Netanyahu Says No Prize for Terrorism

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Tuesday – April 15, 2025

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Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI prays for the release of the hostages still in captivity. We pray that Hashem protects all of Israel’s security and defense forces and all the people of Am Yisrael.

Netanyahu Says No Prize for Terrorism

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron following the latter’s announcement that he intends to recognize a Palestinian state and a meeting with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to discuss said recognition.

The Prime Minister’s Office wrote in a statement that “during the conversation, the Prime Minister expressed fierce opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state and said that this would constitute a huge prize for terrorism.”

The statement added: “The Prime Minister pointed out to the President of France that to this day, no Palestinian body – including those of the Palestinian Authority – has condemned the October 7th massacre; and that in the Palestinian Authority, the children are educated to destroy Israel, and the murderers of Jews are awarded monetary prizes.

“The Prime Minister told the President of France that a Palestinian state that would be established just a few minutes from Israeli cities would become an Iranian stronghold of terrorism; that the vast majority of the Israeli public opposes that categorically – and that this has also been the Prime Minister’s consistent and longstanding policy.”

France’s position may be good for Macron but is wrong for Israel. Even after the October 7 massacre in Israel Macron still lives in a world of delusion and self-serving political ideals. He has no understanding of, or concern for the true intention of the mental state of the PA Arabs – that is, to kill Jews and destroy Israel.
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Harvard’s Entitlement

Comes to an End

The Trump administration has halted approximately $2.3 billion in federal funding allocated to Harvard University following the school’s refusal to comply with directives from the White House targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, Reuters reported.

According to an announcement on Monday from the US Department of Education, the decision encompasses a freeze on $2.2 billion in grant money, as well as $60 million in federal contracts previously designated for the Ivy League institution.

“Harvard’s statement today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation’s most prestigious universities and colleges—that federal investment does not come with the responsibility to uphold civil rights laws,” stated the department’s task force on combating antisemitism,” announced the US Department of Education.

While Harvard has not issued a detailed public response to the funding suspension, the dispute marks a significant escalation in tensions between the federal government and elite universities over the direction and governance of campus policies related to diversity and civil rights compliance.

Now, with no government funding, and Harvard stating no government should dictate to it what it can teach and who it can admit and hire, it will be interesting to see what lessons, if any, they learn from this. Will this storied Ivy League institution now become a haven for anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred? So far, they haven’t passed the test of understanding the fine line between free speech and hate.
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Chag Pesach Sameach

Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI wishes our friends and supporters a very happy and healthy Passover.
SAY NO TO A TWO STATE SOLUTION – VOTE SLATE #15

*** URGENT – BRING IN VOTES! ***

We’re in the middle of a crucial election, and the left is mobilizing full force. I’m asking you personally to take responsibility—get at least 5 people to vote for ZOA Coalition, the only slate with a proven record of fighting for the Land of Israel, Jewish identity, and against anti-Semitism.

The future is in our hands. Don’t leave it to others!

Be an ambassador—mobilize those around you, take a personal goal, and make an impact on Am Yisrael during this critical time.

| CAEF Special Bulletin, April 15, 2025

This Election Matters to All of Us

April 28 the date of the Federal Election is fast approaching.  It is crucial that all eligible voters get out and vote. But to do so it is important that you be informed and understand what the candidates and their parties are promising. Among the issues of concern to the Jewish and allied communities is where each party stands when it comes to Canada’s relationship with Israel. The Toronto Zionist Council has prepared a Zionist Pledge to highlight some critical policy platforms vis a vis the relationship between the two countries we love. Share this with your candidates and ask them to take the pledge. Copy vp@tzc.ca
TZC - Zionist Pledge

Attend Rally Against Antisemitism, In Toronto, April 16

This is the FIRST rally of its kind, anywhere in the world!  We are sick of people defining JEWS.  This rally will be broadcasted LIVE in Israel and across the US.  Police and Security will be joining us to ensure everyone is safe.

YOU NEED TO SHOW UP!  We will be joined by our Indian, Christian and Iranian friends, politicians and speakers to stand with our Jewish community AGAINST ANTIZIONISM, which has always been a part of JUDAISM!  ONLY JEWS GET TO DEFINE JEWS!

