Goodman’s idea has boosted ORT Gala to profound proportions – The Suburban Newspaper
admin | November 27, 2019
The 2019 ORT Montreal Ted Wise Gala for Jewish Education will take place on Sun. Dec.
Labour candidate apologises after use of slang term gassed prompts antisemitism claims – The Independent
admin | November 27, 2019
A Labour candidate has been forced to apologise after her use of the popular slang termgassed prompted accusations of antisemitism. Peymana Assad, who is of Afghan heritage,came under fire after she wrote: Some man I just met thought I was Israeli so I cracked the 10 lost tribes of Israel joke to him and he got gassed. Her 2012 comment was unearthed on Monday by GnasherJew, a Twitter account run by Jewish investigative journalists and ex-Labour members dedicated to exposing left-wing antisemitism, who called the remark exceptionally distasteful
Esau or Jacob: Who has the upper hand? – Arutz Sheva
admin | November 27, 2019
Rising anti-Semitism is rarely the lone or the last expression of intolerance in a society.- Samantha Power Our tradition, our experience, our well-earned fears teach us that in every generation there arises a threat not only to our well-being but to our very being. An equally sobering and too often overlooked realization is that, to the extent we are threatened, so are others.
My Life Was Saved by the Tefillin I Gave Away – Anash.org – Good News
admin | November 27, 2019
ByMendy Pollack Chabad.org There are times when Divine providence is so stark that you cannot help but take notice. Both my father and my wifes father passed away more than 30 years ago.
Seth Rogen And Dad To Be Honored By Workmen’s Circle For Ties To Yiddish Culture – The Australian Jewish News
admin | November 27, 2019
Next year, Seth Rogen will play his most Jewish role yet in American Pickle, a movie based on a short story by Simon Rich. Rogen is Herschel Greenbaum, a Yiddish-speaking immigrant to the United States who emerges from a pickle barrel, fully preserved, after 100 years to meet his great-grandson in 2018 Brooklyn
Arab States Are Claiming the Heritage of Their Expelled Jews – Algemeiner
admin | November 27, 2019
Iraqi Jews leaving Lod airport in Israel on their way to the Maabara transit camp, 1951.
The Return of Jerry Nadler – The Atlantic
admin | November 27, 2019
Read: Corey Lewandowski tried to make a mockery of the House Just last week, Devin Nunes, the ranking Republican member on the Intelligence Committee, himself took a shot at Nadler, suggesting that the Intelligence Committee took the lead on impeachment because the Judiciary Committee, the typical arena for such matters, was headed by someone in whom the Democrat leaders obviously have no confidence.
This artist retreat emphasizes that it’s a rich time for Jewish art in the Bay Area – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | November 27, 2019
On a misty fall morning, deep in the redwood forests of Mill Valley, more than two dozen Bay Area artists gather to play. A mix of writers, musicians, dancers, visual artists and multimedia creatives so diverse that many of them had never met, they converge with one common interest: their Jewish identity
Thursday’s Brief: Future of the Hurley Building, Seniors Connect, Urban Renewal Meeting, Downtown Schools Night, Jewish Classics Celebrated and…
admin | November 27, 2019
Today is Thursday, November 21 and heres a joke to start your day from local comedian Ben Alper: An East Boston Dunkin was shut down by the Boston Inspectional Services Department after a video surfaced showing mice running around the inside.
Thanksgiving Has Biblical Roots, But They Are Gnarly – Breaking Israel News
admin | November 27, 2019
Hallelujah.
