Reflections on Jewish Heritage Month from Dr. Ayelet Kuper
admin | June 21, 2022
When Dr.
May is National Jewish Heritage Month in Canada – UIA
admin | June 14, 2022
May is the 3rd annual National Jewish Heritage Month in Canada. National Jewish Heritage Month is a great opportunity to learn about the impact of Jewish heritage in communities across the country, and to appreciate the significant contributions made by Jewish Canadians in the fields of medicine, law, politics, arts, business and philanthropy. Here are some ways you can celebrate National Jewish Heritage Month
The Cal Alumni Association Celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month
admin | June 14, 2022
Read UC Berkeleys official announcement regarding the observance of Jewish American Heritage Month. This month-long celebration honors the generations of Jewish Americans who have greatly contributed to the history and culture of this country.
Guests at New York mayors mansion for Jewish Heritage Month note rise …
admin | June 14, 2022
(May 31, 2022 / JNS) I was ready for just about anything when I came to an Eric Adams party, but a Chassidic guy singing Billy Joel was not one of them. So quipped New York City Council Member Lincoln Restler, drawing the biggest laugh of the night at last weeks New York City Mayor Eric Adamss Jewish Heritage Month celebration
Doug Emhoff speaks to Holocaust survivor and his AI twin in LA – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | June 14, 2022
When Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff sat down for a Zoom conversation with Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter on Wednesday, he opened by saying, I feel like I already know you! Though the two had never met, Emhoff did, to an extent, know Gutter. Just moments before the video call, Emhoff had engaged with Gutters interactive biography, asking him questions about his experience in concentration camps and even listening to Gutter sing Shir Hamaalot, the song that begins the blessing after meals. Emhoff was at the University of Southern Californias Shoah Foundation, where he visited to explore the centers Dimensions in Testimony project, a series of artificial intelligence bots that allow people to interact in real time with survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides.
Holocaust Survivor Reunited with Daughter After 80 Years – aish.com – Aish
admin | June 14, 2022
Due to the war, Gerda Cole was forced to give up her daughter. The 98-year-old was reunited for the first time with her 80-year-old daughter. Gerda Cole left her family and world behind when she was just 15 years old
Groundbreaking Research Identifies Opportunities to Increase Educational Equity in Israel – PR Web
admin | June 14, 2022
At reGeneration Education, we believe that more peaceful childhoods promote a culture of peace.
Toronto’s Metropolitan Community Church wants to take its social-justice work to the next level with plan for a human-rights centre – The Globe and…
admin | June 6, 2022
Reverend Jeff Rock at the Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto on May 5.Tijana Martin/The Globe and Mail Inclusivity isnt just a buzzword at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto. Its evident everywhere in the century-old Simpson Avenue building in the citys east end, from the diverse faces of its congregation to the Buddha head statue perched atop a bookshelf in the pastors office. On this spring afternoon, Rev
Why are AIPAC and J Street endorsing the same candidates? – Forward
admin | June 4, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2019. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images When Summer Lee appeared to edge out Steve Irwin in the Democratic primary of a blue Pittsburgh district last month, J Street came out swinging at their rival pro-Israel group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which spent $2.8 million to defeat the more left-leaning Lee.
I’m a Jewish gay man who resisted apartheid. LGBTQ rights in the U.S. are slipping away from us. – Forward
admin | June 2, 2022
Walt Disney employees and demonstrators during a rally against the Florida "Don't Say Gay" bill at Griffith Park in Glendale, California, U.S., on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Photo by Alisha Jucevic/Bloomberg via Getty Images Robert BankJune 01, 2022 Last month, the world lost a transformational giant in the LGBTQ rights movement
