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Survey: Median Age of U.S. Jews Drops
THE MEDIAN AGE of United States Jews dropped from 52
to 48 since 2013, making Jews one of only two religious groups
to grow younger on average, according to a Public Religion
Research Institute survey published July 8, JTA reported.

Th e median age for all U.S. residents was 47. Th e median age
for Orthodox Jews (35) was younger than for Conservative (62)
and Reform (53) Jews.

Th e survey said Jews comprise 1% of the population, with 51%
living in suburban areas, 40% in urban areas and 8% in rural areas
Politically, 44% of Jews identify as Democrats, with 31% as
independent and 22% as Republican.

Fift y-eight percent of Jews held college degrees, topped only
by Unitarian Universalists (59%) and Hindus (67%).

Facebook to Provide Holocaust Education in 12 Languages
Facebook announced that it increased its eff orts to combat Holocaust
denial by directing users to Holocaust education materials in 12
languages — including Arabic, Russian and German, JTA reported.

Since January, people who searched in English for informa-
tion about the Holocaust or Holocaust denial were prompted to
visit AboutHolocaust.org, which provides facts about genocide
and off ered survivor testimony.

Beginning July 13, the site — a project of the World Jewish
Congress and UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organiza-
tion — was made available to those searching in 12 languages.

Th e site expansion continues an about-face for Facebook that
began in 2020. Th at’s when it said it would ban Holocaust denial
— aft er years defending its distribution as misinformed but legit-
imate expression.

Ritual Burial Facility Last Used in 1931 Found Near Moldova
Renovators at a Jewish cemetery in a breakaway province of
Moldova discovered a ritual burial preparation facility last used
in 1931 that was assumed to be destroyed, JTA reported.

Th e discovery was made in Raşcov, a municipality in the
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, also known as Transnistria.

Th e structure is a beit tahara — a facility located at some
Jewish cemeteries where the bodies are prepared according to
halacha, Jewish law. It features a wooden roof, mud walls and a
large stone slab at its center.

JTA said its survival is surprising because Soviet authorities
regularly dismantled them for use as construction material.

Transnistria, which seceded from Moldova in the early 1990, used
to have tens of thousands of Jews and 20 synagogues. Most were
murdered in the Holocaust, and today only a few dozen Jews remain.

Jewish Woman Becomes Yankees Batgirl — 60 Years Later
Retired social worker Gwen Goldman became the New York
Yankees batgirl for a day on June 28 — 60 years aft er she was
rejected, JTA reported.

Goldman, 70, from Westport, Connecticut, also threw out that
night’s fi rst pitch, wore the team uniform and met the players.

“It just kept coming and coming,” she said of the honors,
adding “dayenu.”
Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman heard about the
1961 rejection and proff ered an invite.’
Goldman said she still has the rejection letter from then-GM
Roy Hamey, who explained that “a young lady such as yourself
would feel out of place in a dugout.” ●
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
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ISRAELBRIEFS Average Salaries in Israel Drop 6.9% in April
AVERAGE MONTHLY PAY in Israel in April for
salaried employees was $3,552, down 6.9% from
March 2021, Globes reported, citing Central Bureau
of Statistics data.

The decline was attributed to the continuing trend
of employees in low-paid fields, including catering
and entertainment, returning from unpaid leave after
COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.

The number of people working in salaried positions
in April was 3.5 million. That’s up 33.6% from the
same month in 2020 and up 1.3% from March.

The statistics bureau also announced that the broad
unemployment rate, which includes people on unpaid
leave, fell to 9.5%, or 398,000, in the second half of
June. That compares to 9.9% in the second half of May.

Up to a Day’s Isolation Now Required
for Those Entering Israel
Starting on July 16, anyone entering Israel will be
required to isolate for up to 24 hours, the Health
Ministry announced, as reported by The Jerusalem
Post. The obligation applies to both vaccinated and
unvaccinated people. Isolation is required until a
negative coronavirus test taken at the airport arrives
or up to one day, whichever comes first.

In addition, the ministry updated its list of
high-risk countries. When Israelis return from these
countries, they must enter isolation regardless of their
vaccination status: United Arab Emirates, Seychelles,
Ecuador, Ethiopia, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras,
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Paraguay, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Kyrgyzstan and Tunisia.

That isolation period is typically 14 days, although
it can be shortened to 10 days with two negative tests;
the second test is taken on the ninth day.

Defense Ministry Announces it Will Take
Control of Hamas Virtual Currencies
The Defense Ministry said it will begin seizing digital
wallets that contain virtual currencies from overseas
donations that Hamas is using, The Times of Israel
reported. Defense Minister Benny Gantz approved the
measure after an operation “uncovered a web of
electronic wallets” Hamas used to raise money using
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the ministry said.

The cryptocurrency stockpiles were being operated
from the Gaza Strip.

Aside from Bitcoin, digital currencies seized
including XRP, Ethereum, Tether and Dogecoin, in
accordance with the 2016 Counter-Terrorism Law.

“The intelligence, technological and legal tools
that enable us to get our hands on terrorists’ money
around the world constitute an operational break-
through,” Gantz said in a statement.

Israel to Increase Water Supply to Jordan
Israel said it would significantly increase the amount
of water it supplies to Jordan, as that nation struggles
with shortfalls, The Times of Israel reported.

Under a deal signed July 8, Israel will supply
Jordan with an extra 50 million cubic meters (65
million cubic yards) of water to Jordan in 2021,
according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry. Israel provides
water to Jordan annually under a 1994 agreement.

The meeting between Foreign Minister Yair Lapid
and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi at a
crossing point over the Jordan River was the first
public encounter between top Israeli and Jordanian
officials since the new Israeli government was estab-
lished. Ties between the two countries have grown
strained in recent years. l
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