Author Archives: anneinpt

Chag Atzma’ut Same’ach! Happy 73rd Independence Day Israel!

Posted on 15 April 2021 by anneinpt

It’s Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, and, as remarked upon by both local and foreign observers, the country swings in a schizophrenic kind of way from the mourning, sorrow and remembrance of Yom Hazikaron to the flag-waving patriotism and general … Continue reading →

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Yom Hazikaron 5781 – Israel’s Memorial Day 2021

Posted on 14 April 2021 by anneinpt

Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, began last night at sundown, as Israelis commemorated their fallen with a one minute siren at 8 pm and a ceremony at the Kotel. Israelis paid tribute to … Continue reading →

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Yom Hashoah 5781- 2021

Posted on 8 April 2021 by anneinpt

Yom Hashoah began at sundown yesterday evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem with torches lit in memory of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Shoah. You can watch the entire ceremony here: Six Holocaust survivors lit torches … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: The state of antisemitism in Britain today

Posted on 7 April 2021 by anneinpt

This is another guest post by Brian Goldfarb. This article is very timely, coming on the eve of Yom Hashoah. One would think that 76 years after the end of the war, antisemitism would have become a thing of the … Continue reading →

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Chag Kasher Ve’sameach – Happy Pesach!

Posted on 26 March 2021 by anneinpt

Before starting this post I looked back, as I always do, to what I wrote last year. And I was shocked at how quickly I’ve forgotten Pesach in the shadow of corona. What a difference a year makes – in … Continue reading →

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Israeli Elections – round 4

Posted on 23 March 2021 by anneinpt

Here we go again – the fourth round of elections in two years. I feel a bit despairing and bit apathetic, and not particularly full of hope that anything major is going to change. But I shall not cede my … Continue reading →

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