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Sunday, January 26, 2025

500 Items Uncovered at Auschwitz Ahead of 80th Anniversary







A Polish woman and her son last week turned over a cache of at least 500 objects recovered more than 80 years ago from the Auschwitz death camp, including a child’s ragdoll and a prisoner’s uniform.

The mother and son gave the objects to the Foundation of Memory Sites Near Auschwitz-Birkenau on condition of anonymity, according to Dagmar Kopijasz, a member of the foundation’s council.

The woman said that her father had collected them before the former death camp was declared a museum. He often went there immediately after liberation to help with cleaning. He stored all the items in an attic. They are in varying states of preservation, according to Kopijasz.

The cache is one of the “most extradentary finds” in recent years at Auschwitz, Kopijasz told JNS. The state museum that preserves the state museum is scheduled to host the 80th anniversary commemorations of the camp’s liberation on Monday, Jan. 27. Many dignitaries and heads of state will attend. The Israeli delegation will be represented by Yoav Kisch, the country’s education minister.

The objects filled a van that the woman’s son drove to the Foundation’s offices on Jan. 19. The Foundation of Memory Sites Near Auschwitz-Birkenau intends to catalog and display some of the items from the cache on Jan. 27 at the Auschwitz museum.

The cache includes suitcases, one signed “Ungermann” and “transport 3262.” Among the objects are clothing items, including the infamous striped prisoner uniform, and dishes. The objects may also contain artifacts that belonged to SS guards at Auschwitz, Kopijasz said.

“We couldn’t believe what we were seeing. The van she and her son drove to us was full of things. We have been collecting camp relics for over 20 years, but we have never seen such a huge number at once,” Kopijasz told TVP3.

Yacov Livne, Israel’s ambassador to Poland, said the cache also contained some Judaica items.

“Despite the support of the Polish government and private donations, many Holocaust-related sites around Auschwitz-Birkenau were neglected or destroyed. I hope that on the 80th anniversary of its liberation, a solution would be found to preserve what remains,” Livne tweeted on Thursday.

In 2024, more than 1.8 million people visited Auschwitz. The museum received funding from Poland’s government to the tune of about $8 million that year. JNS

Letter from Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh Fetches $700,000 at Auction



A historic handwritten letter by the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh, Rav Chaim ibn Attar (c1696-1743), sold for $700,000 (2.5 million shekels) at auction in Yerushalayim on Wednesday.

The sale, conducted by Kedem Auction House, includes an additional 25% commission fee.

The manuscript, which emerged from a comprehensive collection assembled by Israeli attorney Avigdor Klagsbald, features the distinctive signature of the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh and addresses the dayanim of Meknes regarding tax relief for a community member. The letter was discovered within a remarkable volume containing hundreds of manuscripts and signatures from prominent 18th-century Moroccan gedolim, including Rav Yaakov ibn Tzur and Rav Yehudah ben Attar.

In a journey that would shape Yerushalayim’s landscape, the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh arrived first in Acre with 30 students, intending to establish a yeshivah. After navigating through epidemics in the Galilee, he eventually settled in Yerushalayim, where he purchased a historic courtyard. Now known as the Old Yishuv Courtyard, it is traditionally believed to be the birthplace of the Arizal, Rav Yitzchak Luria, two centuries earlier—and established his bais medrash.

The Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh, a Sephardic gadol, achieved unprecedented recognition among Chassidic communities throughout Europe, with his writings becoming cornerstone texts in Chassidic thought.

The bais medrash he founded demonstrated similar resilience, surviving the 1948 Jordanian destruction of Jewish institutions and later undergoing renovation on Rechov Or HaChaim in the Jewish Quarter following the Six-Day War.

The Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh’s influence continues well beyond his brief life, which ended at age 47 in 1743. His kever on Har Hazeisim serves as a significant pilgrimage site, drawing thousands annually who seek yeshuos there.


 

Trump Orders Transgender Inmates Sent Back to Men’s Prisons


 President Donald Trump has restored single-sex prisons, sending male inmates who identify as women back to men’s facilities. 

