Economy crumbles, Venezuela’s Jews emigrate – Intermountain Jewish News
simmons | August 25, 2017
Michal Levy and her three children, with Debbie Ashkenazi, right, of IFCJ, at Ben Gurion Airport.
Belarus court OKs luxury flats atop former Jewish cemeteries – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | August 25, 2017
A judge in Belarus approved the construction of apartments atop two former Jewish cemeteries.
Trump economic aide Gary Cohn chides him on Charlottesville – BBC News
richards | August 25, 2017
BBC News Trump economic aide Gary Cohn chides him on Charlottesville BBC News US President Donald Trump's top economic adviser has criticised the White House's response to a far-right rally this month in Virginia. National Economic Council director Gary Cohn told the ..
La Crescenta Park’s Nazi ties reflected in new historical marker – Jewish Journal
simmons | August 25, 2017
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation unveiled a historical marker at Crescenta Valley Community Regional Park in La Crescenta on Aug. 18that includes an explanation of the parks historical ties to Nazis.
How Mayors Can Fight Hate – CityLab
simmons | August 25, 2017
KKK members in Charlottesville, VA. Steve Helber/AP In absence of leadership from the White House, says the director of the Anti-Defamation League, cities need to step up. Our nation has a long history of presidents standing up to bigotry and hate.
Mayor Pugh pledges to fight bigotry, build tolerance in Baltimore – ABC2 News
admin | August 25, 2017
BALTIMORE - Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is one of 200 mayors nationwide to pledge to fight bigotry and build tolerance. The U.S
Birds of a feather: White supremacy and Zionism – Middle East Eye
simmons | August 24, 2017
Birds of a feather: White supremacy and Zionism Middle East Eye But the reasoning behind the linking of the two symbols - white supremacy and Zionism - is far from torturous. The two are not strange bedfellows, but rather natural allies. Both represent a desire to establish and maintain a homogeneous society that ..
Sanhedrin 33 and 35 – Jewish Link of New Jersey
simmons | August 24, 2017
May these words of Torah serve as a merit leiluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk, ah. This week we learned Sanhedrin 33 and 35. These are some highlights
This iconic San Francisco synagogue is no longer ‘just’ for LGBT Jews – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
simmons | August 24, 2017
Rabbi Mychal Copeland took over as spiritual leader of Congregation Shaar Zahav in July. (Norm Levin/J
Good deeds performed during Tamarac synagogue’s Mitzvah Day – Sun Sentinel
richards | August 24, 2017
Mitzvahs recently abounded at Temple Beth Torah Sha'aray Tzedek in Tamarac. Some of the projects the volunteers participated in during TBTST's recent mitzvah day/open house included decorating Rosh Hashanah apple plates for needy Jewish residents, bringing school supplies for children in foster care and assembling sandwiches for a local feeding program.
