My Black History Spans More Than a Month – Forward
richards | February 8, 2017
Black History Month has always proved complicated in multicultural America. The great historian Carter G
Trump Haters' Holocaust-denial Hysteria Is Utterly Groundless – Townhall
richards | February 8, 2017
| Posted: Feb 08, 2017 10:16 AM NEW YORK The White House recently issued a statement by President Donald J. Trump to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Art events (week of 02.09.17) – The Daily Progress
richards | February 8, 2017
Art on the Trax: Reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday. (434) 989-0032.
Hamas released a new animated music video last night, threatening Israelis with missile attacks and warning them … – Tablet Magazine
simmons | February 8, 2017
Hamas released a new animated music video last night, threatening Israelis with missile attacks and warning them against invading the Gaza Strip in response.
In defending Israel, new strategy calls for embracing critics and cheerleaders – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
simmons | February 8, 2017
Reut founder Gidi Grinstein, right, and ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, center, at the JTA office in New York, Feb. 2, 2017. (Courtesy of Reut) NEW YORK (JTA) Oppose the settlements
My Black History Month Spans A Lifetime – Opinion Forward.com – Forward
simmons | February 8, 2017
Black History Month has always proved complicated in multicultural America. The great historian Carter G. Woodson, the second African American to receive his doctorate from Harvard, created Negro History Week in 1926
Trump Haters’ Holocaust-denial Hysteria Is Utterly Groundless – Townhall
simmons | February 8, 2017
| Posted: Feb 08, 2017 10:16 AM NEW YORK The White House recently issued a statement by President Donald J. Trump to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. "It is with a heavy heart and somber mind that we remember and honor the victims, survivors, heroes of the Holocaust
Leading Talmud translation goes free online with Sefaria – The Jewish Standard
richards | February 7, 2017
The following message appeared on Sefarias blog to announce the addition: More than fifty years ago, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Even-Israel took it upon himself to make the Talmud, the central text of Jewish life, available to all. In 1965, he began translating the 37 tractates of the Talmud from ancient Aramaic into Modern Hebrew, with an English translation published in the Koren Talmud Bavli NoEdition
Synagogue, Northtown Automotive await town action before sale of Amherst land proceeds – Buffalo News
richards | February 7, 2017
The members of an Amherst synagogue considering whether to sell its longtime home to Northtown Automotive Companies are awaiting Town Board approval on the rezoning request required for the transaction to take place. The Town Board on Monday night postponed a decision on the rezoning until its March 6 meeting when it hopes to have specifics from Northtown about the company's plans for the parcel. "The town hasn't been provided enough information about what Northtown wants to do with the parcel for us to make a proper decision," said Deputy Supervisor Steven D.
1200 Anti-Trump Activists Pack Park Slope Synagogue – Forward
richards | February 7, 2017
In a packed synagogue in Park Slope, Brooklyn Monday night, activists gathered to organize against Donald Trump. The sanctuary of the 1,200-seat Congregation Beth Elohim was packed; a long line of attendees snaked down the front steps and around the corner
