April 2020

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/04/morocco-thwarts-israeluae-plan-to.htmlWe may never know the reason why this evacuation plan never ‘got off the ground’ – relations between Morocco and the UAE have been tense, with Morocco seeking closer ties with the UAE’s regional rival, […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/lessons-from-pandemic-vic-rosenthal.html  Vic Rosenthal’s Weekly Column We went on a shopping expedition yesterday. Masked up, we walked to the supermarket and pharmacy and then returned home by way of the greengrocer. We made a special stop […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/0416-links-coronavirus-death-toll-in.htmlFrom Ian: Coronavirus death toll in Israel rises to 143, with 12,758 cases The death toll in Israel from the coronavirus rose to 143 Thursday evening, an increase of three from the morning. The fatalities […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/04/how-one-israeli-rediscovered-his.htmlWhen he was growing up, lecturer Haim Netanel took very little interest in his Egyptian roots. Now he is  on a journey to rediscover them. Interesting piece in Israel Hayom: ((With thanks: Lily, Boruch, Imre) […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/04/at-passovers-end-iraqi-jews-wish-santak.htmlPassover is over. Moroccan Jews may have their Mimouna to mark the occasion, but Iraqi Jews also have a distinctive tradition. They wish each other Santak Khedra:’May your year be full of green ‘ –  […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/04/75-years-since-bergen-belsen-freed-but.htmlToday the world marks  the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the notorious Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Unbeknown to many, Libyan Jews were sent to that camp; after the end of WWII, the virus of Nazi […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/04/jews-account-for-more-than-10-percent.htmlThe coronavirus has disproportionately claimed the lives of Jews around the world. The toll in Morocco is over 10 percent and includes three members of the Peretz family.  Many of the victims became infected when […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/chag-sameach-again.htmlThe final days of Passover are upon us. I will not be blogging or tweeting until Thursday night – a very good reason to make aliyah, in fact. Have a chag kosher v’sameach! We have […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/0414-links-pt2-will-coronavirus.htmlFrom Ian: Will the coronavirus outbreak change the world forever? The coronavirus global pandemic will have a lasting impact upon interpersonal, national, and inter-state dynamics long after it subsides. The first area that has, and […]