Chaim J. Sandoval

Shabbat Shalom!

I am signing off early today. It's Friday and I won't be posting again till Saturday night. May we have peace in the world. Stand up against evil and never forget the Word of G-d.

YouTube video by Yad Vashem Surviving the Holocaust: Sophie Engelsman's Story

Here's a video uploaded by Yad Vashem a number of years ago on YouTube:

Surviving the Holocaust: Sophie Engelsman's Story

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Historic Odesa synagogue sustains heavy damage from Russian drone strike Flames engulf Nachlas Eliezer after suicide drone crashes into building in latest Russian attack to hit a Jewish communal space in Ukraine; no injuries reported

Historic Odesa synagogue sustains heavy damage from Russian drone strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/historic-odesa-synagogue-sustains-heavy-damage-from-russian-drone-strike/

Students at flagship Jerusalem yeshiva dismiss danger of arrest as IDF cracks down 'Every day in [my prayers] I say that I am ready to die for the sanctification of God’s name,' says student at Mir Yeshiva, insisting that he would rather go to jail than enlist

Students at flagship Jerusalem yeshiva dismiss danger of arrest as IDF cracks down https://www.timesofisrael.com/students-at-flagship-jerusalem-yeshiva-dismiss-danger-of-arrest-as-idf-cracks-down/

BREAKING: Israeli security cabinet approves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal for occupation of Gaza City. - Axios

YouTube video by Yad Vashem Surviving the Holocaust: Haim Roet's Story

Here's a video uploaded by Yad Vashem a number of years ago on YouTube:

Surviving the Holocaust: Haim Roet's Story

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The FAA wants to hire 9,000 air traffic controllers. It won’t be enough. The agency is short about 3,000 air traffic controllers, and even an ambitious hiring surge would only make a dent in coming years.

The Federal Aviation Administration is aiming to hire almost 9,000 air traffic controllers by the end of 2028, an ambitious surge in recruitment but one that would make only a dent in its shortage.

WATCH: Video shows fire as helicopter crashes into barge at Mississippi River in West Alton, Missouri; casualties unclear.

Trump is open to meeting with Putin for peace talks without Zelenskyy President Trump said he was willing to meet with President Vladimir Putin after the Kremlin leader proposed the two meet soon, without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

UPDATED: President Trump said he was willing to meet with President Vladimir Putin after the Kremlin leader proposed the two meet soon, without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

🤬 The moment of strikes in Bucha and Irpin area near Kyiv. There were at least 10 explosions.

Trump doubles tariffs on India, jeopardizing longstanding ties Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and India as the Trump administration imposes tariffs and tries to force India to stop buying Russian oil.

Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and India as the Trump administration imposes tariffs and tries to force India to stop buying Russian oil.

Korner Jewelry in Tribeca, Manhattan, New York City

Korner Jewelry, Tribeca

Prints: https://jon.framer.art/s/image/213103?source=bluesky

❗️Fighters of the Apache unit of the 🇺🇦81st Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repel a 🇷🇺Russian mechanized assault.

[August 7th, 1945] Los Alamos, a secret town in New Mexico with 6,000 residents, is now officially recognized as the birthplace of the atomic age after being hidden for military security reasons.

Russia loses 1,040 soldiers over past day Russia has lost 1,040 soldiers killed and wounded, four tanks and 47 artillery systems over the past day.

💀 Russia loses 1,040 soldiers over past day

Serb leader removed from office in Bosnia - Bytes Europe SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Bosnia's electoral authorities on Wednesday stripped separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from his position as

Serb leader removed from office in Bosnia

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnia’s electoral authorities on Wednesday stripped separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from his position as president of the Serb entity in Bosnia after an appeals court verdict …

YouTube video by Yad Vashem Surviving the Holocaust: Hedy Hirsch's Story

Here's a video uploaded by Yad Vashem a number of years ago on YouTube:

Surviving the Holocaust: Hedy Hirsch's Story

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As too many armchair housing experts miss, it’s (often) the finance…

Ukraine war latest: Putin reveals one possible location for Trump talks - and reacts to idea of meeting Zelenskyy | World News - Bytes Europe Vladimir Putin has said he has "nothing against meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy".

Ukraine war latest: Putin reveals one possible location for Trump talks – and reacts to idea of meeting Zelenskyy | World News

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Putin reveals one possible location for Trump talks – and reacts to idea of meeting Zelenskyy Vladimir Putin has said he has “nothing …

Some things are really hard to tell.
But once you finally understand
That it wasn’t your fault -
Everyone starts to change.

In this chapter of my new book about Donbas,
I want to tell you my darkest secret.
I carried it for years.

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I remember every day.

YouTube video by Yad Vashem Surviving the Holocaust: Esther Eisen's Story

Here's a video uploaded by Yad Vashem a number of years ago on YouTube:

Surviving the Holocaust: Esther Eisen's Story

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US is auctioning a seized $325M Russian yacht with 8 state rooms, a helipad, a gym and a spa The United States is auctioning off the $325 million yacht Amadea in the first American sale of a seized Russian luxury ship since the start of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

The United States is auctioning off a $325 million yacht in the first American sale of a seized Russian luxury ship since the start of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

❗️A 22-year-old 🇺🇸U.S. Army soldier Taylor Adam Lee of El Paso, Texas, with top-level security clearance has been arrested on charges of attempting to transmit classified information about the M1A2 Abrams tank to the 🇷🇺Russian government in exchange for Russian citizenship.

BREAKING: 2 police officers shot while responding to domestic assault incident at apartment complex in Chesapeake, Virginia. Photo by David Craft.

US charges suspect in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers with hate crimes Move paves way to potentially seeking death penalty for Elias Rodriguez * Washington to ease human rights criticism of Israel and several other nations, Washington Post reports

US charges suspect in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers with hate crimes https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-7-2025/

Trump open to meeting Putin and Zelensky, White House says Rubio says still uncertain whether US president to sit down with Putin in near future, as Trump reportedly hoping for 3-way meeting with Russian and Ukrainian leaders

Trump open to meeting Putin and Zelensky, White House says https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-open-to-meeting-putin-and-zelensky-white-house-says/

U.S. Envoy Meets Putin at Kremlin Ahead of Trump’s Deadline for a Ukraine Ceasefire U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. His visit comes ahead of President Trump’s August 8 deadline for Russia to agree ...

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Will the United States Push Russia Out of the South Caucasus? - Bytes Europe This article is brought to you by American Purpose, the magazine and community founded by Francis Fukuyama in 2020, which is proudly part of the Persuasion

Will the United States Push Russia Out of the South Caucasus?

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States on October 8, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by …

Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky President Trump has been stymied for months in his efforts to find a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, after more than three years of war.

Breaking News: President Trump said he planned to meet soon with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine in a bid for peace talks, said people familiar with the plan.