(by C.B. Lieber – Originally published in Mispacha Magazine) Have you ever heard of the Camp Munk Circus? An annual tradition for over 60 years, the circus is the high point of the summer for Camp Munkers (�Munkies,� as they�re called), as well as for their delighted audiences. Let�s go behind the scenes with Yosef […]
FBI agents have searched one of the homes of�Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Manafort’s spokesman said Wednesday. Spokesman Jason Maloni said in a statement that FBI agents had obtained a warrant and searched one of Manafort’s homes, but he would not say when the search occurred. The Washington Post, which first reported […]
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday visited terror victim Niv Nehemia at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot. Nehemia was brutally stabbed last week by a Palestinian terrorist while at work
President Donald Trump declared the U.S. nuclear arsenal “far stronger and more powerful than ever before,” even as his top diplomat was working to calm the North Korea crisis and
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A liberal Israeli think tank has filed a lawsuit against the son of the prime minister for a Facebook post it claims is libelous. Molad’s lawyers filed the libel suit
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the desecration of a memorial to the Jewish children of Izieu, in eastern France, deported to Nazi camps in 1944. In a statement Tuesday Macron denounced the “shameful and cowardly act that won’t remain unpunished.” The plaque bearing the names of the victims � 44 children and 7 adults […]
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The Baltimore Bike Share system has been plagued by a high rate of stolen or otherwise not returned bikes. Media outlets report the $2.36 million program, started last fall, has
Al-Jazeera on Monday denounced Israel’s decision to close the Jerusalem bureau of Qatar’s flagship satellite network, saying the measure was “undemocratic” and that it will take legal action. Israel’s move
Since the implementation of the Rav Kav transportation smart card in Israel, the Knesset�s Ombudsman�s Office has received many complaints from people fined for using a Rav Kav that belonged to someone else. That is to say, they paid for their travel, but the card they punched belonged to another person. It should be pointed […]
Former President Moshe Katsav, who was released from prison early on good behavior, is now seeking to improve the terms of his release. As a prisoner who was released early,
The following is via ABC News: The future of air travel could mean flying without a pilot. A new report from UBS says pilotless planes would save the aviation industry
The Israeli Air Force struck at least two targets on Monday night / Tuesday morning, after a rocket fired from Gaza landed in Southern Israel. According to the IDF, the
Garden State has been stamped on New Jersey license plates for more than six decades after first becoming a popular nickname in 1876, and on Monday it became the state’s
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Police in July received a number of complaints from students who arrived in Israel on a Birthright trip and who were victims of theft while hosted
President Donald Trump has retweeted a Fox News report based on anonymous U.S. intelligence sources, despite his attorney general’s pledge to clamp down on government leaks. On Tuesday, Trump retweeted
An Arab family living in PA (Palestinian Authority) occupied Hebron has turned to Israel�s High Court of Justice to evict Jewish residents from Beit Machpelah in the city. Back in 2012, after purchasing the three-story building situated near the Machpelah from the Abu Rajab family, fifteen Jewish families moved in. Then Defense Minister Ehud Barak […]
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