Rabbi Yehuda Weitzman, an IDF reservist and rabbi in the Hasmonean Brigade, says he chose to train as a combat soldier when already an IDF captain; he collected donations for his unit from Haredi communities, including anti-Zionist Satmar Hasidim in the US

The designation allows private donors to support the initiative in exchange for tax benefits; government cited the project’s contribution to Portugal’s obligations as a member of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance 

After converting to Judaism and moving to Israel, social media creator says she faced backlash, death threats and questions over her Jewish status; 'I changed my entire life to be here,' she says as online support pours in after emotional video about her struggle for Jewish recognition