Leslie Satran

Defied the Nazis to survive the Holocaust. Defied British law to make aliyah in 1945. Defied expectations to become a sniper for the Haganah. Defied a near fatal shrapnel injury and walked again. Defied every taboo as a sex therapist who helped countless people. A woman whose small stature belied enormous bravery and heart. Dr. Ruth, z"l, will be so deeply missed. May her memory be a blessing and an inspiration to future generations of Jewish heroes 💔

Naama's 20th birthday is today.

Powerful speech by a Jewish high school girl about her experience with the @tdsb. After a Holocaust survivor came to speak to her class, one student took offence to the program and said things like: “All Jews who died in the Holocaust deserved it” and “if I was alive in 1940’s I’d kill you and your family. When the TDSB finally addressed the incident they asked the Jewish girl to be more sympathetic to the antisemites.

Noa Argamani, abducted from the Nova music festival and held hostage in the Hamas Terror Dungeons for 8 months—free and reunited with her father. 💙😭

This morning, in a joint special operation held by the @IDF, ISA and the Israeli Police 4 Israeli hostages were rescued from Gaza: Noa Argamani (25) Almog Meir Jan (21) Andrey Kozlov (27) Shlomi Ziv (40) They are in good medical condition and have been transferred to the 'Sheba' Tel-HaShomer Medical Center for further medical examinations. The 4 were kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist organization from the 'Nova' music festival on October 7th. The hostages were rescued from two separate locations in the heart of Nuseirat. The security forces will continue to make every effort to bring the hostages home.

Shani Louk’s father asked the Israeli public to come to her funeral: “we are mourning but we have some relief” that her body is back home.

In memory of 6 million men, women and children who were murdered just because they were Jewish. To commemorate the Holocaust and its victims, we must speak out against antisemitism today. In the face of darkness, be the light. #NeverForget #YomHaShoah

This Yom Hashoah is particularly difficult. Moshe Ridler, 91, survived the Holocaust as a nine year old and came to Israel by himself where he built a beautiful family. He was murdered on October 7 by Hamas terrorists. His grandson said that he was “the best grandfather anyone could ask for. There is nothing that was more important to him than family." May Moshe’s memory be a blessing.

This #YomHaShoah, I’m thinking of Alex Dancyg. Born in Warsaw, 1948, to Holocaust survivor parents. He’s a Holocaust historian, and on October 7, Hamas took him hostage from Nir Oz. Captivity survivors say he gave history lectures to fellow hostages. Hamas must let him go. 🎗️

During World War II, millions of people were killed. Among them, 6 Million Jews perished in the Holocaust. They were murdered simply because of their Jewish roots. Today, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor their memory. We will continue defending our country and ensure this will never happen again. #NeverForget #WeRemember

Hamas are terrorists. They murder, rape and torture. They instigate martyrdom. They brazenly admit they will keep terrorizing until Israel and the Jewish people are no more. Shouting “long live October 7” is not free speech. It’s promoting terrorism. And it must not be tolerated.

As Iran launches missiles at our ally Israel, I ask my colleagues who voted for a motion to not authorize arms sales to Israel, which would include defensive ones, whether they understand the implications of what they voted for. This misguided policy must be reversed now.

The acceptance speech that Jonathan Glazer should've made at the #Oscars

Most celebrities wearing red pins don’t know that the image of red hands is associated with one horrific event imprinted on the minds of Israelis and Palestinians. The 2000 Ramallah lynching of Israelis. This symbolism isn’t a coincidence.

“Help me bring my baby home”. The mothers of the five youngest female hostages, Naama Levy, Daniela Gilboa, Karina Ariev, Liri Albag, and Adam Berger, plea from their daughters bedrooms to bring them home. They have now been held in Gaza for over 150 days and as deals continue to fall through, the mothers of these 19 year olds beg for their daughters to not be forgotten.

Interesting and important piece by @FranklinFoer in new issue of @TheAtlantic about the importance of the Jewish American contribution to progressive and liberal causes and how antisemitism is now eroding that relationship. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

I recently spoke to more than 4000 Jewish teens at @BBYOInsider. And I told them, very soon, most of you will go to college. That’s exciting. But for Jewish students, university campuses can be tough places these days.  So I want to run through a few things that you will encounter on college campuses. Because you need to be prepared.  When you get to college you’re going to run into groups which are a part of the boycott Israel movement. These groups will pretend to be all about justice, freedom and human rights, which is great, except that’s not what they are about. These groups intention is to destroy the only Jewish state in the world. They don’t hide it, they just hide it from you.  They will tell you that they don’t hate Jews, they just hate Israel or even better “Zionists”. Never mind that Zionism only means that Jews are allowed to have a state, like every other people, and that most Jews believe in that.  They will tell you that Jews have nothing to do with the Land of Israel. But the simple truth is: Israel is a massive part of Jewish identity. It’s where Jews and Judaism come from and where we have always had a presence. We’re called Jews because we come from Judea. Why am I telling you all this? Because they want to tell you that your identity is wrong and that there is something wrong with you. That being Jewish, being a Zionist is something to be ashamed of. They want you to hide your Jewish identity.  But Jewish people are done hiding. We are not going to live in hiding. We live in a time when everyone is encouraged to celebrate who they are. Every identity is expected to be accepted. And should be. Gender identity. Sexual identity. Ethnic identity.  We have to celebrate our Jewish identity as well!  So now, at college and beyond: walk with your heads held high. Take pride in who you are and what you represent. Flaunt your star of David, invite all your friends for Shabbat. find a nice Jewish boy. We will not hide and we will not let the haters tell us who we are or who we can be.  Now go have a great weekend, have fun get inspired and don’t forget - Am Yisrael Chai

Today in the House of Commons, @marcomendicino gave a clear denouncement of the shocking display of #antisemitism from anti-Israel protestors at Mount Sinai hospital. Thank you for this statement, and for your commitment to fighting antisemitism in all its forms. #cdnpoli

🚨BREAKING: In a heroic operation, 2 Israeli hostages - 70-year-old Louis Har (right) and 60-year-old Fernando Marman (left) - have been safely rescued by the IDF from Hamas terrorists, who were hiding the two hostages in the Gaza Strip for 129 days.