JL;DR

Daily Podcasts Video Research

for Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Politics ›

0 Politics Communities

For many Jews watching Ukraine’s war, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a ‘modern Maccabee’

Forward

Volodymyr Zelensky, the Jewish President of Ukraine, has emerged as a symbol of Jewish resilience and heroism for many worldwide amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

0 Politics Holocaust

NY lawmakers introduce legislation aimed at waiving bank fees on Holocaust reparations

Forward

In an effort to aid Holocaust survivors financially, New York State lawmakers Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein have introduced a bill that would require banks to waive fees on Holocaust reparation payments.

Israel ›

0 Israel Leadership

The Druze emissary ‘bringing the complexity’ of Israel to American Jews

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider

Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh, a Druze woman from Daliyat al-Karmel in Israel, has become the first non-Jewish senior emissary of The Jewish Agency for Israel, tasked with strengthening ties between American Jews and Israel.