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By Edward Henderson, California Black Media Amid escalating tensions stemming from clashing and entrenched opinions about the conflict in Gaza and the ongoing chaos on college campuses nationwide Jewish American Californians paused to celebrate Jewish American Heritage month this May. On college campus and in neighborhoods across California, many Jewish Americans from different backgrounds representing various perspectives about the conflict in the Middle East reported fearing for their lives and safety. Despite making up only about 3% of the Californias population, the Jewish community has faced a disproportionate share of religiously motivated hate crimes, with a surge in antisemitic attacks in recent years
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admin | May 30, 2024
Dozens of people joined a rally in Seattle, Washington, on 19 May to raise awareness for the plight of Ukrainian soldiers still held in Russian captivity. May marked the second anniversary of the defense of Mariupol, where thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were taken prisoner after the siege of the city ended on 20 May 2022.
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admin | May 30, 2024
The Jamaica Customs Agency has implemented a special duty exemption for persons bringing tools and goods into the country for Diaspora Day of Service projects on Thursday, June 20. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alando Terrelonge, made the disclosure at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, where he provided details about the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, slated for June 16 to 19, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
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admin | May 30, 2024
In Poland, Danaker has expanded its membership, created new partnerships, and diversified its activities.
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admin | May 30, 2024
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) leadership participated in The Role of Diaspora Institutions in Attracting Investments for the Rebuilding of Ukraine Forum, an expert meeting organized by the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. UWC President Paul Grod addressed the attendees with a speech, emphasizing that the rebuilding of Ukraine is one of the three main priorities of the Ukrainian World Congress. Our focus is on the rebuilding of Ukraines energy infrastructure, which is currently destroyed by Russian bombs, and on strengthening it through our global platform, Energize Ukraine, said Grod
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admin | May 30, 2024
DURING MEXICOS presidential election campaign in 2000, Vicente Fox, the winning candidate, rode a horse through Chicagos Little Village neighbourhood. He wore a cowboy hat, true to his roots as a rancher in Guanajuato state
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admin | May 30, 2024
Mustafa Barghouti addresses attendees at the People's Conference for Palestine (Photo: Zoe Alexandra) From May 24 to May 26, thousands of activists, organizers, educators, and others in the global Palestine solidarity movement are convening in Detroit, Michigan, for the Peoples Conference for Palestine. The conference was convened by Palestinian and anti-imperialist organizations from across North America, including the Palestinian Youth Movement, National Students for Justice in Palestine, the US Palestinian Community Network, the Peoples Forum, Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, the ANSWER Coalition, the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), and many others.
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admin | May 30, 2024
The words of the Gaon of Vilna have come to pass.
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admin | May 30, 2024
The discovery of the bodies of three of Hamas's hostages on Thursday night was met with shows of support and mourning from across the Jewish world. The IDF returned the bodies of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nissenbaum, and Orion Hernandez to Israel after they were found in the northern Gaza neighborhood of Jabalya
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admin | May 30, 2024
In a poignant display of reconciliation and remembrance, German Defense Intelligence Liaison Officers, Lt. Colonel Bocklet and Colonel Busch, alongside their spouses, were warmly welcomed as special guests to the weekly meeting of Holocaust Survivors at Jewish Family & Childrens Services of Southern Arizona (JFCS). Holocaust Survivor, Wanda Wolowsky, of blessed memory, was instrumental in forging connections with German liaison officers before her passing
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