Talking Memory Series Presents: Jews in the Soviet Union: A Complex Narrative

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The Ghetto Fighters’ House Invites You to a New series:
Jews in the Soviet Union: A Complex Narrative
Join us for the second program on Sunday, March 9, 2025
The Intersection of Heroism and Tragedy 
during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Yaakov Falkov
Soviet Jews as Victims and Fighters, 1941-1945
Dr. Marta Havryshko
Women’s Strategies for Survival in the Soviet Union During the Holocaust
Mr. Marco Gonzalez
Collecting the Evidence of the Killing of Jews and Roma in Eastern Europe 80 Years Later
 
The second program in this series on the Soviet Union will focus on the intersection of heroism and tragedy during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union. Our first speaker, Dr. Yaakov Falkov, will give an overall description of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union with all its complexities concerning the Jews living in this region. Our second speaker is Dr. Marta Havryshko who will give a talk on the experiences of Jewish women during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union. The final speaker is Marco Gonzalez, director of Yahad-In Unum, who will discuss the organization’s goal of mapping Jewish killing sites, collecting evidence and testimonies and the unique methodology of investigation based on Soviet and German archives.
Please note time zones for this program:
3 PM EST | 8 PM CET | 9 PM SAST | 9 PM IST
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This program is in partnership with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Center, Classrooms Without Borders, the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University, the Together Plan, the Jewish Tapestry Project, and Yahad-In Unum.

Enciklopedinis žinynas „Holokaustas Sūduvoje” Parduodama 

 

 

tel. +370 606 95341

el.paštas: vvaliunas7@gmail.com

 

Holokaustas – vienas iš skaudžiausių XX a. įvykių, kuris paliko gilų pėdsaką ir Sūduvos regione. Šiame enciklopediniame žinyne siekiama dokumentuoti istorinius faktus, liudijimus ir vietines reikšmingas vietas, susijusias su žydų persekiojimu ir sunaikinimu Sūduvoje nacių okupacijos metais.

Istorinis kontekstas

Žydų bendruomenės iki karo

Iki Antrojo pasaulinio karo Sūduva (Suvalkija) buvo vienas iš regionų, kuriame klestėjo žydų gyvenimas. Marijampolėje, Vilkaviškyje, Šakiuose, Kalvarijoje, Kudirkos Naumiestyje ir kituose miesteliuose veikė žydų sinagogos, mokyklos (chederiai, ješivos), verslai ir kultūrinės organizacijos.

Vokiečių okupacija ir žydų persekiojimas

1941 m. birželio pabaigoje, Vokietijai okupavus Lietuvą, žydų bendruomenės Sūduvoje buvo iš karto pradėtos persekioti. Prasidėjo registracijos, segregacija, žeminimas, o netrukus – masiniai areštai ir egzekucijos.

Svarbiausios žudynių vietos

  • Marijampolė (Poligonas ir miško teritorijos)
    Tūkstančiai Marijampolės žydų buvo sušaudyti netoli miesto esančiuose miškuose.

  • Šakiai (Liepalotų miškas)
    Čia 1941 m. rugpjūtį sušaudyta per tūkstantį žydų.

  • Vilkaviškis (Patilčių miškas)
    Buvo nužudyti beveik visi miesto žydai, dažnai bendradarbiaujant su vietiniais kolaborantais.

  • Kudirkos Naumiestis, Kalvarija, Gražiškiai
    Mažesniuose miesteliuose žudynės vyko rugpjūčio-rugsėjo mėnesiais, dažniausiai atokiose vietose.

Kolaboravimas ir pasipriešinimas

Nors daug kur vietiniai policininkai ar savanoriai dalyvavo žudynėse, yra užfiksuota ir pasipriešinimo atvejų. Kai kurie sūduviečiai slėpė žydus, gelbėjo vaikus ir rizikavo savo gyvybėmis.

Išlikusių liudijimų ir archyvų svarba

Didelę reikšmę istorijai turi išlikę liudytojų pasakojimai, Holokausto tyrėjų darbai, Yad Vashem archyvas, Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centro medžiaga. Jie padeda atkurti sunaikintų bendruomenių gyvenimą ir tragišką jų pabaigą.

Atminties įamžinimas

Sūduvoje pastatyti paminklai žudynių vietose, įrengti atminimo ženklai, vyksta edukacinės programos. Ypač svarbu švietimas mokyklose bei dokumentinių filmų, knygų leidyba.

Eytan Sosnovich | Tikvah Society

Dear Friends,

It is my pleasure to share with you, hot off the press, Tikvah’s 2025 Strategic Overview. Click here to read and download a digital copy.
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