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News Briefs / The Knesset / Ukraine

Full Text of Zelenky's Speech to the Knesset

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ukrainian president Zelesnky's speech to the Knesset and the Israeli people.

Featured / Israel / Video of the Day

Watch: Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky’s Funeral in Bnei Brak

By Jewish Press News Desk

The funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, March 20, 2022.

Headline / US / Government / Iran

Bennett & Lapid Express Shock Over Biden's Overtures to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of people, including Americans. We refuse to believe that the United States would remove its designation as a terrorist organization."

US / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / On Campus / Education

New Study Shows Faculty-Driven BDS Is Fueling Campus Antisemitism

By Jewish Press News Desk

The study provides evidence that MESA’s likely adoption of academic BDS would be disastrous.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Update: Shooting near Ofarim

By Jewish Press News Desk

The event reportedly happened at the entrance to Ofarim.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

First Responder Shares Challenges of Emotional Pain and Trauma on Ukraine’s Border

By Jewish Press News Desk

I can’t comprehend what these people have gone through, the enormous hardships of leaving their home after watching it being destroyed.

Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

Im Tirtzu Challenges 'BDS Tourists' in Hebron

By Jewish Press News Desk

Im Tirtzu has resumed filming EAPPI's activities and put up large banners in Hebron informing IDF soldiers about the illegal presence of the accompaniers.

Featured / Israel / Jewish / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Two Fast-Thinking Jewish Women Save Ukrainian Refugee at the Border

By Jewish Press News Desk

And just like that Danny was able to join his wife and young daughter in Moldova.

Featured / Israel / On Campus / Education / Social Media

TAU Researchers: If You Wish to be Taken Seriously Stop Using Emojis

By Jewish Press News Desk

Employees who use pictures and emojis in emails, Zoom profiles, or even company logos on t-shirts are perceived as less powerful than employees who use words.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Saving Lives in Ukraine and Then Again in Ashdod

By Jewish Press News Desk

When the family members saw the United Hatzalah volunteers they burst out in joy at the sight of the orange uniforms.

Israel / Ukraine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Social Media / Russia

Haifa U Expert: Both Russia & Ukraine Disseminate Misinformation, 'Recycle' Old Videos

By Jewish Press News Desk

"There were videos ‘borrowed’ from other armies and even Star Wars movies,” says psychological and information warfare expert Dr. Yaniv Levitan.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

My 64-Hour Mission to Save 2 Abandoned Newborn Babies from War-Torn Kiev

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two baby girls born to surrogate mothers and abandoned in Kiev had to be rescued from the shelled city and delivered to their Israeli parents.

Jewish / Government / Turkey / Diaspora

President Herzog, First Lady, Meet Turkish Jewish Community in Istanbul

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Both my father and my grandfather recalled, during their historic visits, how Turkey opened its gates and its heart to the daughters and sons of the Jewish People."

Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

BGU Research: Green Mediterranean Diet Mediates Weight Loss, Reduces Cardiac Risk

By Jewish Press News Desk

The health-promoting effects, previously attributed to the green MED diet, are in fact mediated by the changes in the gut microbiome.

Featured / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Helping Refugees with Medical Care and Phsycotrauma Stabilization at the Ukrainian Border

By Jewish Press News Desk

After a few minutes, the woman began to calm down and her excitement at the prospect of immigrating to Israel took over.

Israel / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

TAU Study Unravels Prehistoric Humans' Recycling Practices

By Jewish Press News Desk

Collectors in the prehistoric world recycled old stone tools to preserve the memory of their ancestors.

Aliyah / Geulah

2021 Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize Recipients Announced

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hundreds of Olim from English-speaking countries were nominated for the prize.

Featured / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

My Life in Moldova from Dentistry School to Treating Ukrainian Refugees

By Jewish Press News Desk

I never imagined I would be putting my school-days' connections to use in this way, but we do whatever is in our power to help.