The approximately 1,500 male federal prisoners who identify as women will now be sent to men’s facilities in the wake of President Trump’s executive order establishing single-sex prisons, according to a report by the New York Times.

President Trump’s executive order, titled, “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” also ends transgender-related medical procedures for prison inmates.

 The Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF), a feminist organization that advocates for single-sex prisons and raises awareness about incarcerated women becoming victims of male violence, called President Trump’s move “a major victory.” 

Currently, WoLF is working to combat California legislation that allows inmates to request facilities that align with their identity, rather than their actual biological sex.

Now listen to this meshiginar below put in his place by a lady! 

Watch Ron Gilboa, father of lookout soldier Daniella Gilboa Thank HKB"H for her Release


 Touching Moment: 

Ron Gilboa, father of lookout soldier Daniella Gilboa,with heartfelt prayer of gratitude following his daughter's release from captivity.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei forced to wear flak jacket as fears of existential threat grow

 

Iran has ordered its proxy forces across the Middle East to exercise caution as the Islamic Republic fears an existential threat following Donald Trump’s return to the White House, The Telegraph has learned.

Officials have told commanders of Iran-backed militias to avoid provocative actions that could escalate regional tensions.

Commanders have also been instructed to maintain defensive positions while avoiding any actions that could be interpreted as aggressive by US forces or regional allies.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s 85-year-old supreme leader, even appeared to be wearing a flak jacket at the funeral of two judges who were gunned down in Tehran last weekend – reportedly over fear of attacks.

With his robes bulging at unusual angles, Khamenei was pictured this week standing over the coffins of the men said to have been assassinated inside the supreme court by an “infiltrator”.

Iran Funneling Funds to Hezbollah via Turkey



Iran is using Turkish commercial airlines and diplomatic channels to bypass surveillance and transfer cash to Hezbollah, according to Sky News Arabia citing Western intelligence sources. 

Funds are moved through third countries before reaching Lebanon, allowing Iran to sustain its financial support despite existing restrictions.

Watch President Donald Trump announce that he intends to reassign nearly 88,000 IRS agents to border patrol duties or demand their resignation.

 


Trump floats plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza, move Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan


 President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that he would like to “just clean out” Gaza and send the bombed-out Palestinian refugees from there to neighboring Middle Eastern nations.

During an extended question-and-answer on Air Force One, President Trump floated the idea of moving Palestinians to create a clean slate.

“I’d like Egypt to take people,” the president said, the AP reports, adding, “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing and say, ‘You know, it’s over.’”

“I’d love for [Jordan] to take on more ’cause I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now, and it’s a mess. It’s a real mess.”

Trump added that this type of relocation of Palestinians “could be temporary or long term.”

“Something has to happen. But it’s literally a demolition site right now. Almost everything’s demolished, and people are dying there,” he emphasized.

“So, I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations, and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change.”

On Saturday, the Trump administration agreed to send thousands of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.

That shipment of bombs – 1,800 MK-84s — was previously halted back in May by the Biden administration out of concerns Israel would use the weapons on civilians.

Trump Predicts the end of Rachel Maddow ‘MSNBC IS CLOSE TO DEATH’

 

President Trump bashed MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and described her network and CNN as the “enemy of the people.”

“Wow! Rachel Maddow has horrible ratings. She’ll be off the air very soon. MSNBC IS CLOSE TO DEATH. CNN HAS REACHED THE BOTTOM. This is a good thing. They are the Enemy of the people!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

The 1:05 a.m. post came hours after Trump held court at a contentious roundtable in California with Democrats, where he slammed their response to the catastrophic wildfires.

“You have emergency powers, just like I do, and I’m exercising my emergency powers. You have to exercise them also,” Trump scolded embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Trump, 78, urged Bass to let residents complaining of red tape and long delays begin the rebuilding process after the disaster, which is expected to cost $250 billion.

“I just think you have to allow the people to go on their site and start the process tonight,” Trump said during the roundtable.

Neither network responded to a request for comment.

