admin | January 3, 2020
Since the Tree of Life shooting, many synagogues in the area began implementing more security measures, consulting with local law enforcement and private security consultants. Many have guards, some that are armed, during services. Often, there is a police presence as well
admin | January 3, 2020
Jeffrey Myers, the rabbi at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, decried the recent spate of anti-semitic violence Monday and said that he wondered what could motivate anyone to attack or kill any person they chose. "I don't recall them selling licenses to have open hunting season on Jews but it sure can make Jews feel that way," Myers told John Berman, co-host of CNN's New Day.
admin | January 3, 2020
New York Weather: CBS2 1/2 Nightly Forecast at 11PMCBS2's John Elliott has your weather forecast for January 2 at 11 p.m. Which Is Your Favorite Seat On The Subway?CBS2's Valerie Castro asks New Yorkers which is their favorite seat on the subway after a poll on social media goes viral.
admin | January 3, 2020
New York Weather: CBS2 1/2 Nightly Forecast at 11PMCBS2's John Elliott has your weather forecast for January 2 at 11 p.m. Which Is Your Favorite Seat On The Subway?CBS2's Valerie Castro asks New Yorkers which is their favorite seat on the subway after a poll on social media goes viral. Parents Storm Board Meeting To Protest Diversity PlanParents in Queens stormed a school meeting Thursday, protesting potential plans to bring a controversial diversity plan to their district
admin | January 3, 2020
A synagogue in the Netherlands that once counted over 1000 members among its congregation on high holidays now operates on an invitation-only basis due to growing antisemitism in Europe. Before the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, Grongingen was home to a thriving Jewish community of over 2,800 Jews.
admin | January 3, 2020
At the end of Awake and Sing! Clifford Odets protagonist turned his back on his familys cramped Jewish apartment and went out into the larger world. He had to leave the stifling, insular, ethnocentric neighborhood behind in order to awake and sing by assimilating into life beyond the neighborhood
admin | January 3, 2020
Photo Credit: Pixabay Rod Reuven Dovid Bryant bring back Dan Diker of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs to address what is behind the disturbing rise of violent anti-Semitic attacks against Jews in the US and Europe. Diker is the Director of the Program to Counter Political Warfare at the JCPA
admin | January 3, 2020
Any conservative columnist writing for the mostly liberal audience of the New York Times op-ed page is bound to attract their share of controversy.
admin | January 3, 2020
In publishing The Secrets of Jewish Genius, an opinion piece by regular columnist Bret Stephens, The New York Times demonstrated its commitment to free speech, at least for its stable of elite writers.
admin | January 3, 2020
The Yiddish reference to the darkness before the dawn states that before it gets light, it has to be really dark. Lets hope that this is also applicable to Naama Issachar, who is serving a seven-year jail sentence in Russia for carrying 9.5 grams of cannabis in her luggage while in transit from India to Israel via Moscow.Even though she had no intention of staying in Russia and had been unaware of the severity of Russian law with regard to narcotics, she was given what many people regard as an overly severe sentence. Her conditions were worsened when she was temporarily moved to another prison where she was not permitted to receive visits from her mother and also forbidden from receiving mail.
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