admin | July 10, 2022
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) In Tripolis Old City, young Libyans weave delicate patterns with threads of silver and gold to create traditional filigree jewelry reviving an art almost lost through decades of dictatorship and war.
admin | July 10, 2022
(JTA) Agudath Israel of America, the national Orthodox Jewish organization for which I work, welcomed the U.S.
admin | June 30, 2022
Historic Jewish PopulationCountries with the Largest Jewish PopulationJewish Population By Region Americas Asia Oceana Africa Europe Population 1880 7,800,000 1900 10,600,000 13,500,000 1922 14,400,000 1925 14,800,000 15,700,000 1939 16,728,000 1945 11,000,000 11,500,000 1950 11,297,000 1955 11,800,000 1960 12,079,000 1970 12,585,000 1980 12,819,000 1990 12,868,000 2000 13,250,000 2010 14,049,000 2018 14,606,000 Population % of World Jewry 2 Israel 6,998,000* 46.1% 3 France 446,000 2.9% 4 Canada 393,500 2.6% 5 U.K. 292,000 1.9% 6 Argentina 175,000 1.2% 7 Russia 150,000 1.0% 8 Germany 118,000 0.8% 9 Australia 118,000 0.8% 10 Brazil 91,500 0.6% 11 South Africa 52,000 0.3% 13 Ukraine 43,000 0.3% 14 Mexico 40,000 0.3% 15 Netherlands 29,700 0.2% Country Total Population Jews 65,000 100 Canada 38,200,000 393,500 United States
admin | June 30, 2022
In a previous column, we mentioned the idea of giving thanks to Hashem even for our misfortunes. Id like to elaborate on this point further. Rebbe Nachman of Breslov tells us that all of our suffering comes from a lack of knowledge.
admin | June 30, 2022
There is a widespread problem that plagues humanity, leaving us lonely and disconnected. Many people live their lives in a state of ego a state of mind in which one views themselves as an isolated being inside their own body; their own mind, their own world, alone and independent. The consequences of this state of mind are obvious.
admin | June 30, 2022
The Beer Heitiv in Orach Chayim [132:3] teaches us that we should say the Aleinu prayer with awe and reverence since Hashem and His Heavenly retinue listen to its recital and proclaim afterwards, Ashrei haam shekacha lo, ashrei haam sheHashem Elokav Fortunate is the nation that has such a lot, fortunate are the people that Hashem is their G-d. The Kolbo states that this prayer is so lofty that it should always be said standing and it is because of this that the word Aleinu has the same gematria, numerical value (166), as the word uma-umad, which means to be standing.
admin | June 26, 2022
CAMBRIDGE City Council is marking Refugee Week and Holocaust Memorial Day with a free community fundraising event Voices of Hope and Healing at Cambridge Corn Exchange this Sunday (26 June) from 4pm. The poetry and song concert will feature performances from poet and author Michael Rosen, with many of the poems from Michael's volume of poetry On the Move. Poems about Migration
admin | June 14, 2022
USC Shoah Foundationthe Institute for Visual History and Education (USC Shoah Foundation) on Wednesday welcomed Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff to the Institutes global headquarters on the campus of the University of Southern California.
admin | June 14, 2022
For many, Babyn Yar symbolizes the horror that largely preceded the gas chambers, the local Holocaust in which victims were shot at close range.
admin | June 14, 2022
Published on Friday, June 10, 2022 THREE important exhibitions that explore the themes of exile and emigration are now open at Leicesters Guildhall. A touring exhibition from the Wiener Holocaust Library tells the story of the Kindertransport scheme that brought thousands of Jewish children to Britain to escape Hitlers regime
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