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HUBS-AID PROVIDES UNIQUE SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL WAR IMPACTED SMALL BUSINESSES

JERUSALEM -- The recent conflict in Gaza has inflicted widespread devastation, particularly affecting small businesses throughout the country. Many business owners have endured property and personal damage, evacuation, loss of clientele, and financial strain. In response to this crisis, the Hebrew University Business School launched the HUBS-Aid project, extending vital assistance to approximately 80 small business owners in the northern and southern regions.

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EINHORN DOMINATES SPRINT TO WIN THE OPENING TOUR DE TAIWAN STAGE

Some 10,246 kilometers (and 17 hours of flight time) separate Rwanda from Taiwan, but it seems that, at least for now, it’s hard to stop the blazing 26-year-old sprinter from Modi’in.

In the best season start for him and his team ever (this was IPT’s 10th victory this season and Einhorn’s third), Ehechieved a small historic milestone in the capital of Taiwan: the first victory by an Israeli in one of the oldest races in Asia, an international professional race since 1978.

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FIRST JERUSALEM HIGHT LIGHT SHOW

By NATALIE GATTEGNO

JERUSALEM - For the first time in the world, a laser show of sound and color lights up the sky, extending over large areas of the capital city. The show was initiated and supported by the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage and was performed by the Jerusalem Development Authority in cooperation with the Jerusalem Municipality.

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ISRAEL'S EUROVISION ENTRY UNDER SCRUTINY OVER ALLEGED REFERENCE TO HAMAS

By MARK SAVAGE

Israel says it will pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest if organizers try to censor its entry. It comes after the lyrics to Eden Golan's October Rain were leaked to the media earlier this week. According to the Israel Hayom newspaper, the song references the victims of the 7 October Hamas attacks, with lyrics including: "They were all good children, each one of them.".

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REMEMBERING THESSALONIKI JEWRY WHO PERISHED DURING THE HOLOCAUST

By YA'ARA HAMES-EZRA

THESSALONIKI, Greece -- The Joint March of Remembrance, 81 years after the departure of the first deportation train from Thessaloniki to the death camp Auschwitz - Birkenau, took place on Sunday, March 17, 2024 Eleftherias Square ending at the Old Railway Station.

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MATCHMAKERS

By RABBI RAYMOND APPLE

Q. Why is a matchmaker called a "shadchan"?

A. The term derives from a word which means "to persuade", "to negotiate"

As a distinct profession or business, shadchanut dates from the time of the Crusades, when Jewish life was so disrupted parents worried that their children might remain unmarried..

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