simmons | July 24, 2017
From Metapedia Zionism is a Jewish nationalist ideology and movement created during the 1800s in order to establish an ethnically/racially Jewish nation state in the Middle East. This cause found its realization in the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 after the end of British rule, realizing the promises of the Balfour declaration. Zionism is supported by the Israel lobby and various form of Jewish influence more generally.
simmons | July 24, 2017
(JTA) For the second time in less than a week, protesters demonstrated against Israel outside a synagogue in Istanbul over Israels decision to put up metal detectors at the entrance to the Temple Mount. The latest incident reported in the Turkish media occurred Saturday outside the Ahrida Synagogue on the European side of the Turkish capital, in the north of the neighborhood of Fatih, which is a stronghold of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist movements in Turkey. Responding to the Turkish Jewish communitys protests, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yldrm said in a statement Sunday to the media that while limiting Muslims access to Al-Aqsa mosque for whatever reason is an unacceptable mistake that Turkey expects Israel to undo immediately, the Turkish government does not agree with actions actions outside places of worship of Jewish citizens.
admin | July 24, 2017
JTA - Neighbors of a shuttered synagogue in the Bronx want its apparent owners to clean up the trash that is accumulating on its property. Congregation Hope of Israel on Walton Avenue in the lower Grand Concourse neighborhood once the hub of a vibrant Jewish community in the New York City borough closed in 2006.
admin | July 24, 2017
Kudos to Congregation Bnai Israel in Northampton for broadening its membership to include family members who may not be Jewish but share a commitment to the synagogues journey of faith. Allowing non-Jewish members of the conservative synagogues families to vote on certain issues and serve on some committees would have been unthinkable a generation ago, say supporters of the change approved at the annual meeting in June.
admin | July 24, 2017
Jewish visitors on Temple Mount Zac Wajsgras/Flash90 MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) called Monday for the construction of a Synagogue on the Temple Mount in response to the brutal terrorist attack in Halamish Friday night. "The Zionist response would largely be to make the other side understand and feel that they have lost
richards | July 24, 2017
(JTA) A prominent Spanish organization that is dedicated to preserving the countrys Jewish heritage awarded a prize to a local politician who had accused Israel of massacring Palestinian children. The Centro Sefarad-Israel, which was created with government funding in 2006 and based in Madrid, awarded its Crown of Esther prize on Thursday to Maite Pagazaurtundua, a Spanish lawmaker serving at the European Parliament, Europa Press reported. She received the award for her defense of justice and freedom, the report said.
admin | July 24, 2017
Non-governmental organizations, civil libertarians, and business leaders warn that Ukraine appears to be sliding toward an increasingly nationalistic, anti-Semitic era characterized by hooliganism, threats, and i,n some cases, outright violence to Jews. The precise degree of the cultures drift toward a nationalism bordering on fascism -- with a strong anti-Jewish drift -- is difficult to determine. The situation there has been clouded by Russias recent invasion and annexation of Crimea, an act that has drawn support for the Kiev government across Europe and the United States.
simmons | July 24, 2017
By Jane Hanser/JNS.org In Menashe, which debuts nationally July 28, director Joshua Weinstein has delicately crafted a work that emanates a rarely seen authenticity, tenderness and depth sadly lacking in other mainstream films about Hasidic Jews and their communities. A Hasidic father named Menashe, who works long hours in a small grocery store in Brooklyn, struggling to make ends meet, has lost his young wife Lea to illness.
simmons | July 24, 2017
(Reuters Health) - Jewish women of European descent may be at risk for additional genetic mutations that increase their risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. Researchers found that around 4 percent of Ashkenazi Jewish women without three well-known mutations in their BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have other mutations that may increase their risk for breast cancer.
richards | July 24, 2017
Dynamic and diverse performances by world-class artists will be heard at the first American Sephardi Music Festival. Hosted by the American Sephardi Federation and directed by David Serero, the Festival will take place on three days: August 24th, 27th and 28th 2017 at The Center for the Jewish History (15 W 16th Street, New York City). PROGRAM: August 24th: 7pm: GERARD EDERY - Three Religions, Three Faiths 9pm: FRANCOISE ATLAN - An Intimate Evening of Andalusian and Sephardi music August 27th: 1pm: SARAH AROESTE - Ladino Music Transformed from Yesterday to Today 3pm: GERARD EDERY - Treasures of World Song 5pm: NASHAZ - Arabic Jazz Ensemble 7pm: ADAM MAALOUF and the Future Tribe - Where the Ancient meets the Modern 9pm: STEVEN CHERA and the Bob Kaye Trio - A Sephardi on Jazz! August 28th: 7pm: ITAMAR BOROCHOV - Jazz between Middle Eastern Traditions 8:45pm: David Serero - A Sephardi on Opera! Tickets are from $20 to $40
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