Mahmoud Abbas congratulated terrorist Yasser Abu Bakr, convicted of three murders including that of a 9-month-old baby.

 





Still Think Abbas Should Control Gaza?

In the video:

 PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas congratulates freed terrorist Yasser Abu Bakr, responsible for the 2002 Netanya attack that killed two Israelis, including a 9-month-old baby. He also planned a suicide attack at Tel Hashomer Hospital.

Tonight, he returned home to the West Bank.

Still trust Abbas with Gaza?

Denmark charges two over desecration of Quran

Denmark has charged two individuals under its law prohibiting the desecration of the Quran, authorities announced on Friday, according to the AFP news agency.

The charges mark the first use of the legislation introduced in the country following a series of high-profile holy burnings of the Quran.

The individuals, whose identities remain undisclosed, are accused of engaging in "inappropriate treatment of a Quran" during a June festival that brought together people from political, economic, and social spheres.

Details of their alleged actions have not been disclosed by Copenhagen's prosecution authority or local media.

"The actions took place publicly, were followed by a number of people, and were also broadcast to a wider circle by being filmed and streamed live on Facebook," prosecutor Lise-Lotte Nilas stated, as quoted by AFP.

The legislation, enacted on December 7, 2023, came into effect shortly after, amid international outrage in Muslim-majority countries over Quran desecrations in Denmark and neighboring Sweden.

Under the new law, public burning, tearing, or defilement of holy texts, including through widely shared videos, is prohibited. Violators face fines or prison sentences of up to two years.

Denmark and Sweden experienced a series of public protests in 2023, where anti-Islam activists burned or otherwise damaged copies of the Quran, triggering demands that the Nordic governments ban the practice.

In late July of that year, Denmark’s Foreign Minister said the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the country.

 

UNWRA Has Five Days to Leave Jerusalem

 

Israel notified the U.N. on Saturday that it must evacuate its personal from all U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) premises in Jerusalem no later than Jan. 30, as Knesset legislation banning the agency’s operations within the Jewish state will take effect on Thursday.

“Israel expects that UNRWA take all the necessary steps to cease its operations in Jerusalem and evacuate all premises in which it operates in the city within the stated time frame,” Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said in a letter addressed to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres.

Outlawing UNRWA in Israel “came as a direct response to the acute national security risks posed by the widespread infiltration of UNRWA’s ranks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations, and the agency’s persistent refusal to address the very grave and material concerns raised by Israel, and to remedy this intolerable situation,” the letter notes.

Danon stressed that months of talks with the U.N. to address the situation have been met with “blatant disregard,” to a point “beyond repair.”

The ambassador specified two properties in Jerusalem to be evacuated, one in the Ma’alot Dafna neighborhood and the other in the Kafr Aqab neighborhood, both in the capital’s northeast. He accused UNRWA of flouting Israeli rules in these premises and creating “safety hazards to its staff and local communities.”

The letter continues, “This conduct reflects a clear abuse of UNRWA’s immunities and disregard for local laws and regulations, contrary to its obligations under Article 21 of the 1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.”

Danon emphasized that Israel’s demand fully aligns with its commitment to its obligations under international law and its readiness to cooperate with the U.N. and its agencies—as long as these are not infiltrated by terrorists.

On Nov. 4, the Israeli parliament terminated the 1967 agreement outlining the terms of its relations with UNRWA.

The director general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry sent a letter to U.N. General Assembly President Philémon Yang of Cameroon, explaining that Jerusalem “withdraws its request issued to UNRWA,” and instead “will continue to work with international partners, including other United Nations agencies, to ensure the facilitation of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza in a way that does not undermine Israel’s security.”

Then-Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, “UNRWA, whose employees took part in the Oct. 7 massacre and many of whose workers are Hamas operatives, is part of the problem in the Gaza Strip, not part of the solution.

“The U.N. was provided with countless pieces of evidence regarding Hamas operatives who work at UNRWA and about the use of UNRWA facilities for terrorism, and nothing was done,” he added.

