TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN JEWRY – Video
richards | May 17, 2012
TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN JEWRY 05-16-2012 WASHINGTON DC/GIFTERPHOTOS On April 20, 2006, President George W.
Jewish American Heritage Month: Government & Politics
richards | May 15, 2012
Here in Connecticut, the topic of Jewish Americans in government and politics immediately brings to mind the names Abe Ribicoff, Joe Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal, Nancy Wyman and the many other Jews involved in state government. In fact, weve written about most of them in the pages of the Ledger. And so, were going to skip over them here and, instead, take a brief look at a small sampling of the other prominent American Jews who have helped our nation grow by dedicating themselves to a life of public service
‘Fascist Israeli Nakba law denies common human empathy’ – Video
simmons | May 15, 2012
15-05-2012 12:33 For Palestinians, May 15 marks the date their ancestors were displaced during the creation of Israel. RT talks to an Israeli-Arab MP to find out whether divisions in the country can be bridged
Israel (First rehearsal) – Eurovision 2012 – Video
simmons | May 14, 2012
14-05-2012 01:56 Izabo - Time - Follow ESCDaily!
13 alleged Israeli spies notified of death sentence issued earlier – Video
simmons | May 13, 2012
13-05-2012 17:15 The death sentences of 13 alleged Israeli spies issued earlier was notified to convicts on Sunday 13 May .
Teaching Tolerance: Teacher Honored with Human Rights Award – Video
richards | May 11, 2012
Teaching Tolerance: Teacher Honored with Human Rights Award The month of May is National Jewish American Heritage Month.
J-lo coming to Israel – Video
simmons | May 10, 2012
10-05-2012 04:44 Jennifer Lopez is joining a long line of international pop and rock stars, who are slated to perform in Israel this summer. The American star is set to hold a concert in Tel Aviv this coming fall, in Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena
Palestinian detainees on hunger strike: what does the ICRC do? – Video
simmons | May 10, 2012
10-05-2012 03:22 Elpida Papachatzi, head of the protection department for Israel and the occupied territories, answers three questions about Palestinian detainees who are in imminent danger of dying.
The Geopolitics of Gas Discoveries in Israel – Video
simmons | May 9, 2012
09-05-2012 13:35 His Excellency Uzi Landau, minister of energy and water resources for the State of Israel, discusses the significance of the Tamar and Leviathan natural gas discoveries in the current regional context. His Excellency Uzi Landau, minister of energy and water resources for the State of Israel, will discuss new natural gas discoveries off the coast of Israel, their impact on the nation's standing in the Middle East, and the importance of this new energy resource in the context of current regional events. Landau, who has held central positions in the Israeli cabinet and as a member of the Knesset since 1984, was a senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism of Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya from 2006 to 2008.
Jewish American Heritage Month: Science & Medicine
richards | May 9, 2012
This week we continue our month-long celebration of Jewish American Heritage month with a look at just a small in fact, miniscule sampling of Jewish Americans who left an indelible mark in the fields of medicine and science. JULE CHARNEY (Jan. 1, 1917 June 16, 1981) was an American meteorologist who contributed to the development of numerical weather prediction and to increased understanding of the general circulation of the atmosphere by devising a series of increasingly sophisticated mathematical models of the atmosphere
