richards | June 28, 2017
KINGSTON, N.Y. > > The romantic comedy Amlie, about a painfully shy Parisian waitress who makes sly incursions into the lives of her neighbors, will be the next Movies With Spirit screening, at 7 p.m
simmons | June 28, 2017
Guests at Bnai Abraham Chabads annual gala enjoy a cocktail hour. | Photo by Rachel Winicov When Jews fleeing czarist Russia arrived in Philadelphia in 1874, they founded Chevra Bnai Avrohom mi Russe, probably with little thought to the synagogues adaptability to 21st-century life. In 2017, however, the temples lay leaders resolved to modernize how the historic synagogue approaches the surrounding community
admin | June 28, 2017
Istanbul Jewish community members Eftali Pinto (L) and Aviel Kohen (9), use shofars, musical instruments made from horns, during the reopening ceremony of the Great Synagogue in Edirne, Turkey, March 26, 2015.(photo byREUTERS/Murad Sezer) Author:Nazlan Ertan Posted June 28, 2017 For the young generation of Sephardic Jews in Turkey,their ancestral tongue, Ladino, is just a few words for Grandma's cuisine, a line or two from old songsand some snappy insults. UNESCO considersLadino, also known as Judeo-Spanish or Judezmo,a severely endangered language
simmons | June 28, 2017
Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather spoke in the Commons last week in support of Bill S-232, which designates the month of May as Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, recognizing the contribution of Jewish Canadians over 280 years. Housefather pointed out that Jewish Canadian Emile Berliner was the first person to make telephones and microphones workable, and Montrealer Louis Rubinstein was the first Canadian world figure skating champion
richards | June 28, 2017
Facebook's content rules are under scrutiny again. A recent ProPublica report gives greater insight about how Facebook determines who to protect from hate speech on the platform.
simmons | June 28, 2017
A Hasidic rebbe made headlines in the ultra-Orthodox media when he danced, by holding hands with his daughter and son-in-law at their wedding in Tel Aviv on Sunday. In what he claimed was an old custom which he wanted to reintroduce, the head of the Karlin-Stolin Hasidic group, Boruch Meir Yaakov Shochet, held hands with his daughter, her new husband and the grooms father, and the four of them danced for several minutes in a circle. Hasidic Jews are known for being extra stringent about contact between men and women, even close family members
richards | June 28, 2017
Rafi Ashkenazi, Amaya's CEO told reporters after an annual meeting in Montreal last Wednesday that the company intended to make waves in the Indian market, lured by the country's 1.2 billion mobile users. Ashkenazi said "We want to be there in time and we want to make sure that we are, as usual, the market leader when it comes to poker." By all accounts, Amaya will be aiming to pick up at least half of the Indian market which they believe could eventually be worth $150m per annum. Above: Amaya CEO Rafi Ashkenazi is determined for PokerStars to make their mark in the Indian smartphone gaming market Amaya will be hoping that revenues generated from new business in India could help offset some of the losses they will incur if, as planned, they exit the Australian market in order to comply with upcoming legal changes outlawing, among other things, online poker
admin | June 28, 2017
In the reams of articles marking the 50th anniversary of the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, there has been little focus on Israels population of Jews from Arab lands.
richards | June 28, 2017
WASHINGTON The Anti-Defamation League, with the support of religious leaders of various faiths, urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to appoint a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. The letter sent Wednesday asks Tillerson to refill the position, which has been empty since the end of Ira Formans term five months ago. Two dozen faith leaders, representing Catholics, Muslims, Protestants, Hindus, Sikhs and Jews, signed the letter.
simmons | June 28, 2017
Boston's Holocaust Memorial was damaged overnight. CBS Boston/Ben Parker Last Updated Jun 28, 2017 5:49 PM EDT BOSTON --A vandal used a rock to shatter a glass panel on the New England Holocaust Memorial early Wednesday, drawing quick condemnation from Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and religious groups. "As a city we stand with the Jewish community," Walsh said at the memorial later in the morning.
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