richards | June 20, 2017
In all the years he had Holocaust survivors speak to his students at Avon High School, Stu Abrams saw it as a way of ensuring that their stories would not be forgotten. The importance of doing that was driven home after Abrams organized a program for students in March with Margot Jeremias, a survivor and West Hartford resident. In May, he received two envelopes, one at his home and another sent to the school, that were filled with Holocaust denial material
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richards | June 19, 2017
Richard D. Heideman. Photo: Facebook
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simmons | June 19, 2017
Jewish Chronicle Revealed: Charity leader Nazim Ali who blamed fire tragedy on " Zionists " Jewish Chronicle He then made his remarks linking the Grenfell Tower tragedy to Zionism , adding: These people do not know what justice is because it's their supporters who are supporting the Tory Party, that's who they are. Zionists who give money to the Tory Party to ..
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simmons | June 19, 2017
The Pursuit of Rabbi Dweck Jewish Chronicle When the Torah says an eye for an eye, the Talmud explains this is not taken literally but means monetary compensation must be paid for an injury. When the Torah specifies the death penalty of stoning, the Talmud explains it meant the offender was ..
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admin | June 19, 2017
Ephraim Mirvis, the UKs chief rabbi, said public fallout from the dispute has been deeply divisive and damaging. Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA The Orthodox Jewish community in the UK has been divided by a bitter row after a senior rabbis comments about homosexuality led to accusations of heresy and corruption. The disagreement over a lecture given by Joseph Dweck last month has led to an intervention by the chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, who said he was concerned about the public fallout from the dispute which has been deeply divisive and damaging for our community
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simmons | June 19, 2017
Email a copy of "Palestinians Launch Fresh UNESCO Bid to Deny Jewish Ties to Hebron Holy Sites" to a friend Israelis pray inside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the Old City of Hebron, on 23 September 2013, following the killing of an Israeli soldier the previous night. Photo: Wikicommons Palestinian representatives at the global cultural and heritage organization UNESCO are campaigning for the Cave of the Patriarchs and the Old City in the West Bank town of Hebron to be designated as Endangered World Heritage Sites at a meeting of theWorld Heritage Committee in Poland next month
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richards | June 19, 2017
By Rabbi Jack Riemer/JNS.org You dont need to be a scholar of Jewish music to enjoy Velvel Pasternaks new book, Behind the Music: Stories, Anecdotes, Articles & Reflections.
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simmons | June 19, 2017
June 19, 2017 by Greg Hall, The Conversation Digitized strand of DNA. Credit: Mathagraphics/From http://www.shutterstock.com With the availability of home genetic testing kits from companies such as "23andMe" and "Ancestry DNA," more people will be getting information about their genetic lineage and what races and ethnicities of the world are included in their DNA. Geneticists, meanwhile, are also getting more tailored information about disease risk and prevalence as genetic testing in medical research centers continues
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admin | June 19, 2017
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richards | June 19, 2017
WASHINGTON (JTA) The Anti-Defamation League urged authorities to probe the slaying of a Muslim girl in suburban Virginia as a hate crime. We urge the Fairfax County Police Department to investigate the murder as a possible bias crime, Doron Ezickson, the ADLs DC director, said in a statement Monday.
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