HILARIOUS VIDEO: Trump mocks Biden’s response to calls from foreign leaders

 

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Muslim terrorist from Gaza vows to blow himself up in Israel in a Jewish nursery or kindergarten

 

Murkowski voted for this thing and not Hegseth

 

Israel Police Stop Taking Crap from Pro=Palestinians

 

Michael DiMino, Trump's new top official for Middle East Policy at the Pentagon a friend of mullah loving Trita Parsi.

 

Haters will say this is edited

 

Eight Wikipedia editors accused of disruptive behavior have been barred from making changes to articles on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

 


Emotional reunions of Hostages with family .... tissues!

  Released hostage Liri Albag was captured on video reuniting with her parents at an IDF facility near the Gaza border 


 A touching video shows Naama Levy embracing her parents at an IDF facility near the Gaza border following her release after 477 days in Hamas captivity.



 Footage shows Daniella Gilboa meeting her parents for the first time in 477 days, shortly after her release from Hamas captivity at an IDF facility near the Gaza border.

 A video captures the emotional moment Karina Ariev, freed after 477 days in Hamas captivity, reunited with her parents at an IDF facility near the Gaza border.



Hate pays: Anti-Israel NYC mayoral hopeful Mamdani has raised $641K in three months


His hate for Israel is paying off.

Socialist Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani — who was notoriously arrested at a pro-Palestine protest outside US Sen. Chuck Schumer’s house — has raised $641,816 since beginning his mayoral campaign three months ago, the most of any candidate during this stretch in the heavily contested race.

The Ugandan-born, card-carrying Democratic Socialist of America member’s staggering haul includes a jaw-dropping 1,426 donations totaling $97,254 from jobless supporters who declared themselves “unemployed” or “not employed,” a Post review of NYC campaign filings found.

He landed another 289 donations totaling nearly $30,000 from professors and other employees of Columbia University, New York University and the City University of New York – all targets of hate-filled pro-Palestine campus protests since Hamas’ invasion of Israel.

Trump Goes SOFT on IRAN ‘It Would Be Nice’ to Solve Iran’s Threats without Israeli Attacks

 

President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that he would prefer to address the crisis over Iran’s proximity to nuclear breakout time without Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Trump was asked by reporters in the Oval Office if he would support Israeli strikes, and responded, “We’ll have to see. I’m gonna be meeting with various people over the next couple of days. Hopefully, that can be worked out without having to worry about it.”

“It would really be nice if that could be worked out without having to go that further step,” Trump said. “Hopefully that can be worked out. Iran hopefully will make a deal, and if they don’t make a deal, I guess that’s OK too.” Implying that an Israeli strike is still an option on the table.

He added that his special Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, would play a key role in the diplomatic efforts surrounding Iran’s nuclear program. Witkoff, a Jewish real estate investor with close ties to Hamas’s main sponsor Qatar, applied enormous pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza. Putting him in charge of his Iran strategy is part of Trump’s broader mandate to “stop the wars” in the Middle East, according to the Financial Times citing knowledgeable sources.

In 2018, Trump withdrew the United States from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, imposing strict sanctions on Tehran and warning that any confrontation with Washington or pursuit of nuclear weapons would lead to “the official end of Iran.”

The Tehran Times noted on Friday that Witkoff is replacing Brian Hook, who served as US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from September 2018 to August 2020 and in those positions led the first Trump administration’s harsh sanctions regime against Iran. In 2018, Pompeo set up the Iran Action Group to coordinate and run US policy toward Iran with Hook as its head.

After Trump’s victory in November 2024, Hook was reportedly tasked with overseeing the State Department’s transition team and recruitment process. He represented the Trump team in a CNN interview in which he asserted that Trump “understands” Iran is “the chief driver of instability in today’s Middle East.”

Trump recently stated in a post on Truth Social: “My Presidential Personnel Office is actively identifying and removing over a thousand presidential appointees from the previous administration who are not aligned with our vision to Make America Great Again,” adding, “Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars… YOU’RE FIRED!”

When asked if he had assigned Witkoff to lead the negotiations with Iran, Trump answered, “No, but he’s certainly somebody I would use. He’s done a fantastic job, he’s a great negotiator and a good person. A popular person, gets along with people.”