Featured / Government / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Magen David Adom Opens Call Center for Ukrainian Refugees in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The call center will provide assistance in a variety of areas including medical needs, bureaucracy, and coordination with professionals.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

The Responsibility Of Rescuing Ukrainian Refugees with Dignity and Humanity

By Jewish Press News Desk

Many times we watch as the refugees gain a sense of calm the moment they cross over the border, once they are finally out of danger.

Featured / Jerusalem / Archaeology

Stolen Ancient Coins, Magical Artifacts, and Weapons Seized in Raid on Jerusalem Home

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hundreds of ancient finds, including rare bone and ivory artifacts from the biblical period, were seized.

Headline / IDF & Security / Syria / Ukraine / Russia / International Conflicts

Russia Recruiting Syrians to Fight in Ukraine

By Jewish Press News Desk

An Odessa website claims Israeli special forces veterans are arriving in Ukraine to fight the Russians.

Israel / Ukraine / Chabad

Colel Chabad, Established 1788, Preparing for Influx of Thousands Fleeing Ukraine

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Since the end of World War II, we haven’t seen such a painful crisis where large numbers of Jewish families are being torn apart and literally running for their lives.”

Featured / Israel / Jewish / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

3 Jewish Groups Rescue Family from Ukraine, Treat their Injuries, Help them Escape

By Jewish Press News Desk

“This was a joint operation and would not have succeeded without the effort of all three organizations."

Featured / Jewish / US / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Jewish Eighth Graders’ Basketball Hoop for Disabled Wins $1,000 Grand Prize

By Jewish Press News Desk

ADI cares for and empowers hundreds of Israel’s most vulnerable citizens – children, adolescents, and adults with severe disabilities.

Israel / Jewish / Ukraine

KKL-JNF on Sunday Will Take in More than 100 Children Fleeing Ukraine War

By Jewish Press News Desk

Alumim is not an orphanage, but a home filled with warmth that inspires Jewish children to succeed and achieve the very best life has to offer.

Jewish / Video of the Day / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

United Hatzalah Teaching First Aid to Ukrainian Refugees in Moldova

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Our goal is to empower the refugees and give them back a sense of control over their situation."

Ukraine / Aliyah / Geulah

Prime Minister Bennett Meets with Masa Israel Journey Participants from Ukraine

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Through you and your contacts back in Ukraine, the message is, first, we're with you, and secondly, Israel is the home of every Jew."

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine / Russia

Building Bridges of Humanity at Ukraine and Moldova Border Crossing

By Jewish Press News Desk

In light of the information we received from the Israeli Foreign Ministry we decided to head out to Palanca this morning to rendezvous with a convoy of yeshiva students from Dnipro.

Featured / Jewish / Ukraine / International Conflicts

Chai Crisis Services’ Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox: Talking to your Children About War

By Jewish Press News Desk

We hope and pray for a speedy solution to the travails in Ukraine, for the world in general, and our Jewish brothers and sisters.

Photo of the Day / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria

Major Progress on Gush Etzion/Jerusalem Tunnel Road Project to Alleviate Traffic

By Jewish Press News Desk

In addition, a new underground passageway has opened connecting the “Walleja” Road via Har Gilo towards Gush Etzion.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar Ilan U Researchers Develop Recovery Process to Transform Failed Networks

By Jewish Press News Desk

Due to damaged connections, lost nodes, or links, systems may transition from a thriving, active state into a collapsed, inactive state.

Health and Medicine / Ukraine

United Hatzalah’s Humanitarian Mission To the Ukraine Border Departs Tonight From Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The humanitarian aid mission will make its way to the Moldova/Ukraine border over the course of the next few hours.

Ukraine / Russia

Russian Missiles Target Major Ukraine Cities, Warns West Not to Interfere

By Jewish Press News Desk

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced military operations in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine late Wednesday night.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Jerusalem Infant Saved after Choking on Stickers

By Jewish Press News Desk

Back in 2019, Nurse Practitioner Cami Kesler offered tips to parents whose baby was choking.

Featured / Israel / The Environment / On Campus / Education / United Nations (UN)

Haifa U Researcher: Wherever There Are Trees, There Will Be Wildfires

By Jewish Press News Desk

The report shows that even the Arctic regions will not be immune, and even there a significant increase in the number of forest fires is expected.

