue Reading →
An Israeli company expects a fabric it has developed will be able to neutralize close to 99% of the coronavirus, even after being washed multiple times, following a successful lab… Read more » The post Israeli Mask Maker Sonovia Expects… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gave Defense Minister Benny Gantz an ultimatum to join the annexation effort or to take the country into yet another round of elections, Yisrael Hayom reported… Read more » The post Report: Netanyahu Threatens Gantz to… Continue Reading →
Nuclear weapons talks between the United States and Russia started in Vienna on Monday, with the two countries’ envoys making only guarded comments shortly before they met. Little has been… Read more » The post U.S., Russian Envoys Tight-Lipped as… Continue Reading →
Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in a shooting in North Carolina’s largest city, police said. Charlotte police initially tweeted early Monday that one person had been… Read more » The post Police: Two Dead, Seven Wounded… Continue Reading →
The death rate from COVID-19 in England and Wales is higher among people who identify as Muslims, Jews, Hindus or Sikh, rather than Christians or those with no stated religion,… Read more » The post U.K. Figures Show: Jews, Muslims… Continue Reading →
Intercity train service resumed across Israel on Monday after three months of closure, as the country continued reopening despite mounting coronavirus infection rates. Trains were shut down on March 25… Read more » The post Train Service Returns Despite Surge… Continue Reading →
World shares sagged Monday as reports of new coronavirus infections in the U.S. and worldwide surged, with the global total approaching nine million. European markets opened lower after a mixed… Read more » The post World Shares Slip as Global… Continue Reading →
Europeans are enjoying the gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, but in hospitals they are already preparing for the next wave of infections. Some intensive care specialists are trying to… Read more » The post Fearing Second COVID-19 Wave, Europe… Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly three years, Melina Abdullah has led dozens of demonstrators once a week outside the Hall of Justice to call for the ouster of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey for failing to prosecute… Continue Reading →
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight minority corrections officers who work at the jail holding a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd allege that they were barred from guarding or having contact with the officer… Continue Reading →