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NEWSBRIEFS JFNA, Orthodox Groups Ask for Increased
Security Funding of $360M
THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS of North America
and two Orthodox umbrella groups joined a faith
groups’ letter to congressional appropriators that calls
for a quadrupling of security funds to $360 million
for vulnerable nonprofits, JTA reported.

The letter, which also was signed by Christian,
Sikh and Muslim groups, said the $90 million
available has run out.

“At a time of increasing extremism and
antagonism towards different religious groups and
religion in general, we believe significant increased
funding for this important government program
in fiscal year 2021 is imperative,” said the letter,
which was signed by the JFNA, Orthodox Union
and Agudath Israel of America.

The grant funding was initiated in 2005 with $15
million in funding and has increased to $90 million.

The program helps pay for security measures and, for
many years, was mostly used by Jewish organizations. In
recent years, other denominations have asked for grants.

institutions that deal with them — effectively cut
the country off from the world finance system, JTA
reported. The sanctions deprive “the Islamic Republic of Iran
of funds to carry out its support for terrorist activi-
ties and nuclear extortion that threatens the world,”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.

Because the U.S. dollar is preeminent worldwide,
the sanctions effectively cut off Iran from world
markets. There are humanitarian assistance exemptions,
Pompeo’s statement said, but critics say that non-
Iranian companies will be wary of the sanctions.

Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, said on Twitter
that the sanctions will “blow up our remaining
channels” to get medicine at a time when Iran has
been especially hard hit by the pandemic, and said
“culprits and enablers” will face justice.

Louise Glück Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Louise Glück, the American granddaughter of
Hungarian Jews, won the Nobel Prize in Literature
on Oct. 8, JTA reported.

Glück, 77, was awarded “for her unmistakable
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financial institutions and penalize non-Iranian is the first American and first Jewish writer to win the
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Her poetry collections — which explore topics
such as family life, trauma and aging — include
the books “The Wild Iris,” “Meadowlands,” “The
Triumph of Achilles” and “Ararat.” She was awarded
the 1993 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for “The Wild Iris.”
The New York native became the United States’ poet
laureate in 2003 and received a National Humanities
Medal from President Barack Obama in 2015.

Diego Schwartzman Makes French Open
Semifinal, Enters Top 10 for First Time
Argentine Diego Schwartzman made it to the French
Open semifinals before losing to eventual champion
Rafael Nadal on Oct. 9, but he left Roland Garros
ranked eighth in the world, his highest ranking ever.

JTA reported.

Schwartzman, 28, who many believe is shorter
than his listed height of 5-feet-7-inches, is immensely
popular in his hometown Jewish community.

Schwartzman beat Nadal for the first time ever at
the recent Italian Open, a clay court precursor to the
French Open.

“I know against Diego, it’s very difficult until the
end. He’s one of the players who makes more breaks
on the tour without a doubt,” Nadal said. l
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ISRAELBRIEFS Israel to Ban Most Sales of Animal Furs
ISRAELI ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Minister Gila Gamliel said the country will ban the
buying and selling of furs, JTA reported, citing a BBC
report. Gamliel called the use of animal skin and fur as
clothing immoral.

Israel would become the first country to ban the
sale of all furs, although São Paulo, Brazil, and a few
cities in the United States also ban furs.

Exceptions would be allowed for “scientific
research, education or for instruction and for religious
purposes or tradition” — likely allowing haredi
Orthodox men to still buy shtreimels, the fur hats
traditionally worn on Shabbat and holidays.

Fur bans have been under consideration by Israeli
lawmakers for more than a decade.

The announcement drew praise from Israeli
animal rights groups.

“The minister’s important decision will save
countless animals,” the group Animals Now said in a
statement, according to The Jerusalem Post.

races — for the first time ever on Oct. 10, JTA reported.

Alex Dowsett won Stage 8 for Team Israel Start-Up
Nation; the team was founded in 2015 and joined the
professional cycling’s highest level in 2019.

The Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the
Vuelta a Espana comprise cycling’s three prestigious
Grand Tour races.

Dowsett cried after winning the stage.

“All the excitement demonstrates that our project
has significance beyond sport, it’s showing the true
heart of Israel to hundreds of millions of fans around
the world. I could not be more proud,” team co-owner
Sylvan Adams said in a statement.

Four-Month Plan to Exit Coronavirus Lockdown
Suggested by Israel’s Health Ministry
Israel’s health ministry is recommending to govern-
ment officials a four-month plan to exit the current
COVID-19 lockdown, JTA reported.

The exit strategy will involve nine stages that might
last into February, Israel’s Channel 12 reported.

Each stage would be triggered by a specific drop in
the daily number of infections.

Israel’s second nationwide lockdown began in
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mid-September after a sharp spike in new cases that
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The first stage, which would begin in a week,
wouldn’t progress until there were less than 2,000
daily infections. Preschools and kindergartens would
be allowed to reopen, the under-a-mile limit that
people can travel from their homes would end, family
visits would be allowed and Ben Gurion Airport
would reopen.

The second stage would be triggered when there
are less than 1,000 daily infections.

Battle Plans Being Formulated Against
Formosa Subterranean Termites
Petah Tikva municipality and several government
agencies met recently to discuss plans for combating
the arrival of highly destructive Formosa subterra-
nean termites, Globes reported.

A colony of the termites, which are native to
southern China and Taiwan, was found in Petah
Tikva, where several buildings are infested.

“The entry of all types of invasive insects to Israel
will increase in frequency in the coming years as
the climate crisis becomes more severe and trade
increases,” Israeli Environmental Protection Minister
Gila Gamliel said.

More than 200 monitoring points were established
around the area. l
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