The Whole World Is Sitting Shiva – The Atlantic
admin | May 21, 2020
Sarah Davis survived the Holocaust.
ADL: 50% increase in US arrests ‘linked to domestic Islamist extremism’ – The Jerusalem Post
admin | May 21, 2020
There was a 50% increase in "arrests and plots linked to domestic Islamist extremism" in the United States during 2019, according to data compiled by the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism.Thirty of those arrests were connected to domestic Islamist extremism, nine of which were designated as "terror plots." The ADL reports that seven of the "terror plots" were being devised by home-bred United States citizens.According to the ADL, a portion of the 2019 plots focused on targeting religious institutions such as churches, synagogues, mosques and community centers.
High school program Shoresh closes after 20 years – Washington Jewish Week
admin | May 21, 2020
Students gather at Shoresh Hebrew High School, which will not reopen in the fall.Photo courtesy of Shoresh Hebrew High School After 20 years of trying to fill the educational gap for Jewish students between their bnai mitzvah and college, Shoresh Hebrew High School will close next month.
How the Museum at Eldridge Street is Faring in the Time of COVID-19 – Bowery Boogie
admin | May 21, 2020
Amid nationwide closures, the Museum at Eldridge Street (aka the Eldridge Street Synagogue) is swinging its focus, by expanding its offerings to a global audience through virtual programming.
Why the Rabbi Cursed his Congregation – Forward
admin | May 21, 2020
Read this article in Yiddish Last September, the Forward published an article about a very curious incident in 1926, in which the rabbi of a Yonkers Orthodox synagogue opened the aron kodesh, the ornamental closet in the synagogue housing the Torah scrolls, and cursed the congregation. The author of that article, Nancy Klein, whose parents joined the synagogue, Ohab Zedek, several years after the incident, remembers hearing the grown-ups whisper about the scandal but was never able to ascertain why the fiery Hungarian-born rabbi, Philip (Shraga) Rosenberg, resorted to such a dramatic demonstration
Zionists aware of Hezbollah’s readiness to respond aggression: Naim Qassem – Mehr News Agency – English Version
admin | May 21, 2020
In an interview with OTV, he noted coronavirus pandemic has put the Tel Aviv regime in difficulties as it did so to Lebanon but Zionists know that Hezbollah will give a harsh response to any aggression even under the outbreak of the virus. He said Zionists' hostile activities against Lebanon are not restricted to coronavirus pandemic. "If Israel wantswar, we are in ambush," he said, "Wecan confront them as we did so in 2006." Answering a question about the messages the Zionist transmit for Hezbollah in Syria he said, "they have their own messages and we have ours but in case one from Hezbollah is targeted in Syria, we will give a response, for sure." Addressing the US pressures on the elections in Lebanon, Qassem said everyone knows that the elections are popular, free, and democratic.
Why Everything You Probably Know about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is a Lie – The Times of Israel
admin | May 21, 2020
Over the past few decades, there has been a seismic shift in rhetorical and intellectual honesty within the western media, academia, as well as in various public intellectual circles across the world. The most common assertion among these groups is based upon the so-called grotesque occupation and prejudiced history before the founding of Israel
Shocked by the anti-Semitic rants I’ve gotten from Trump fans – Los Angeles Times
admin | May 19, 2020
Maybe Im getting soft, but I found these two emails very disturbing. Dumb ass liberal Jew...Hope you get Chinese virus and suffer for lying to people...Really do......
Historic Presidential Collection by Artist Morris Katz Reintroduced in Honor of Jewish Heritage Month – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | May 19, 2020
Photo Credit: courtesy, Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce The month of May has been officially designated by presidents of both parties as Jewish Heritage Month, a tribute to the contributions that Jewish immigrants and their descendants have made to the United States of America, their patriotism and appreciation for American values. In honor of the occasion, the Wall Street-based Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce has reintroduced the legendary Presidential Collection portraits of US presidents painted by legendary artist Morris Katz to the general public.
San Diego County, nation, respond to hate incidents – San Diego Jewish World
admin | May 19, 2020
May 18, 2020 Other items in this column include:*Jewish American Heritage Month*Recommended reading By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO Two grocery store incidents in Santee earlier this month in which a man wearing the hood of the Ku Klux Klan, and a man and woman wearing masks featuring swastikas, continue to reverberate.