Trump added, “I have great negotiators with no personality whatsoever, but Steve has a wonderful way about him. People like him, even in this case – both sides like him. That deal (meaning the Gaza ceasefire – DI) would have never been made without Steve.”

There’s no doubt about it, Trump is in love.

In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Witkoff expressed his willingness to engage directly with U.S.-designated Hamas terrorists.

“I think you can get everybody on board in that region. I really do. With a new sense of leadership over there,” the Jewish-American envoy stated.

“Oh my gosh, Qatar was enormously helpful in this [truce deal]. Sheikh Mohammed [bin Abdulrahman Al Thani], his communication skills with Hamas were indispensable here,” he said of Doha’s premier (Trump to Put Witkoff in Charge of Nuclear Talks with Tehran, Reports Say).

by David Israel JP 

Hamas did not keep the deal

 

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari on Saturday warned that the Hamas terror group had violated the ceasefire-prisoner swap agreement, which clearly stated that civilian hostages would be returned to Israel before IDF soldiers.

"We will demand that Arbel Yehud return, and we are committed to bringing Agam Berger home," he emphasized.

Agam Berger is the fifth and only remaining IDF lookout kidnapped from the Nir Oz military base during the October 7 massacre and held hostage in Gaza. The other four - Liri, Naama, Daniella, and Karina - were released Saturday.

Arbel Yehud and Shiri Bibas are the last remaining civilian women held hostage in Gaza. Shiri and her two sons, Kfir (2) and Ariel (5) were among those who were supposed to be released in November 2023, in violation of a deal which demanded the release of all children held hostage in Gaza, and that the children not be separated from their mothers. Shiri's husband, Yarden, is also expected to be released in the current deal, due to his injuries.

Regarding the Bibas family, Hagari said that Israel is greatly concerned about their fate. "Israel expects to receive certainty on this matter," he added.

Regarding the release of Liri, Naama, Daniella, and Karina, he added, "Daniella, Liri, Karina, and Naama are in good hands. They arrived at the reception area in Re'im, to meet their parents. We are prepared to provide them with appropriate initial treatment, and from there they will continue to the hospital."

"These are very emotional moments," he said. "At the same time, we are all obligated to act responsibly. These are difficult days. Rely only on official reports, and do not spread rumors on social media."

"Hamas falsely represented how it treated the hostages, when in reality it brutally held innocent hostage for 477 days. During the past few hours, Hamas has proven its cruelty again, by organizing a cynical ceremony. This is a murderous terror organization, and it is important that the world remember this."

After 477 days in captivity: Liri, Naama, Daniella, and Karina return home to Israel

 





Four of the five IDF lookouts kidnapped during the October 7 massacre from the Nahal Oz military post were released from Hamas captivity on Saturday.

In a cynical and brutal act by the Hamas terror organization, the four hostages were turned over to the Red Cross at the center of Falastin Square in Gaza, as the square was full of terrorists watching.

IDF medics who examined the three returning hostages last week said that they were in good health and that they had been given vitamins to prevent refeeding syndrome. The hostages told the medical staff that they did not receive stimulants or drugs.

The IDF and ISA said that an elite unit and an ISA force accompanied the four young women on their way home, ahead of an initial medical assessment. "The returning hostages are currently on their way to an initial reception point in southern Israel, where they will be reunited with their parents." Following their arrival, the hostages and their parents "boarded an Israeli Air Force helicopter to make their way to the hospital, where they will be reunited with the rest of their families and receive medical treatment."

Earlier on Saturday morning, the IDF completed its preparations for the hostages' arrival. The helicopters were equipped with dry erase boards and appropriate markers, alongside blankets and headphones. Lt. Col. A. stressed to the team, "Understand the immense privilege you have, and above all, the great responsibility you bear — to receive the returning hostages, and safely fly them to the hospital."

Israel expects that later on Saturday evening, Hamas will publish the entire list of hostages to be released in the first stage of the deal, but it is not yet clear if the list will detail names. An Israeli official claimed that even though this is not a clearly-worded section in the agreement, it was agreed that Israel will receive full information on every one of the hostages.

