"This Yom HaShoah, as we mourn the murder of six million Jews, we must also remember the survivors alive today, in this country and around the world, who need our help. Holocaust survivors are our teachers and our role models. They compel us to confront bigotry and intolerance, and to embrac…
Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) will be celebrated in South Florida virtually this year when it takes place from April 28-29 due to the new coronavirus pandemic. As annual gatherings marking Israel Independence Day are canceled, local Jewish Federations are joining a live-streamin…
The Jewish Federations of North America are facing challenges during the coronavirus crisis. For more than 30 years, the Cincinnati Jewish Federation has delivered meals every week to homebound and vulnerable seniors in the community — about 52,000 each year. This past week alone, they gav…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday night a partial release of the restrictive measures imposed by the government to contrast the coronavirus outbreak. Among other, Netanyahu announced that certain type of stores facing the street will be able to open, sports activities up t…
Israel has reinstated a coronavirus regulation that bans residents from leaving their towns or neighborhoods. The lockdown will last from 5 p.m. Tuesday until Thursday morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday evening in a nationally televised address. Read more.
