Joint Assisted Suicide by married, older British couple in Switzerland to Avoid Future separation by death. She is a Polish Holocaust survivor

Food for thought! Dignity and the choice of one's death. Does love survive death?

This was a Jewish couple from the UK. Unfortunately, I am not familiar with Judaism and its relation to death or suicide.

Switzerland is a very special, small country in more than one respect! Direct democracy is another example.

"Ruth Posner, 96, and her husband Michael, 97, sent an email to loved ones saying they'd "shuffled off this mortal coil" after travelling to a Swiss Dignitas clinic because they did not want to leave each other behind. ...

Neither Michael Posner, 97, nor his wife Ruth, 96, had a terminal illness, but had made the decision to die together because they were desperate not to be apart after 75 years of marriage. ..."

"... This is far from the first such case as euthanasia consciousness has spread throughout the West. I even know of one joint euthanasia homicide in Belgium of an elderly couple who weren’t sick but worried about future widowhood. It was arranged by their son so the children could avoid future caregiving. ..."

"... The Polish-born actress, 96, who escaped a Nazi ghetto as a child and forged a successful career in dance and drama, is thought to have died last weekend at the Pegasos clinic near Basel.

She and 97-year-old Michael sent an email to family and friends on Tuesday informing them of their decision to die, according to playwright Sonja Linden who told BBC News she had received it.

In the note, first reported by The Times, the couple said they were "sorry not to have mentioned it, but when you receive this email we will have shuffled off this mortal coil".

"The decision was mutual and without any outside pressure. We had lived a long life and together for almost 75 years. There came a point when failing senses, of sight and hearing and lack of energy was not living but existing that no care would improve," they wrote.

"We had an interesting and varied life and except for the sorrow of losing Jeremy, our son. We enjoyed our time together, we tried not to regret the past, live in the present and not to expect too much from the future. Much love Ruth & Mike".

Ms Linden, a close friend of Mrs Posner, paid tribute to her as "the most vibrant, amazing woman" and Mr Posner as a "remarkable, clever, intellectual man".

Speaking to the PA news agency, she said of Mrs Posner: "She felt increasingly, every time I visited her over the last year, she said 'we've had enough, we're ready to go, we don't want to just exist. And that's what we're doing, we're just existing at the moment'." ..."

Joint Elderly Assisted Suicide in Switzerland to Avoid Future Widowhood | National Review

Actress and husband choose to 'die at Swiss clinic' as they 'can't be apart'

Holocaust survivor Ruth Posner and husband die at Swiss clinic

DIGNITAS - To live with dignity - To die with dignity

Ruth Posner

The Posner couple

80 years after Auschwitz, kosher food will be sold in its town of Oświęcim near the infamous concentration camp

Good news! Time heals all wounds! A small, but significant event!

"Eighty years after Auschwitz was liberated from the Nazis, Jews who make a pilgrimage there can eat kosher food.

A mile from the concentration camp, visitors will be able to buy packaged, shelf-stable kosher meals for the first time at the Auschwitz Jewish Center — now a museum and the only surviving synagogue in Oświęcim, the Polish town renamed Auschwitz by the Nazis. ..."

80 years after Auschwitz, kosher food will be sold in its town of Oświęcim - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "The Auschwitz Jewish Center is now selling packaged kosher food, in a move both practical and symbolic."

The Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oswiecm, Poland receives about 1% of the 2.3 million visitors who come to the former death camp each year.

Trump fires national security officials, reportedly at urging of far Right Jew and Islamophobe, Laura Loomer. Really!

I did not know there were far right American Jews. I thought there were only leftist and orthodox Jews! Just kidding!

Is she maybe also antisemitic? Just wondering! 😊

What is even more surprising: Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Jerusalem Post have almost the same headline. Plus, both used the same photo of Laura Loomer (not the one below though).

Trump fires national security officials, reportedly at urging of far Right Jew, Laura Loomer

Trump fires national security officials, reportedly at urging of Laura Loomer, far-right Jewish ‘Islamophobe’ "One of the officials fired was David Feith — a senior director for technology and national security who is Jewish."

A portrait of the far Right Jew and Islamophobe, Laura Loomer. She must be the devil incarnate? 😊

Joaquin Phoenix and Ilana Glazer among hundreds of Jews who 'say no to ethnic cleansing' in Gaza in full-page NYT ad. Really!

