Latvian lawmakers have elected Egils Levits, a judge with the European Court of Justice, to become the Baltic nation’s head of state.
Levits, a 63-year-old lawyer and political scientist educated in Germany, was expelled from the Soviet Union with his Jewish parents in 1972 because the KGB viewed them as a threat to the Communist regime
The family settled in Germany, where Levits obtained law and political science degrees before returning to Latvia a decade later and entering politics. Levits wrote the country’s 1990 declaration of independence following the end of the Soviet occupation and later served as a member of parliament, justice minister and ambassador to Switzerland, Hungary, Germany and Austria.

In a new book by Michael Wolff, the author and journalist claims President Donald Trump accused Jewish people of flipping loyalty, especially in reference to his former Jewish associates.
‘The Jews always flip,’ Trump said, according to Wolff’s upcoming book Siege: Trump Under Fire.
According to the excerpt from the book, which was obtained by The Guardian a week before its publication date, Trump made this remark after Michael Cohen, Trump Organization accountant Allen Weisselberg and American Media CEO David Pecker all made cooperating plea deals with Mueller’s team.
All three are of them are Jewish.

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Vaad Mishmeres Kohanim, an organization that helps Kohanim avoid any issues of tamei mes, has announced that there is no longer any concerns with flying from Ben Gurion airport.

The Bais Din of Harav Nissim Karelitz, headed by Rav Sariel Rosenberg, has confirmed that there are no longer any concerns for Kohanim flying out of Ben Gurion, as all flights on all airlines at every time of the day avoids the cemetery in Cholon.

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As the Torah world readies itself for the 13th siyum hashas this upcoming January, a group of women are planing their own event to celebrate the end of the seven year cycle that covers the entire Shas, one Daf at a time.
The women’s event is scheduled for Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Binyanei Ha’uma in Yerushalayim. The event is being hosted by Daf Yomi 4 Women, an organization that offers daily Gemara shiurim for women.
For those who haven’t followed the full cycle, there will be a full completion of Shas at the event. Each participant will receive a page they will study, and together they will all jointly finish Shas term.
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The city council in Krakow, Poland, has announced that a municipal street will be named next month after Rabbi David Alter Kurzmann, a caretaker of the Krakow ghetto orphanage.
During the liquidation of the orphanage by the Nazis, Kurzmann was offered to abandon the children and live or join them in their deaths.
Some 77 years after Kurzmann chose the latter, Walkative! tour guides collected hundreds of signatures to support their cause of honoring Kurzmann for his dedication, as well as the lives of the 300 orphans that were murdered.
The street-naming ceremony will take place on June 25.

Helped by the Israel Women’s Network, an 18-year-old woman barred from an Egged bus by a religious driver due to inappropriate garb is suing the company for $70,000 under charges of gender discrimination.
The woman was trying to reach her first day at work from a West Bank settlement and needed to be transported there by her mother due to the driver’s refusal.
Regretting that the driver “applied his personal worldview” to the situation, Egged said he had been summoned for a disciplinary inquiry.
{Matzav.com Israel}

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Bedford Center is known for its high end elder care encompassing all arenas. Celebrating yomim tovim in an uplifting manner is high on Bedford Center’s priority list.  Lag B’Omer was no different, as Bedford Center made every effort to provide its residents with a memorable and enriching experience.
Wednesday afternoon found residents seated in the beis medrash and family room watching the Boyaner Rebbe lead his yearly Lag B’Omer celebration in Miron.  The feedback was overwhelming as residents reminisced of Lag Baomers in the past years. The next afternoon, residents once again joined to enjoy a live hookup of the Toldos  Lag B’Omer in Bedford Center