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NEWSBRIEFS Austrian Government Unveils Memorial Wall
on Kristallnacht Anniversary
THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT debuted a $7
million Holocaust memorial monument on the 1938
Kristallnacht pogrom anniversary, JTA reported.

The “Shoah Wall of Names” in Vienna lists 64,440
Holocaust victims on 160 granite slabs. It is the result
of years of lobbying by commemoration activists
for a monument that reflects both the scope of the
Holocaust and its victims.

Kurt Yakov Tutter, a Holocaust survivor of
Austrian descent, initiated the idea for the monument.

It received government funding in 2018 and the
go-ahead to be built at Ostarrichi Park.

“The Republic of Austria is sending out a visible
sign of its responsibility,” Karoline Edtstadler, a
cabinet minister in charge of the chancellor’s office,
said in a statement. “The victims are given their names
and thus at least part of their dignity. And we realize
that behind the 64,440 names there are individual
people — children, mothers, fathers and neighbors —
with individual stories and human fates.”
ambassador to Israel on Nov. 3, although Missouri
Sen. Josh Hawley briefly held up the appointment,
JTA reported.

It wasn’t clear what Republican Hawley’s objection
was, but he said he represented several Republicans in
holding Nides and seven other ambassador nominees.

The Biden administration pushed for Nides’
confirmation, noting several sensitive issues in play
in the Middle East.

Nides, a banker, was the deputy secretary of state for
management and resources from 2011 to 2013 and was
involved in the Obama administration’s loan extension
to Israel worth billions. He also ran former Sen. Joe
Lieberman’s vice presidential campaign in 2000.

government officials, journalists, businesspeople,
activists, academics and embassy workers.”
NSO Group created Pegasus, which is spyware
that can take over a cellphone and collect data from
it. WhatsApp sued NSO Group in 2019 for allegedly
using the app to access the phones of 1,400 of its
users, including journalists and activists.

Persian Gulf Jewish Dating Site Launches
The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities
launched a new dating website for Jewish singles in
six of the region’s Arab countries, JTA reported.

The Jewish Singles in the Gulf site features question-
naires that matchmakers will use to pair participants.

Organizers said the site aims to encourage Jews in
US Sanctions Two Israeli Spyware Companies the Gulf countries to put down roots there. With the
The United States sanctioned two Israeli spyware increased visibility that has come from normaliza-
companies for working with foreign governments tion agreements between Israel and the United Arab
that it accused of using the tools to “threaten the Emirates and Bahrain, Jews there are hoping their
rules-based international order,” JTA reported.

numbers increase.

NSO Group and Candira were added to the
“By helping these singles find their spouses in the
list of companies sanctioned by the Department GCC, they are more likely to get married here and
of Commerce. The sanctions mean the companies establish their families here, which in turn grows
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ISRAELBRIEFS Tallest High-Rise Approved for Jerusalem
THE JERUSALEM LOCAL PLANNING and Building Committee
approved the 40-floor Marom Tower, which will become the city’s
tallest high-rise upon completion, Globes reported.

The building is part of the City Gateway (Sha’ar Ha’Ir) project.

It will be located adjacent to the new Jerusalem railway station,
central bus station and International Conference Center.

There will be 80,000-square-meters of office and commercial
space, as well as a hotel and conference facilities. The bottom eight
floors will feature a cultural center, art galleries and museum.

The tower is one of 20 to be built in the City Gateway project
at the city’s western entrance.

Beauty Pageant for Holocaust Survivors Returns
The Beauty Queen Competition for Holocaust Survivors returned
Nov. 16 at the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem after a three-
year absence, The Jerusalem Post reported.

“This is the beautiful story of the state of Israel, of Israeli
society; it is our strength and success. Holocaust survivors are the
true heroines of us all and thanks to them, we are here today,” said
Shimon Sabag, CEO and founder of Yad Ezer LaHaber, an associ-
ation that assists needy Holocaust survivors. “Holocaust survivors
are the light that illuminates humanity when the world is dark.”
International model and TV presenter Moran Atias hosted
the event, and singer Rotem Cohen performed.

The program was broadcast online.

Supermarket Chain Sued for Secret Haredi Discounts
A lawsuit was filed against the Shufersal supermarket chain on Nov.

4 after Channel 12 reported that the chain was providing discounts
on a site for haredi shoppers, The Jerusalem Post reported.

Shufersal will discontinue the service on Nov. 15, Channel 12
reported. Channel 12’s “Tochnit Chisachon” (Saving Plan) program
showed that Shufersal’s Yashir L’Mehadrin site was offering
products for cheaper than its main website. There were 2,000
identical products found to be cheaper on Yashir L’Mehadrin.

In response, consumers filed a class-action lawsuit against the
company for $160.84 million, contending discrimination based
on sector and that the difference in prices was “due to greed.”
A Shufersal spokesperson told Channel 12 that Yashir
L’Mehadrin is intended for populations that buy products with
the most-stringent kosher certifications, saying “There is no
room for comparing this product or any other between these
sites nor between the different formats.”
Israel to Speed Evacuations of Some Ethiopians
Israel will speed up its evacuations of some of the relatives of
Ethiopian Israelis who remain in the country in the middle of a
civil war, JTA reported.

The news came a week after Sigd, an Ethiopian Jewish holiday
that historically was marked with prayers for God to return the
Jewish people to Israel.

Those with first-degree relatives in Israel will be evacuated more
quickly. That group will number at least 3,000, Ynet reported.

Thousands more Ethiopian Jews are waiting to immigrate,
JTA reported. In the 30 years since Israel covertly airlifted more
than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews as part of Operation Solomon, more
than 8,000 Jews officially recognized by the Israeli government
remained stranded. l
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