Some Jews are really and seriously confused! What is this nonsense of "ethnic cleansing" all about!

Joaquin Phoenix and Ilana Glazer among hundreds of Jews who 'say no to ethnic cleansing' in Gaza in full-page NYT ad - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

34 liberal Jewish groups sign statement defending DEI as an 'invaluable tool'. Really!

Some Jews (a large, but influential minority among Jews) are terribly confused and they don't mind showing it!

It takes quite some chutzpah to combine DEI with Holocaust Remembrance Day in one paragraph!

DEI must die! It is pure skin-color based racism!

The article below did not provide a link to the statement! Lousy journalism! Google Search also failed to produce a link to this document!

"... “Jewish tradition teaches of the Divine spark in every person,” the statement begins. “As Jewish groups that are committed to protecting and advancing the safety and security of our community, we know we have an invaluable tool to leverage: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.” ...

The letter says DEI is an outgrowth of the civil rights movement and of fights against the institutionalized American antisemitism of the mid-20th century. ..."

"... We also know that Jews are made less safe when Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are suppressed. Under the guise of opposing such initiatives, federal agencies have banned Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations; conspiracy theorists and other extremists who vocally oppose both Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Jewish vibrancy are emboldened; and our inclusive, pluralistic democracy is tested. ..."

34 liberal Jewish groups sign statement defending DEI as an 'invaluable tool' - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "The statement comes at a time when DEI is under fire from the Trump administration and within some Jewish communities."

Jewish Groups' Statement on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

US Senator Ron Wyden (D, OR) says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power. Really!

Best joke of the day! 😊 With Senators like this, the Dimocratic Party remains doomed!

How is chutzpah defined: "a young man who murders his parents and then asks the court for mercy because he is an orphan. This definition is based on an old Yiddish definition of the word chutzpah." according to Google AI

Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window

Macabre! Why would anyone do that?

Is this woman just trying to draw attention to herself using the Holocaust?

The article lacks a photo showing the view!

"... Hila Weisz-Gut, 34, moved from Israel to Oświęcim, the Polish town where the Auschwitz memorial and museum is located, in 2023 to join her boyfriend, a Pole whom she met on a Holocaust education trip.

Since then, she has drawn attention from international journalists and townspeople alike for being the only Jew living in the town that most starkly symbolizes the Nazis’ murder of millions of people just like her. ...

“For me, it’s a statement that they tried to break us and exterminate us, but they failed,” Weisz-Gut told CNN this week about living in Oświęcim, where she can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window. “We are the generation that is here to say ‘you didn’t succeed. No more. Not again.’”"

The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "Hila Weisz-Gut’s grandmother survived Auschwitz. In 2023, Weisz-Gut moved to the town where the concentration camp is located."

9 remaining Syrian Jews revisit one of the oldest synagogues in the world in Damscus after Assad's fall

Amazing stuff!

"The remaining few Jews in Syria are now able to visit the Jobar Synagogue, one of the oldest synagogues in the world, after the fall of Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.

The synagogue, located in the Jobar suburb of Damascus, was partially destroyed during the Syrian Civil War ... The area was heavily restricted by Assad’s forces from 2018 until just a few weeks ago.

Syria only has nine Jewish people remaining in the country, the head of the Syrian Jewish community, Bakhour Chamntoub, told the AP."

Syrian Jews revisit historic Jobar synagogue after Assad's fall - The Jerusalem Post

A damaged synagogue is seen in the Damascus suburb of Jobar December 14, 2014. The shrine and synagogue of prophet Eliahou Hanabi, dates back to 720 B.C.

Using menorah from Argentina's Milei, Volodymyr Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukrainian rabbis

Powerful symbolic by the comedian turned wartime president!

"The video shows Zelensky flanked by 11 rabbis, emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement who are the main purveyors of Jewish leadership in Ukraine. While many who could leave the country have done so over the course of the war, the rabbis have remained in place, ministering to an increasingly needy population of Jews who remain. ..."

Using menorah from Argentina's Milei, Volodymyr Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukrainian rabbis - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "“I’m sure that as you say and as Hanukkah says, the light will definitely overcome the darkness,” Zelensky told the rabbis."

