Gerald Wittenstein

Gerald Wittenstein, the CEO of NASA’s International Space Systems, physisist, rocket engineer who worked alongside American astronaut Neil Armstrong and is responsible for developing half of Apollo 11’s trajectories, made aliyah to Israel this week. Gerald and his wife received an emotional goodbye from Delta Airlines. The crew member then […]

Condolences: Bob Saget

Bob Saget was born on May 17, 1956. He was proud to be Jewish, attended Hebrew school and celebrated his Bar Mitzvah. After experiencing terrible loss early in life, Saget used comedy to cope. Best known for his role as Danny Tanner on Full House and as host of America’s […]

Lily Ebert

Let’s all wish a Happy Birthday to this incredible Human. Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert will be celebrating her 98th birthday on December 29th. With 1.5 million followers on TikTok, Lily uses the popular app for Holocaust education and sharing her experiences, with the help of her great-grandson Dov.Dov is now […]

Mama Diali

Happy Mizrachi Heritage Month! Morrocan Arabic: “Mama Diali” – Eng: “My Mother” – Savta Rabba Simi, our great grandmother, dancing with my mother and grandmother at my cousins wedding. Living history of proud Jewish women. Savta Simi remembers Baba Yosef her father being taken by the nazis, the re-establishment of […]

David Barman

Meet David Barman, an FIU Business professor for BUL 4310 (the legal environment of business.)⁣In his weekly zoom sessions, Barman uses different fun backgrounds to help with class engagement. When asked why Barman stated “several of the students are having additional difficulties not just with online courses but with life […]

Sarlotte “Shari” Garay

In honor of #NationalDogDay, here’s Holocaust survivor Sarlotte “Shari” Garay singing to her great-granddog Scooby. Born in Nové Zámky, Slovakia in 1921, Shari survived the horrors of Auschwitz. Today, Shari lives in San Francisco, where she recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Source: American Society for Yad Vashem @scoobysf

Lily Ebert

#MazalTov to 97-year-old Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert for reaching 1 million followers on TikTok! With her great-grandson Dov Forman by her side, Lily uses the social media platform to answer questions about the Holocaust and share her personal experience as an Auschwitz survivor.

Surfside

This morning Miami welcomed the arrival of Israeli rescue teams along with members of the IDF to aid the Surfside search and rescue efforts. Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by this tragedy.

Blindfold Hug Experiment

“With the rise of Anti-Semitism I took to the streets to stand for peace, for understanding and connection. I had many open and honest conversations which only reminded me how we have more in common than we are lead to believe. Love and respect one another.Let’s make this world that […]

Zay-D Sings to Great-Grandchild

Happy 98th Birthday to Holocaust survivor and Bal Harbor, Florida’s famous Zay-D! Irving Hoine (Yitzchak Leib Ben Chai Perel) was born in Warsaw, Poland. He, along with his father and brother, escaped the Warsaw Ghetto, while his mother and sisters sadly met their fate at the concentration camps. Throughout his […]

Partners in Torah

Safe to say we are all very busy. This is one of my dearest friends, Jamie Geller. She is one of the hardest working people that I know. I can certainly relate which is probably one of the reasons why we are such good friends. A few months ago I […]

Video of Anne Frank

July 22 1941. The girl next door is getting married. Anne Frank is leaning out of the window of her house in Amsterdam to get a good look at the bride and groom. It is the only time Anne Frank has ever been captured on film. At the time of […]

Dr. Reuben Goodkin

He survived the Spanish Flu of 1918! 102 year old Dr. Reuben Goodkin led the services and recited the Kaddish this morning in honor of his father’s yahrtzeit (anniversary of passing) at our outdoor “socially distanced” Minyan…Yes times are challenging but we persevere! ?Am Yisroel Chai! Source: Dov Muchnik Chabad of Camarillo

2019 at the Western Wall

Check out this video from 2019, this time last year at the Western Wall on Tisha B’Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.The 9th day of the Jewish month of Av is known as Tisha B’Av, the day in which both of our Holy Temples were ultimately destroyed. The […]

The One With The COVID-19 Bar Mitzvah

Naftali, a 13 year old from London, was all set to have his ‘Friends’ themed Bar Mitzvah party, until coronavirus changed the plan. The sitcom fan was sharing his story with late night talk show host James Corden when he was surprised by a visit from a familiar ‘Friend’, Courteney Cox.

Sir Nicholas Winton

Sir Nicholas Winton was born #OnThisDay, May 19, 1909.In 1939, a young British stockbroker named Nicholas Winton saved 669 Jewish kids from Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust by providing them safe passage to Britain.He never spoke of what he did and it remained a secret for fifty years until his wife discovered […]

Refaenu

This video is a great way to go into Shabbos, it was posted by Bnai Yeshurun, a Shul in Teaneck, NJ, one of the hardest hit areas affected by the COVID-19 crisis. To our Bnai Yeshurun family, During this challenging time, we all find ourselves seeking chizuk wherever we can […]

Salute.

#YomHaShoah Today in Israel: Moment of silence and Israeli officer salute at the home of a Holocaust survivor. Source: Avraham Sudri

Mozart in Quarantine by Jerusalem Street Orchestra

Mozart in Quarantine by תזמורת הרחוב הירושלמית Jerusalem Street Orchestra Violin: Anat Pagis, @michael_pavia_photography Benedikt Bindewald, @shir_ta, Hanan Levin, Dana Barazan, Talia Herzlich, Cahav Frankel. Viola: Leah Korchemni, Hadar LeviCello: @tehila_machado, @yotamharan, Nitzan GalDouble bass: @eranborovich, Alik Osipenko, Eitan Reich