Syrian Ambassador: Zionism is Attempting to Divide the Region – teleSUR English
richards | August 4, 2017
Syrian and Iraqi ambassadors accused the United States of hampering efforts against terrorism by attacking Syrian forces.
Muslim Terrorists Took 134 Hostages in the Name of Allah in a 1977 Guerrilla Raid – Newsweek
admin | August 4, 2017
Newsweekpublished this story under the headline SEIZING HOSTAGES SCOURGE OF THE '70s on March 21, 1977.Newsweekis republishing the story.
Italy’s ambassador to Israel is one of the world’s righteous – Arutz Sheva
richards | August 4, 2017
Italian Ambassador to Israel Francesco Maria Talo with Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Shefa Organization Outgoing Italian Ambassador to Israel Francesco Maria Talo on Thursday night took live of Rabbi Adin Even-Yisrael Steinsaltz.
New York Congregation Owns Oldest Synagogue in the US, 180 Miles Away, Court Rules – New York Times
richards | August 4, 2017
It was those ornaments, known in Hebrew as rimonim, that sparked the latest dispute. In 2011, Jeshuat Israel, seeking money, decided to sell them to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for more than $7 million.
Australian municipality: Don’t blame us for banning synagogue on terror grounds – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
admin | August 4, 2017
SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) A municipal council in a suburb of Australias largest city said it was not to blame for a decision to ban the construction of a synagogue because it could become the target of a terrorist attack. In a statement Friday, the Waverley Council asserted that the decision to reject the synagogue was made by a local land use court, which said the congregation had not addressed the security concerns raised by the congregation in its own development application
Former Brockton synagogue finds new home in Easton – Wicked Local Stoughton
simmons | August 4, 2017
Anna Burgess The Enterprise @AnnaBurgess_ENT After nearly two transient years, the congregation of Temple Beth Emunah will have a new home in Easton inSeptember. Temple Beth Emunah, which was located on Torrey Street in Brockton until October 2015, will begin holding services next month at 15A Plymouth St., in South Easton
Egypt to bear cost of Alexandria Synagogue renovation Middle … – Middle East Monitor
admin | August 4, 2017
Egypts Antiquities Ministry on Thursday announced plans to carry out extensive renovations of a synagogue in Alexandria despite the fact that, under Egyptian law, the local Jewish community should bear the cost of such restorations. The renovation of Alexandrias Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue will take about eight months and cost some 100 million Egyptian pounds [roughly $5.5 million], which will be provided by the Egyptian government, the ministry said in a statement.
Seattle’s Sephardic synagogues bake very unique Jewish treats – MyNorthwest.com
admin | August 4, 2017
Sephardic Bikur Holim congregation members Regina Barkey Amira and Al, holding a tray of pastelles.
Holocaust education in Moldova is about to get (slightly) better – The Times of Israel
admin | August 4, 2017
CHISINAU, Moldova In a Moldovan secondary school history textbook, seven pages are devoted to the crimes of communist leader Joseph Stalin an entire chapter with numerous photos illustrating the horrors of the gulag.
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi: Pride Parade is causing more damage than benefit – The Jerusalem Post
richards | August 4, 2017
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