Trump visits Queens gravesite of Chabad rabbi to mark October 7

Bravo! Israel and the Jews need any support they can get!

In the same fashion, will Trump also visit carefully selected, significant sites of Arabs/Muslims? He should!

"... The former president’s visit to the Queens grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the Rebbe, was thick with ritual and symbolism. And he came to the site, known as the Ohel, with an entourage of prominent supporters, a Holocaust survivor and the family of a hostage held by Hamas in Gaza.

The visit was not a campaign stop in Trump’s bid to retake the White House but served as a gesture to a constituency — Orthodox Jews — that is expected to support him in next month’s election.

Last month Trump was scheduled to visit a kosher restaurant in Williamsburg, home to another Hasidic movement, and drew significant excitement, but the trip was called off amid the unexpected death of the restaurant owner. ..."

Trump visits Queens gravesite of Chabad rabbi to mark Oct. 7 - New York Jewish Week "The visit to the Ohel, as the grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson is known, served as a gesture to a Jewish constituency that is expected to support Trump in next month’s election."

Far-right party founded by former Nazis wins Austrian election. Really!

Only a Jewish news media outlet can come up with such an utter nonsense headline!

Far-right party founded by former Nazis wins Austrian election - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "The leader of the Freedom Party has taken the mantle of “Volkskanzler,” formerly claimed by Adolf Hitler."

Rare document by James Madison that shows contributions of polish Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale

Another conspiracy theory against Jews? His name was not Soros but Salomon. Just kidding!

So there were at two two Polish men prominently involved in support of the American Revolution, Tadeusz Kościuszko and Haym Salomon.

"After 10 years on display at Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, a document penned by James Madison linking Jewish financier Haym Salomon to the American Revolution is now for sale.

The document, a sheet from the ledger of Madison, who later became the fourth U.S. president, showed the Virginia delegation’s expenses and receipts during the 1780 Continental Congress. It lists contributions from Salomon, a Sephardic Jewish immigrant from Poland who came to America in 1775 and is considered one of the leading funders of the Revolutionary War effort. ..."

Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "Haym Salomon was also one of the founders and main donors to Mikveh Israel, a Philadelphia synagogue, still active today, nicknamed the ‘Synagogue of the American Revolution.’"

Jerusalem Post: American Jews who would vote for Trump should have their heads examined. Really!

Some Jews are going very shrill on Donald Trump!

A case of Trump Derangement Syndrome by this Israeli intellectual!

I suppose this moron of an author never heard of the Abraham Accords!

But it also tells you that some lefty Jews are very concerned that American Jews would make the right choice in November and finally relegate Mistress Kamala to the dustbin of history where she long belongs!

Caveat: I did not read this article!

How can US Jews justify voting for Donald Trump and not Kamala Harris? - The Jerusalem Post "He not only presents a clear and present danger to American Jews and Israel but to the world at large."

Success of German far-right party in EU election has many Jews hearing echoes of Nazi past. Really!

It is very understandable that the Jewish people are very sensitive to certain issues!

However, sometimes this sensitivity is comparable to hearing grass grow like in this case!

"... The success of German extremists [???] in Sunday’s European Parliament election has mainstream Jewish leaders and politicians worried. Some say they fear the country is veering into political territory that resembles the era just before the rise of the Nazis here nearly a century ago. ...

Mainstream Jewish leaders raised the alarm about AfD soon after it was founded in 2013, and their concern has grown with each new success of the party on the local, national and international levels. ..."

Success of German far-right party in EU election has many Jews hearing echoes of Nazi past - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Is this what German Nazis or "extremists" look like today? (This photo is from the article above)
Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, co-leaders of the far-right [???] Alternative for Germany political party, celebrate at the AfD election evening gathering following the release of initial election results in European parliamentary elections in Berlin, June 9

Lily Greenberg Call, Jewish staffer who quit Biden administration over Israel policy: 'There are so many of us who feel this way'

They say Jews are like the canary in the coal mine! 

More bad news for the lifelong, pathological and serial liar and senile, demented, and corrupt 46th President!

It appears, the young lady was on a distinct career path until now. "She campaigned for then-Sen. Kamala Harris in her 2020 presidential bid, and then when Biden named Harris his running mate, Greenberg Call joined the campaign."

