simmons | July 20, 2017
Mark Kennedy grew up a Catholic, and a Harry Potter fanatic. Only one stuck. I considered myself a non-spiritual person, he said
simmons | July 20, 2017
An autobiography of the life of Holocaust survivor Cantor Moshe S. Kraus likely would not exist if not for the help of members of the Cleveland Jewish community. Krauss book, The Life of Moshele Der Zinger: How My Singing Saved My Life, tells the story of how Kraus survived the Holocaust and continued his life, and is the result of many hours of interviews with Rabbi Moshe Berger, scholar in residence at Young Israel of Greater Cleveland.In addition, Lyndhurst resident and Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue congregant Larry Mervine was included in the acknowledgements section of Krauss book, and according to Kraus, helped make the book possible in all kinds of ways.
admin | July 20, 2017
Twenty Jewish mothers from Jacksonville travelled to Israel for eight days for a Momentum journey with the Jewish Womens Renaissance Project and Israels Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. The trip, which took place June 26-July 3, began in the city of Safed and ended in Masada, a national park in Israel.
simmons | July 20, 2017
In an echo of comments by far-right leader Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Melenchon says: 'Never, at any moment, did the French choose murder and anti-Semitic criminality' Jean-Luc Melenchon, France's populist left-wing leader, blasted French President Emmanuel Macron for his admission that the Vichy government was indeed the French government during World War II, and that it and not the Nazis were responsible for deporting French Jews. In an angry 2,000-word blog, Melenchon took the newly-elected president to task for a range of policy missteps, but saved the bulk of his wrath for the remarks Macron made in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
simmons | July 20, 2017
The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has called on the French Judiciary to use the full weight of the law and impose the strongest possible punishment on Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder and former leader of the National Front, after it was decided earlier this month that he will face trial for inciting racial hatred for comments he made about a Jewish actor and singer in 2014. In a National Front video, Le Pen said that next time we will put him in an oven" when asked about Patrick Bruels criticisms of the party.
simmons | July 20, 2017
New Delhi, July 19: Millions of people in each of at least 14 population groups across the Indian subcontinent may possess disease-linked genes, inherited from roots in founding populations and passed down generations through within-community marriages. A genetic study of 260 distinct South Asian population groups has identified 14 groups, each with census counts of more than one million and each displaying genetic evidence for what scientists call "founder events", or descent from small founding populations
richards | July 20, 2017
Among his many other faults, Donald Trump without a doubt has emboldened and energized some really nasty hatemongers in this country. For instance, check out the newly released report,From Alt Right to Alt Lite: Naming the Hate, by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which lists some of the nations most virulent purveyors of overt racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, misogyny, and anti-Muslim bigotry.
admin | July 20, 2017
The Anti Defamation League on Wednesday accused Jewish Voice for Peace of seeking to undermine support for Israel among US Jews, saying the pro-BDS group has adopted increasingly radical positions and uses questionable tactics to promote its agenda. In a statement, the ADL said JVP is engaged in harassing LGBT groups, citing the organizations infiltration of the pro-Israel Jewish Queer Youth during Junes Celebrate Israel parade in New York and its support for the Chicago Dyke Marchs removal of three Jewish women from its parade for carrying Jewish Pride flags. The ADL also slammed JVP for shutting down dialogue, saying that members of the group shout down speakers whom they deem to be too pro-Israel rather than engaging them in debate
admin | July 19, 2017
UK Amb. at Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva INN: Merkaz HaRav The United Kingdom's Ambassador to Israel, Mr
simmons | July 19, 2017
The SPSC has faced repeated efforts by pro-Israel lobbyists and Scottish prosecutors to criminalize the groups pro-Palestine activities. Activist from the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign protest Israels violations of Palestinian rights outside the Glasgow Sheriff Court, Scotland on July 10, 2017
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