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Franz Kafka’s never-before-seen manuscripts and drawings go online – Radio Prague

| June 1, 2021

Ninety-seven years after the death of Franz Kafka, his long-lost documents have been finally made accessible to the public. One of the most surprising items was the writers notebook filled with doodles and sketches, library archivist and curator Stefan Litt told Czech Radio, upon the occasion of reclaiming the papers: Franz Kafka|Photo: Atelier Jacobi, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain We know that Kafka did small drawings just for relaxing. Apparently, he never thought that it was big art, as he was generally very sceptical about his own writing and work.

In Conversation With Amal Murkus: A Palestinian, An Artiste, A Woman – Feminism in India

| June 1, 2021

8 mins read They called me Lady Intifada. Draped in a Keffiyeh, the symbol of Palestinian resistance, Amal Murkus reflects on her life as a Palestinian Arab living in what is now called Israel. When in May 2021, Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, 300 people were left injured and several hundred casualties followed as bombings by Israel continued until the declaration of ceasefire on 21st May.

The Etihad exec with a lifelong love of Hebrew Amina Taher, a vice president at the – Jewish Insider

| May 8, 2021

A month ago, Amina Taher stepped onto an airplane for the first time in 14 months. As the vice president of brand, marketing and partnerships at Etihad Airways, Taher was used to flying four to five times a month pre-COVID. Not being able to be in my home, in the skies, was difficult, she told Jewish Insider in a recent interview

Hebrew University researchers discover the taste of heavy water – The Jerusalem Post

| May 8, 2021

An international team of researchers has discovered the answer to a long-standing puzzle within the scientific community, proving once and for all that D2O, or 'heavy water,' - a form of water which contains a different isotope deuterium (D), also known as 'heavy hydrogen' - has a sweet taste. There is anecdotal evidence from 1935 that the taste of pure D2O is distinct from the neutral flavor in pure H2O, being described mostly as sweet

Daily Kickoff: The Etihad exec who loves Hebrew + Interviewing immigrants painted by George W. Bush – Jewish Insider

| May 8, 2021

sky bridgesThe Etihad exec with a lifelong love of Hebrew A month ago, Amina Taher stepped onto an airplane for the first time in 14 months. As the vice president of brand, marketing and partnerships at Etihad Airways, Taher was used to flying four to five times a month pre-COVID. Not being able to be in my home, in the skies, was difficult, she told Jewish Insiders Amy Spiro in a recent interview.

‘I’m the Annoying Mom’: Gal Gadot Talks Parenting With Conan O’Brien, Teaches Him Hebrew – Algemeiner

| May 8, 2021

Conan OBrien and Gal Gadot on CONAN.

God Squad: Psalm 23 the next two words – The News Star

| May 8, 2021

Marc Gellman Published 8:00 p.m. CT May 7, 2021 Marc Gellman(Photo: Tribune Content Agency) Last week in response to M from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who is a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Churchs Bible Study Group, I began a study guide for the 23rd Psalm. I may offer study guides for other Psalms and biblical texts but as I suspected, I only got through the first two words, The Lord is my shepherd before the column ran out of space! Today, I am hopeful to get through at least the next two words, I shall not want.

Hundreds of Jewish books buried as part of project at Manhattan synagogue – The Jerusalem Post

| May 8, 2021

A long-awaited construction project at our Manhattan synagogue, Ansche Chesed, is about to begin. Off in the distance we can glimpse our expanded lobby with improved safety and disability access, our renewed social hall, and our comfortable and professional offices.

Two Mothers Whose Love Changed the World – MissionsBox

| May 8, 2021

As we approach Mothers Day, children young and old will reminisce, poets will wax eloquent, and greeting card companies will enjoy a splendid spike in sales. The story we are about to share is true.

For Jerusalem Day, the humble memorials to those who died unifying the city – The Times of Israel

| May 8, 2021

The 28th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, which this year falls out on the evening of May 9 and the day of May 10, is the anniversary of the day that Israeli paratroopers captured Jerusalems Old City in the Six Day War. Almost immediately following the Old Citys liberation, the soldiers who had participated in the battle piled some rocks together along Jericho Road outside the Lions Gate and planted a flag in the ground. It was their way of honoring the memory of their fallen comrades, killed on that very same road, when soldiers made a fatal navigational mistake.


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