admin | December 7, 2020
With the Texas Legislature scheduled to meet in January, area representatives and senators are gearing up for the session. From 8:30 to 10 a.m
admin | December 7, 2020
An unidentified man spray-painted the words Jesus Wins in black on the walls of a synagogue in Greece and a nearby Holocaust monument. The incident Thursday in Larissa, in northern Greece, was reported immediately to police but the man fled before he could be apprehended
admin | December 7, 2020
The Week Since 2007, Senator Mitch McConnell has been the leader of the Republican caucus in the Senate and by far the most effective political strategist in his party. He was the architect of the scorched-earth opposition to everything President Obama did, which paid dividends in the form of the Republican wave in 2010 and eventually Donald Trump's victory in 2016
admin | December 7, 2020
In this perspective article, Dr.
admin | December 5, 2020
Following a year of an international diplomatic campaign jointly led by the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Israeli Mission to the United Nations, Odelia Fitoussi was elected on Monday to represent Israel at the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).The CRPD is the leading UN body responsible for formulating a global policy for the 182 signatory states to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
admin | December 5, 2020
Israel's governing coalition is falling apart, setting the stage for the fourth election in two years. Driving the news: Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced tonight that his Blue and White party would vote in favor of dissolving parliament on Wednesday because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Gantz's political rival turned coalition partner was refusing to pass a budget and reneging on their power-sharing deal
admin | December 5, 2020
EU stops short of advising against holiday travel over virus As millions of European citizens gear up for the festive season, the European Unions executive commission urges member countries to keep strong anti-coronavirus restrictions in place to avoid a post-holiday surge of cases and deaths but stops short of advising against travel. The European Commission says in non-binding recommendations that easing pandemic-containment measures this month would jeopardize the efforts that have helped slow infections across the EU in recent weeks. According to predictions made by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, lifting all anti-coronavirus restrictions on December 21 would result in a subsequent increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions as early as the first week of January 2021.
admin | December 5, 2020
At first glance, Epsteinwould seem to be related to the many Yiddish-German stein names that havelittle historical significance other than their pretty sound, such as Goldstein(gold stone), Silberstein (silver stone), Perlstein (pearl stone), et.al. However, while these namesare less than 250 years old, the Epsteins take their family name from the townof Eppstein in central Germany, where they lived as far back as the 16thcentury
admin | December 5, 2020
Technologies come and go in the film world, but rarely whole cultures. Thats one reason why movies in Yiddish prove so fascinating.
admin | December 5, 2020
A coronavirus outbreak at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton has claimed the lives of 15 veterans in a matter of weeks.One of them is 93-year-old WWII veteran Martin Oppenheimer, and he has quite a story. We sat down with his wife, Ellen, to hear about Martins life and legacy.
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