Israeli studies show Pfizer’s COVID vaccine highly effective
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in preventing the disease, show studies from Israel’s two largest health care networks. Israel’s…
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Itzhak Perlman, Rep. Jamie Raskin and a blind rabbi highlight the need for disability advocacy
by Larry Luxner (Feb. 2021) – When Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1963, he performed while seated — a consequence of…
Government of Canada lists 13 new groups as terrorist entities
(Ottawa) – On February 3, the Government of Canada placed 13 new groups on the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities, including four ideologically motivated violent extremist…
Focus on Finance: The COVID Bill is coming
By Michael Sadovnick (AJNews) – Welcome to 2021; this month is the start of the COVID Tax Support hangover. To date (January 7, 2021), the…
Partnership 2Gether: Connecting Israel and Canada
By Barbara Crook – Partnership 2Gether (OJB) – I did not find my 2020 Chanukah miracle at a party, in a synagogue, or even in…