The Day and the Memory

By Inna Rogatchi, Times of Israel— There are people among us who believe that the commemorative events on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a formality, in the best case, and ‘an utter hypocrisy’ in the opinions of few who refuse to co-hibit in their mind these annual international commemorations in the end of January…

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Iran general says Tehran aims to wipe Israel off the ‘global political map’

By Times of Israel— The deputy head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Monday that Tehran’s strategy was to eventually wipe Israel off the “global political map.” Asked by a reporter in Tehran about Israeli threats to strike Iranian forces deployed in Syria, Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami was quoted by Iranian news outlets as…

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The Holocaust Remains a Wake-Up Call for the Church

By Charles Gardner, Israel Today— Nearly three-quarters of a century has passed since the Red Army liberated the notorious Auschwitz death camp on January 27 1945, a date now marked by the annual Holocaust Memorial Day here in Britain and elsewhere. It is held with the intention of ensuring that it never happens again. But…

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Iran Demands Russian Protection From Israel in Syria

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— On Thursday, the head of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign-policy committee, Heshmatollah Falahat-Pisheh, expressed anger on Thursday at Russia for not using their advanced S-300 anti-air defense system to protect Iranian military assets in Syria from the Israeli airstrikes that devastated them earlier in the week.…

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Germans and Dogs Are Searching For Us

Please view and share this Free ebook of Poems by the Child Poet and Holocaust Survivor Alla Aizensharf. The artist Natalia Vorontosova commissioned young children to illustrate Alla’s poems. When Alla was approached about the project and asked for permission, she said it was the fulfillment of a dream. Alla passed away only a year ago…

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That Little Green Door

DRAMA AMIDST BEAUTY RE-ADDRESSING THE HOLOCAUST TODAY By Inna Rogatchi It was a warm, sunny day in the beautiful part of France just a stone away from Spain, in Nouvelle-Acquitaine. Everything was relaxed around me: people, cars, even shadows. No pressure, no hussle, elegance all around. We were interested in many things around us walking…

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Once There Lived Aizik Kanovich

By Sergey Kanovich The sky was bright blue. “So clear, almost as clear as the water in the yard of our house in Jonava,” thought Aizik and closed his eyes again. A few soft snowflakes fell from the blue sky. It seemed you could count them. Like family members–snowflake Sara, snowflake Rosette, snowflake Joseph, and…

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Preparations Under Way for Peace Plan After Israeli Elections, Pompeo Says

By Michael Wilner, JPost— The Trump administration has begun laying the groundwork for talks between Israelis and Palestinians, sharing elements of the plan with partners in the region ahead of an anticipated rollout after Israel’s April 9 elections, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. Speaking via video link to the World Economic…

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World Council of Churches Trained 2,000 Activists in Anti-Israel Advocacy

BY JNS— The World Council of Churches (WCC) has sent nearly 2,000 participants to Israel, and Judea and Samaria, since 2002 to train them in anti-Israel narratives and assign them to communities worldwide, according to a report from NGO Monitor. With no similar program in other conflict zones, the WCC’s Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine…

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Iran: The Hour of Israel’s Destruction Draws Nigh; Netanyahu: Bring It On

By Israel Today— After Israeli air strikes on military installations in and around Damascus reportedly killed 12 Iranian soldiers, the Islamic Republic said it’s itching like never before to annihilate the Jewish state. “We’re ready for the decisive war that will bring about Israel’s disappearance from the earth. Our young airmen are prepared for the…

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Syria Threatens to Bomb Ben Gurion Airport

By Israel Today— Syria’s ambassador to the UN on Tuesday told the world body that his nation (presumably with the help of its Iranian allies) would attack Ben Gurion International Airport if Israel didn’t stop bombing targets in the war-torn country. “Syria will practice its legitimate right of self-defense and respond to the Israeli aggression…

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