Israel / Police and Crime / Archaeology

Ashdod Police Find 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Pillar on the Beach

By Jewish Press News Desk

Officers Itai Dabush and Sagiv Ben Gigi were patrolling the Ashdod beach and ran into the pillar that was sticking out of the dunes.

Israel / Health and Medicine

EMT Arrives in Less than 1 Minute, Saves Boy, 7, Struck by Car

By Jewish Press News Desk

Sharon inserted an airway into the boy's mouth and throat and connected the artificial respiration device to ventilate.

Featured / IDF & Security / Science and Tech

Israeli Navy Completes First ‘C-Dome’ Interceptions from Sa’ar 6 Corvettes

By Jewish Press News Desk

The test consisted of several scenarios, including rockets, cruise missiles, and UAVs.

Featured / Israel / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

Shipwrecked Cargo Dating Back 3,200 Years Proves Bronze Age Mediterranean Basin Trade

By Jewish Press News Desk

Lead ingots found along Israel’s coast highlight contacts between Cyprus and Sardinia in the Late Bronze Age.

Israel / Turkey

Turkish Delegation in Israel to Arrange Presidential Visit

By Jewish Press News Desk

In December 2020, President Erdoğan said: "Israeli policy is unacceptable, but we are interested in strengthening relations."

US / Politics / Antisemitism / Diaspora

1,444 Petitioners to USC: Fix Double Standard in Treating Anti-Zionist Harassment

By Jewish Press News Desk

“My friend’s daughter had to leave USC because she couldn't deal with the harassment and threats because she was Jewish and supported Israel.”

Israel / The Environment / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

TAU Study: Microplastics Cause Severe Damage to the Digestive System

By Jewish Press News Desk

Microplastics increase the toxicity of organic pollutants in the environment by a factor of 10.

Headline / US / The Knesset

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Knesset: Our Security Bond Is Ironclad, Our Friendship Eternal

By Jewish Press News Desk

“I have long said, Mr. Speaker, that the greatest political achievement of the 20th century was the establishment of the State of Israel."

Bedouin / Health and Medicine

EMT Rescues Five from Burning Building in Bedouin Town

By Jewish Press News Desk

"When I saw children hiding under the bed, I knew that I had to get them out as quickly as possible.”

Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

A First: Israel's Transport Ministry Certifies Unmanned Aircraft System in Civilian Airspace

By Jewish Press News Desk

This is an additional part of the Israeli Ministry of Transport and Road Safety’s policy to adapt land and aerial transport regulations.

Featured / Israel / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Number of Women Reporting Side-Effects after Pfizer Vaccination Almost Double that of Men

By Jewish Press News Desk

The highest frequencies of side-effects reported among all the participants were those following the second vaccination.

Featured / Israel / The Environment / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU Researchers Discovered Possible Reason Why Locusts Form Destructive Swarms

By Jewish Press News Desk

What causes solitary, harmless insects to radically change their behavior and form huge migrating swarms?

Media / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

350,000 People from 50 Countries Say: Musical Preferences Unite Personalities Worldwide

By Jewish Press News Desk

“We were surprised at just how much these patterns between music and personality replicated around the globe."

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech

Hummus in Space: Israeli Chickpea Experiment May Lead to Moon, Mars Crops

By Jewish Press News Desk

The chickpeas will be part of a project called “Space Hummus,” which will test hydroponic techniques for plant growth in zero gravity.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

First: TAU Spinal Cord Implants May Help Paralyzed People Walk Again

By Jewish Press News Desk

The technology behind the breakthrough uses patient tissue samples, transforming it into a functioning spinal cord implant via a process that mimics the development of the spinal cord in human embryos.

