Canada will not participate in Durban IV conference amid anti-Semitism concerns – Kamloops This Week
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Shaw: My journey to learn the story of my relatives lost in the Holocaust – Grand Forks Herald
admin | May 8, 2021
Unbeknownst to me, in 1998, a cousin from Boston named Rick, who I had never heard of, put together an extensive family tree on my mothers side of the family, going back 200 years. Two years ago, my brother sent me a copy.
Kaplan to push bill on Holocaust education study – News – The Island Now
admin | May 8, 2021
Results of a recent study have prompted state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) to announce a bill for New York state to conduct a study on courses of study on the Holocaust in the states schools. Kaplan announced the bill at an April 29 news conference at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Head, alongside Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), the bills sponsor in the state Assembly; state Sen.
‘It is very twisted’: Oregon Holocaust Memorial vandalized with swastikas, other graffiti – KGW.com
admin | May 8, 2021
Officers received a report of graffiti at the memorial on Sunday morning.
Halva brownies and miso shakshuka: The UAEs first major kosher kitchen opens for business – Forward
admin | May 8, 2021
The gleaming new industrial kitchen on the grounds of one the Arab worlds busiest airport wouldnt be remarkable except for one fact: its kosher. Kosher Arabia at Dubai World Central (DWC) airport is a registered producer of kosher food in the United Arab Emirates, set up in partnership with Emirates Flight Catering and CCL Holdings.
on the menu Would Eleven Madison Park go all the way? – Jewish Insider
admin | May 8, 2021
The revered Manhattan restaurant Eleven Madison Park took the fine-dining world by surprise on Monday when it announced that it would no longer serve meat or seafood upon reopening in June. The restaurant, which frequently ranks among the best in the world, is well-known for its decadent offerings such as lavender honey-glazed duck and butter-poached lobster dishes that chef and owner Daniel Humm acknowledged would be difficult to replace. But having navigated the uncertainty of the pandemic, Humm emphasized that it was time to redefine luxury as an experience that serves a higher purpose, as he put it in a statement.
On the ground and afar, diaspora boosts India’s virus fight – The Associated Press
admin | May 8, 2021
Indias large diaspora long a boon to Indias economy is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country combat the catastrophic coronavirus surge that has left people to die outside overwhelmed hospitals. Around the world, people of Indian descent are donating money, personally delivering desperately needed oxygen equipment and setting up telehealth consultations and information sessions in hopes of beating back the outbreak. Two humanitarian groups in the U.S
6 famous members of the Armenian diaspora that have taken the world by storm – Daily Sundial
admin | May 8, 2021
After 106 years, President Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to recognize the atrocities committed against the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, using the word genocide for the first time since President Ronald Regan. The 1915 Armenian Genocide, known as the first modern-day genocide of the 20th century, was an orchestrated crime against humanity in an attempt to annihilate the Armenian people as the Turkish Ottoman Empire massacred 1.5 million Armenian lives.
Join Influential Black Women From Across The Diaspora At The ESSENCE I Am Speaking Summit – Essence
admin | May 8, 2021
Black women have always been at the heart of global progress and change, and ESSENCE is proud to introduce a new space where we can harness our collective power like never before. Join Black women leaders from across the diaspora as we unite to raise our voices in conversation and sisterhood at the first-ever ESSENCE I Am Speaking virtual townhall event, streaming Thursday, May 6 at 5PM EST/2PM PST on ESSENCE Studios and ESSENCE.com. Together, we will reflect on how 2020 changed the world and the role Black women will play in leading progressive action for the future on global scale.
A long wait: Indian diaspora sends Covid aid, but it gets stuck in the process – India Today
admin | May 8, 2021
As India battles the second wave of coronavirus infections with an acute shortage of medical equipment, representatives of the Indian diaspora say they are finding it hard to send medical aid to NGOs, hospitals and civil society groups in the country. The reason, they say, is a cumbersome clearance process and the Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) rates. Even after reaching India, several consignments of oxygen concentrators are lying at airports due to IGST rules.
