richards | March 9, 2017
WPRI 12 Eyewitness News Appeals court hears arguments over Newport synagogue WPRI 12 Eyewitness News In this Thursday, May 28, 2015 photo Touro Synagogue , the nation's oldest, is seen from the "ladies gallery" in Newport, R.I. Women attend synagogue seated on the second floor while men take their places on the ground floor
richards | March 9, 2017
Pensacola synagogue beefs up security following attacks Attacks on Jewish landmarks and places of worship across the country have had an impact on a local level. "With the recent threats going on we just want to kind of be sure that our congregation is safe," Benjamin Nettles, president of the B'Nai Israel Synagogue said. Nettles said they have not had any issues with threats or vandalism at their building on 9th Avenue, but feel it is necessary to beef up security
richards | March 9, 2017
New York The American Sephardi Federations (ASF) 20th Anniversary Edition of the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival will celebrate Moroccos culture of co-existence between Muslims and Jews on Opening Night, Thursday, March 30th. Andr Azoulay, Counsellor to Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, is to receive ASFs Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his remarkable lifes work bridging religious divides through artistic and other cultural endeavors
richards | March 9, 2017
Everyone knows a guy like Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere), the dogged and doomed schemer of Joseph Cedars latest movie, Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.
richards | March 9, 2017
Rita Katz has been tracking jihadist radicals for nearly two decades. She says an equally grave threat is being largely ignored: the rise of white nationalist extremism
richards | March 9, 2017
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richards | March 9, 2017
By Jeff Martin Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) Amid a surge of bomb threats and vandalism at Jewish institutions nationwide, members of Atlantas Jewish community have felt a familiar wave of apprehension about what may come next. Because all of that, and worse, has happened in the city before. Six decades ago, during the turmoil of the civil rights era, 50 sticks of dynamite blasted a ragged hole in Atlantas largest synagogue.
admin | March 9, 2017
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admin | March 9, 2017
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MURRAY HILL, Manhattan Continuing an "unprecedented" swarm of anti-Semitic incidents sweeping the nation this year, numerous Jewish centers received bomb threats across the countryTuesday, including theAnti-Defamation League's headquartersin Manhattan which was targeted for the second time in less than two weeks, officials said. The NYPD responds to reports of a bomb threat at the Anti-Defamation League in Manhattan on March 7, 2017. (Aliza Chasan / PIX11) Five threats were made to New York City Jewish facilities Tuesday, including a bomb threat made to the ADL's Manhattan headquarters, NYPDDepartment Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said at a news conference
admin | March 9, 2017
NEW YORK (AP) The Anti-Defamation League and several Jewish community centers across the country got a new round of bomb threats Tuesday, adding to the scores they have been plagued with since January. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was at a Jewish Community Center on Staten Island to denounce previous threats when he learned of the new ones. This is a moment in time, in history, where forces of hate have been unleashed, de Blasio said.
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