The Diary of Anne Frank: review | Toronto Star
simmons | May 31, 2015
By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Adapted by Wendy Kesselman.
Why Does No One Care About Jewish Heritage Month …
richards | May 30, 2015
So how did you commemorate Jewish American Heritage Month this May? If you didnt or if you didnt even know such a month existed you are in good company, that of the majority of American Jews
Amnesty International accuses Hamas of torturing, killing …
admin | May 29, 2015
File - In this March 30, 2015 file photo, a Palestinian girl walks next to destroyed houses, in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of Gaza City. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File) Amnesty International accused Hamas militants Wednesday of abducting, torturing, and carrying out summary executions of Palestinians during last year's conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Holocaust denial and minimizing | PMW
simmons | May 27, 2015
Holocaust denial and distortion Holocaust desecration, denial, and abuse, have all been components of Palestinian Authority ideology. Palestinians from both Fatah and Hamas have accused Israel of burning Palestinians in ovens, and alternatively have accused Zionists of committing the Holocaust against Jews for political, financial or social gain.
After rocket attack, Israeli jets strike targets in Gaza …
simmons | May 27, 2015
The Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning, hours after a projectile fired from the coastal enclave fell in southern Israel, causing no damage. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the bombardments across the Palestinian coastal enclave
Tluste/Tovste, Ukraine – Jewish History
simmons | May 27, 2015
History of Tluste/Tovste from a Jewish Perspective Quick Navigation - select section The Polish Era Under Austrian Rule The Interwar Years Tluste and the Holocaust The Beginning of the End The End Notes Introduction The following pages give an overview of the history of Tluste/Tovste and of the region in which it is situated from the perspective of the Jewish population, one of three principal ethnic groups that co-existed there. Polish and Ukrainian perspectives each receive their own treatment elsewhere in dedicated overviews; while the section Tluste - Life and Times attempts to give an overall impression of what the town was like between 1880 and 1930. While their histories are necessarily intertwined, a case can be made for presenting these ethnic perspectives separately.
Israeli planes strike Gaza after rocket lands in Ashdod – Al …
admin | May 27, 2015
The Qassam Brigades confirmed that they had fired five experimental rockets into the sea [Getty Images] The Israeli air force has carried out four strikes on targets in the besieged Gaza Strip hours after a cross-border rocket landed in the city of Ashdod. The planes targeted training camps belonging to the Islamic Jihad in Rafah, Khan Yunis and Gaza City, witnesses said
Surreal – Review of Anne Frank House (Anne Frankhuis …
admin | May 27, 2015
It is difficult to describe the emotional spectrum of a visit to the Anne Frank House. It's as though you are transported back through time to experience just a minute fraction of what the family must have endured in that actual house. The visit, for us, was a bitter sweet journey which underlined the futility and waste of war and man's inhumanity towards his fellow man.
The Golan Heights, Israel
admin | May 27, 2015
The Golan Heights Geologically, the Golan Heights are a plateau and part of a volcanic field that extends northeast almost to Damascus. The entire area is scattered with inactive volcanic cones. Mount Hermon is in the most northern point of Golan Heights but is geologically separate from the volcanic field
Golan Heights Winery – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
admin | May 27, 2015
The Golan Heights Winery (Hebrew: ) is an Israeli winery located in Katzrin, built on the site of an agricultural village from the Mishnaic period in the Golan Heights. It is Israel's third largest winery.[2] In 2012, Golan Heights Winery was named New World Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.[3] The Golan Heights Winery is jointly owned by eight Israeli settlementsmoshavim and kibbutzim, which also supply the grapes