Friday, January 24, 2025

Zera Shimshon Parshas Va'Eirah

 


Jewish Businesses to Be Recognized as Minority Enterprises

 


The U.S. Commerce Department has announced that Jewish-owned businesses will now be classified as minority business enterprises, granting them access to billions in grants, contracts, and loans traditionally allocated for minority enterprises. 

This decision is expected to significantly impact Jewish communities, particularly in major hubs like New York.

Jewish Group Compiles List of ‘Pro-Hamas’ Foreign Students & Faculty for Trump to Deport



The World Betar Movement is identifying foreign students in the U.S. involved in anti-Israel campus activities, aiming to provide these names to the incoming Trump administration for potential deportation.

 Utilizing facial recognition and database technology, they’ve compiled approximately 30 names from countries including Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Canada, and the UK, enrolled in universities such as Columbia, UPenn, and UCLA.
 

ICC Court to Shut Down??

 


ICC officials say that President Trump’s sanctions could effectively shut down the court.

"Keep Shabbos for Agam " !!! Mother of Agam Berger a Hostage expected to be released on Shabbos from Gaza Hell!

 




Agam Berger’s mother, ahead of her expected release this Saturday, asks:
“Keep Shabbat for Agam.”

Black Teen with Nazi Ideology Cites Candace Owens’ Anti-Semitic Rhetoric Before Nashville School Shooting


  A horrifying school shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville has been further darkened by revelations that the gunman, a 17-year-old Black student, espoused neo-Nazi beliefs and claimed conservative commentator Candace Owens inspired his ideology.

According to an extensive report by the Daily Mail, Solomon Henderson, 17, opened fire on his classmates in the school cafeteria on Wednesday morning, killing 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante and injuring another student before taking his own life. Two additional male students were wounded in the chaos.

Nothing like having a slice of Pizza Before Stabbing People!


 


 Surveillance footage from a Tel Aviv pizza store revealed that the US-Moroccan citizen who perpetrated the stabbing attack in the city on Tuesday, injuring four people, had just minutes before ordered and eaten two slices of pizza at the store. The terrorist was eliminated at the scene by an armed female citizen.

Storeowner Chaim Bassan stated that after the man ate, he heard shots and saw people running and screaming “terrorist” but didn’t associate the incident with his clients. Later he saw pictures of the terrorist on Tuesday night and recognized him from earlier in the day. His partner was able to retrieve the footage in which the terrorist, who appears calm and courteous, orders the pizza and then thanks the storeowner in English before going to a street table to eat the pizza.

Bassan, a proud Chabad chasid, said that he was the one who had served him and taken the order. He said that the terrorist “had spoken English with an Arabic accent and I thought it was a bit strange, but I didn’t think for a minute that he had been the one to perpetrate the attack.”

Beit Shemesh Chareidie Female, Mother of 8 Makes History ..El Al’s First Ever Charedi Female Pilot Promoted to Captain


El Al has promoted its first Charedi female pilot to captain. In a historic move, Nechama Spiegel Novak became the first Charedi female captain for the Israeli airline.

Spiegel Novak was educated at Bais Yaakovs in Jerusalem. At age 20, she became interested in aviation and started taking flight lessons in the US.

She received a pilot’s license in the end but when she first tried to get accepted to the EL AL pilot course, she was rejected because of a lack of sufficient flight hours because she did not serve in the air force.

Spiegel Novak did not give up, and flew to the United States every year to accumulate flight hours. After meeting all the requirements and passing all the tests, she was notified in 2015 by El-Al that she had been accepted to its pilots’ course set to be opened in October of that year. During the course, she gave birth, and after her maternity leave, she returned to the course and completed it.

In 2017, Prime Minister Netanyahu took off to Thessaloniki for a trilateral summit meeting with Greek and Cypriot leaders, and it was the first time a prime minister was flown by an ultra-Orthodox female pilot, as Spiegel Novak was the pilot.