The Israel Philatelic Agency of North America will be representing Israel Post at the American Philatelic Society Convention in Portland Aug. 4-7. The show is free. A limited number of the special Sheetlet issued for the World Stamp Show 2016 in New York will be available for sale. Also on sale will be stamps on…
Fifty-one new immigrants from the North America, including 15 soon-to-be IDF lone soldiers, landed in Israel June 29 on a Nefesh B’Nefesh group aliyah flight. “This flight is the kickoff of our summer aliyah season during which we are expecting close to 2,000 olim to arrive from North America,” said Nefesh B’Nefesh Executive VP Zev…
PHOTO: Dr. Howard and Lottie Marcus, z”l Courtesy of American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev A substantial gift of approximately $400 million to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev from the estate of Dr. Howard and Lottie Marcus of San Diego, CA, may be the single largest gift ever donated on behalf of…
PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro with AMIT students and teachers. RA’ANANA, Israel – U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro visited AMIT’s state-of-the-art Gogya Education Innovation Center recently to see the latest innovations in the way that education and training are being taught to more than 32,000 students throughout the country. AMIT is Israel’s…
PHOTOS: Dani L. and Norman; IGDCB CEO and Founder Noach Braunwith one of man’s best friends. Distributed by the American Jewish Press Association Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind is one of only 49 charities to receive a perfect score of 100% from Charity Navigator. IGDCB’s sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability…
Jordan Schnitzer’s Harsch Investment Properties has told Verity Baptist Church that it’s lease will not be renewed and asking the church to consider leaving early without penalty. The notice came after the pastor of the Sacramento church praised the Orlando shooter who killed 49 patrons of a gay bar. For the full story see the…
PHOTO: Rambam “State of the Heart” 2016 Summit participants observe a simulated surgery in one of the underground’s operating theatres in Rambam’s underground 2,000 bed hospital. Haifa, Israel – Leading researchers, healthcare professionals and supporters gathered at the Rambam Health Care Campus for its annual healthcare summit recently where they showcased some of the…
PHOTO: Throughout the school year, five students have visited seniors at Cedar Sinai Park in Portland each week as part of a program called “Torah & Us.” From left, bottom row, are: Rabbi Shneur Wilhelm, principal of Maimonides Jewish Day School and the boys’ teacher; Noach Both, Menachem Wilhelm, Ari Becker, Mendel Greenberg and Shmuel…
PHOTOS: Left, Kathy Davis-Weiner presents an award to Jemi Kostiner Mansfield. Right, guest speaker Rabbi Jonathan Porath with incoming JFGP Board Chair Ed Tonkin. The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s 96th Annual Meeting on June 8 began with a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist shootings at the Tel Aviv Mall earlier…
Food, fun and friendship were on the menu at Cooking “Salsa” – Kosher in PDX on June 2 and 5. Venezuelan Chef Karen Balbas provided step-by-step instructions and tastings of sangria, datiles con marconas, tortillas espanolas, empanadas gallegas, and churros y chocolate. Salsa dance lessons followed the cooking lesson both days. Held in a private…