The young lady also emphasizes her friendship with numerous Arab people.

"... Greenberg Call said she had also been bothered that the department had held separate listening sessions for Muslim and Jewish staffers [in the aftermath of October 7]. “That was strange,” she said. ...

Then, she said, she realized she was suffering from PTSD from her own memories of rushing to shelters when she was just 16 years old on a Young Judaea trip to Israel. ..."

Lily Greenberg Call, Jewish staffer who quit Biden administration over Israel policy: 'There are so many of us who feel this way' - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Manhattan’s oldest and only typewriter repair shop still doing business since 1932

What is the definition of nostalgia? This is one of them! 😊

Will the fourth generation of the owner continue?

Meet the Jewish family that operates Manhattan’s oldest and only typewriter repair shop - New York Jewish Week

Jewish genealogy

It appears to me that Jewish people are very fond of genealogy. It is reported that some Jews are able to trace back their family tree several hundred if not more than thousand or even two thousand years back.

The horror of the Holocaust appears to have contributed to a much more  increased interest in Jewish genealogy by Jewish people.

Wikipedia has a fairly good, short entry on this topic.

When you Google the term dozens of websites are listed offering to help with your research of Jewish genealogy.

The Arizona Jewish Society features the Phoenix Jewish Genealogy Group.

Very fascinating!

Displaced by ethnic violence, India's Bnei Menashe Jews construct sukkahs nonetheless

The Jewish diaspora never ceases to amaze me! Likewise, India's variety  of religions.

Displaced by ethnic violence, India's Bnei Menashe Jews construct sukkahs nonetheless - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Hubert Aiwanger spricht mit der Jüdischen Allgemeinen - „Zerrüttetes Vertrauen wieder aufbauen“

Bravo! Kenne nicht die Details zu Aiwanger und seiner sog. Flugblatt Affaire aus seiner Jugend, aber er scheint das richtige zu tun.

Diese Affaire schien von Anbeginn eher seltsam und aufgebauscht. Wollen wir wirklich wissen was andere Politiker in ihrer Jugend so alles gemacht haben?

"... hat der bayerische Freie-Wähler-Chef Hubert Aiwanger jetzt dem neuen Chefredakteur der Jüdischen Allgemeinen, Philipp Peyman Engel, ein ausführliches Interview gegeben. Darin bekräftigt er, dass er auch in seiner Jugend nie Antisemit gewesen sei; die Formulierung, er sei „seit dem Erwachsenenalter“ kein Antisemit mehr, sei missverständlich gewesen. ..."

"Herr Aiwanger, Sie haben gesagt, Sie seien seit dem Erwachsenenalter kein Antisemit mehr. Seit wann genau sind Sie kein Judenhasser mehr?

Ich war nie einer! Das war missverständlich, weil ich gesagt habe, dass außer diesen fragwürdigen Vorwürfen zu meiner Jugendzeit unter anderem bezüglich Witzen vor fast 40 Jahren mir niemand anderes diesen Vorwurf gemacht hat."

Hubert Aiwanger spricht mit der Jüdischen Allgemeinen - „Zerrüttetes Vertrauen wieder aufbauen“ | Cicero Online Hubert Aiwanger, der Chef der Freien Wähler in Bayern, hat sich in einem Interview mit der Jüdischen Allgemeinen ausführlich zur Flugblatt-Affäre und zu Antisemitismus-Vorwürfen geäußert. In dem Gespräch bekennt er sich zum Kampf gegen Judenhass und zur Zusammenarbeit mit Israel. Mit der jüdischen Gemeinschaft will er den Dialog suchen.

Seit wann sind Sie kein Antisemit mehr, Herr Aiwanger? Freie Wähler-Chef Hubert Aiwanger im Exklusiv-Interview: »Ich hoffe, dass sich diese insgesamt skurrile Geschichte bald beruhigt«

These queer newlyweds are modeling Jewish joy for LGBTQ youth in New York City

Judaism is a very inclusive and modern religion! 😊 Let's celebrate!

These queer newlyweds are modeling Jewish joy for LGBTQ youth - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Rachael Fried and Henna Warman arrive at their sheva bracha, a Jewish post-wedding celebration, hosted by Jewish Queer Youth, New York NY, Sept. 7, 2023.