Israel / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah Paramedic Saves Maccabi Haifa Fan Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest Mid-Game

By Jewish Press News Desk

Almost three weeks ago, on a Monday evening at the soccer game between Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Maccabi Haifa in the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium in Be'er Sheva, Yossi Cohen, 42, suffered a cardiac arrest. Fortunately, United Hatzalah volunteer paramedic Gal Mazor was on hand as part of the medical team UH sends to all […]

Featured / Israel / Left vs. Right / Anti-Israel NGOs

Report: NGOs Behind Amnesty Int'l 'Israeli Apartheid' Report Received over $100 Million from Foreign Governments

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Amnesty's report is merely another anti-Israel hit job made possible by foreign governments who employ radical anti-Zionist Israeli NGOs."

Headline / US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

US to Investigate Antisemitism in Brooklyn College

By Jewish Press News Desk

Professors maligned Jews as white, privileged oppressors, and advanced age-old tropes concerning Jewish power.

Israel / Coronavirus

Tveria Hospital Launches 3rd Corona Ward Citing Increased Demand

By Jewish Press News Desk

Record number of corona patients since the pandemic's outbreak.

Featured / Israel / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Stress, Smoking Rates Up among All Hospital Workers, Hebrew U. Study Finds

By Jewish Press News Desk

Working on Covid-19 frontline—even as hospital janitor or admin—negatively impacts mental health.

Israel / Health and Medicine

EMT Summoned to Help a Friend’s Father-in-Law in Tveria Saves his Life

By Jewish Press News Desk

When Yehoyada arrived he found the older gentleman lying in bed, conscious and awake, surrounded by worried family members.

Israel / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

TAU Archaeologists Show Early Humans Understood Space Heating, Smoke Control

By Jewish Press News Desk

Findings indicate that early humans controlled fire and placed their hearth at the optimal location in the cave.

Featured / Haredim & Hassidim / Government / The Courts / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel

Jerusalem Rabbinical Court Denies Housing to Get Refuser

By Jewish Press News Desk

Through efforts of Yad La’isha Legal Aid Center, court imposes rare housing sanctions on recalcitrant husband.

Headline / Obituaries / Coronavirus

Esther Pollard Passes Away

By Jewish Press News Desk

Esther Pollard had been battling cancer and recently caught the Coronavirus.

Judea & Samaria / Health and Medicine / Settlements

Shabbat Rescue in Karnei Shomron Synagogue

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I immediately recognized him and realized that he was my close friend of many years."

Government / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

President Herzog, First Lady, Depart for First Israeli Presidential UAE Visit

By Jewish Press News Desk

“I am bringing with me a blessing of peace and a message of peace to the entire region, to the people of the region."

IDF & Security / US / Antisemitism / Diaspora / Chessed and Tzedaka / Science and Tech

Anonymous Philanthropist Gifts Israeli Life-Saving Tech to 500 US Synagogues and Schools

By Jewish Press News Desk

Gabriel Network is an Israeli startup that develops smart technology for security and safety incidents.

Headline / Terrorism / US / Politics / Global / Antisemitism

Report: 2021 Was 'Most Antisemitic Year' in a Decade

By Jewish Press News Desk

Lifting of Covid lockdowns in Europe and Operation Guardian of the Walls led to a dramatic increase in antisemitism.

Featured / Israel / Photo of the Day / Media / Holocaust

KKL-JNF Opens Its Archive to Honor the Lives of Holocaust Victims

By Jewish Press News Desk

The photos include scenes of memorial services, work projects, families, artifacts, and more from the early years of the State of Israel.

Antisemitism / Europe / Jerusalem / Social Media

Hebrew U. Poll Finds 53% of Israelis Expect Things to Get Worse for European Jews

By Jewish Press News Desk

“This survey reveals the urgency of studying the multidimensionality of Israeli-European relation."

NY / News Briefs / Obituaries

Former NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Passes Away

By Jewish Press News Desk

Silver served in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2015.

Israel / Health and Medicine

EMT Performs Successful CPR after 2 Earthquakes that Shook Tveria

By Jewish Press News Desk

Over the last weekend, two minor earthquakes shook the area of Northern Israel including Tveria.

Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Bar-Ilan U Study Shows two Vaccine Doses May Protect Against Long COVID

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Bar-Ilan University-led study is the first in an ongoing series examining the long-term effects of COVID-19.

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