Cuba
Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil
US President Donald Trump announces potential tariffs on countries providing oil to Cuba, ramping up pressure on the island’s leadership.
US seeks to end Cuba’s communist rule by year’s end - WSJ report
Iranian feminists understood the revolution better than Europe’s intellectuals - opinion
Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91
Alan Gross says Bernie Sanders praised Cuba during a prison visit
“He said, quote: ‘I don’t know what’s so wrong with this country,'” Gross, 70, told NPR in a story posted Wednesday.
The challenge of finding kosher food in Cuba
“It’s very difficult in Cuba to be shomer Shabbat, or to keep kosher.”
Synagogue built by Jews who fled Cuba is struggling in Miami
Cuban Jews founded this congregation in 1961 as immigration from the island nation surged following Fidel Castro’s rise to power in 1959.
In 1987, Sanders said JFK made him nauseous; now he praises him in new ad
The Democratic president hopeful was appalled by Kennedy's position on the Cuban Revolution.
Cuban child banned from wearing kippah following violent school bullying
After complying, the prosecutor informed the family that continued action could result in the loss of their right to guardianship over their children.
Ben-Gurion University study says 'Havana Syndrome' caused by pesticides
“The study validates the need for us to continue to learn more about the use of pesticides and other toxins.”
Picasso’s ‘Carmen’
“I’m an immigrant. I was born in Cuba and I grew up here. All I wanted growing up was to connect. This organization allows me to connect. It makes me belong,” he shared.
Israeli scientist becomes first to speak at Cuban conference
Markel spoke about developments in forestation and large water project tools to adapt to the effects of climate change in Israel and the rest of the Middle East.
![Keren Kayemet L’Israel-Jewish National Fund chief Scientist Dr. Doron Markel [L]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/442992 "Keren Kayemet L’Israel-Jewish National Fund chief Scientist Dr. Doron Markel [L]")
For first time Israeli scientist presents at conference in Cuba
The conference was hosted by Cuba’s Environmental Agency and Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment jointly with other organizations.
![Dr. Doron Markel [L] with KKL-JNF conference delegates and leaders of the Cuban Jewish community, July 2019](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/442966 "Dr. Doron Markel [L] with KKL-JNF conference delegates and leaders of the Cuban Jewish community, July 2019")
City of Havana restoring oldest Jewish cemetery in Cuba
The cemetery has deteriorated over many years, as the Jewish community was unable to raise the $200,000 needed to refurbish the entire ground.