simmons | July 18, 2017
Participants in the First Zionist Congress meet in Jerusalem in 1938.. (photo credit:Wikimedia Commons) The Knesset on Tuesday marked 120 years since the First Zionist Congress was held in Basel, convened and chaired by Theodor Herzl, considered to be the father of political Zionism. On this day, we honor the Knesset for allowing MKs to refresh Herzls legacy
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richards | July 18, 2017
Yes, you read that headline right. In a series of Tweets, Asaf Ronel,world news editor of Haaretz, declared that he is an anti-Zionist
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admin | July 18, 2017
PARIS/NEW YORK (EJP)---French President Emmanuel Macrons statement at a commemorating event in Paris that anti-Zionism is a renewed form of anti-Semitism was well received by the Jewish community worldwide. At a ceremony at the Vel dHiv Holocaust memorial monument marking the 75the anniversary of the roundup by French police officers of 13,152 Jews for deportation to Nazi death camps, the 35-minute, Macron made an address that was welcomed by big applauses by the audience
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simmons | July 18, 2017
Steven A. Amerikaner currently serves as Office Managing Partner for Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, a national law firm with offices in five California cities, including Santa Barbara
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admin | July 18, 2017
We met in shul at the right time for us Freelance journalist Jo Weitzman, 40, married accountant Joel, 49, two years ago. When I was in my late 20s, I went on a few singles holidays and weekends, she recalls. One was a ski trip, run by an Israeli company and I made a lot of friends but there was no romance.
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richards | July 18, 2017
By Katie Bowler / kbowler@wickedlocal.com Somervilles only Jewish synagogue is finally heading into the modern age. As part of Project Aliyah, or rise up, Temple Bnai Brith recently installed an elevator, in addition to up-to-date fire sprinklers and bathrooms, in the nearly century-old building. Built in 1919, the synagogue is an old romanesque building, with steep staircases leading to the second-floor sanctuary.
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richards | July 18, 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)
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admin | July 18, 2017
Manischewitz to close Newark plant The Manischewitz Company has announced that it will close its plant in Newark, cutting the jobs of 169 workers.The kosher food manufacturers announcement came in the form of a Worker Adjustment and RetrainingNotification, or WARNnotice, that it would be cutting the jobs.
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admin | July 18, 2017
'I made it clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu that the government will secure the Jewish minority and that we have zero tolerance to anti-Semitism,' Orban says during Netanyahu's visit BUDAPEST Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban clarified at the end of his Tuesday meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the parliament in Budapest that he acknowledges the crimes of his country toward Jews during the Holocaust. He also emphasized that Hungary will protect its Jewish community and battle anti-Semitism.
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admin | July 18, 2017
By ANDREW TOBIN JTA news service JERUSALEM Israel has already defeated the Palestinians. All thats left is for them to surrender.
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