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Just 40 miles off the South American coast of Venezuela on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Curaao, lies our Mikve Israel Emanuel Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in continuous use in the Western hemisphere, welcoming tourists and pilgrims from all over the world.

Immerse yourself in its mythical atmosphere and beauty and take time to explore its history and unique architectural features. Visit our adjoining museum and its priceless display of Judaica artifacts exhibits as well and dont forget to shop for wonderful souvenirs in our synagogues gift shop.

Learn more about Jewish history on Curaao and our small but vibrant Jewish community of today and be sure to book a narrated tour, if you can. Remember, if the spirit takes you, there are many more Jewish heritage sites to explore on Curaao and interesting publications to read.

If you want to practice your faith, join our weekly services and become a friend of our synagogue to preserve its treasures for generations to come. Plan your weddings, reunions and other festive life cycle events at our synagogue to create memories with your loved ones, you will never forget.

All we can say is that we hope to welcome you soon, as a visit to our synagogue will not fail to amaze you.

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The Synagogue of Satan Revealed at Last!! – Reformation

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The Synagogue of Satan Revealed at Last!!

The Babylonian "Jews" originally came from Babylonthe head of gold in Nebuchadnezzar's vision of the 4 metals.

During the Babylonian Captivity, the real Jews were taken to Babylon and King Nebuchadnezzar colonized Samaria with counterfeit "Jews."

Their "holy" mount was Mount Gerizin instead of Jerusalem.

The real Jews despised them and called them "devils."

Mount Gerizim with Nebulus in the background.

After the Bar Kokhba revolt of 135 AD, Emperor Hadrian cleared the Holy Land of all Jewsboth real and fake....The real Jews either believed in the Jewish Messiah and became Christians or disappeared from history forever. The Babylonian Jews moved to Hispania and renamed it Sepharad. From that time onward they always referred to themselves as "Jews" . . . and never as Samaritans.

Jehoshua the Jewish Messiah said:

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan (Revelation 2:9).

Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee (Revelation 3:9).

St. Paula Hebrew of the Hebrewsgave the following definition of a Jew:

For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God (Romans 2:28-29).

Most people who call themselves "Jews" today to not meet the Bible criterion of being a Jew. Therefore they must be LIARS and JEHOVAH promised that no liars would enter the Kingdom of Heaven:

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie (Revelation 22:15).

Most people believe that the worst criminals are murderers, robbers, rapists, pedophiles, drug-pushers etc., etc., but there is a far worse crime and that is CHANGING THE WORD OF ELOHIM.

St. Paul said that the Word of Elohim is a sharp two-edged sword . . . but changing it turns it into a butter knife . . . and leaves the true Christian defenseless against Satan.

This was done to the Hebrew Old Covenant by a group called Samaritans or fake "Jews." The Masoretes were a branch of the Samaritans, and their "Hebrew" text is called the Tanakh. Today, this forgery is called the traditional Hebrew text.

The Samaritans originated in Babylon where the first universal empire or head of gold was located. The Samaritans were devilishly clever fakes and counterfeits because the brain of fallen man resides in the HEAD and all false religions originally came from Babylon.

The Samaritans had a big accession to their ranks when they were joined by the Khazars in 760. From that time onward, the Samaritan religion was called Judaism and the Samaritans were called Jews.

When Moses met The Eternal at the Burning Bush, the Almighty told him that His name was I AM THAT I AM. That holy name in Hebrew is YEHOVAH, and transliterated into English is JEHOVAH.

The Eternal told Moses that His name was JEHOVAH.

Moses had a speech impediment but he was not deaf and heard the divine name distinctly.

The fake "Jews" have Moses calling JEHOVAH Adonai 2 times.

Moses was a shepherd and kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law when he saw the Burning Bush on Mount Horeb:

And Moses said unto Elohim, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The Elohim of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And Elohim said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And Elohim said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the JEHOVAH Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (Exodus 3:13-14).

I AM THAT I AM is JEHOVAH in the Hebrew language.

Moses did not want to go to Egypt and he complained to JEHOVAH that he had a speech impediment . . . not a hearing problem.

The word ADON just means LORD, MASTER, or RULER. ADONAI means MY LORD, MY MASTER, or MY RULER.

Here is the conversation from the King James Version English, translated from the Masoretec text:

And Moses said unto the LORD (JEHOVAH), O my Lord (Adonai), I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. (Exodus 4:10, King James Version).

Here is that verse from the Tanakh:

And Moses said unto HaShem: 'Oh L-rd, I am not a man of words, neither heretofore, nor since Thou hast spoken unto Thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. (Exodus 4:10).

A few weeks later, Moses has another conversation with JEHOVAH, and it looks like he forgot the divine name, even though The Eternal had told him that JEHOVAH was His name forever:

So Moses returned to the LORD (JEHOVAH) and said, Lord (Adonai), why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it you have sent me? (Exodus 5:22).

Here is that verse from the Tanakh:

And Moses returned unto HaShem, and said: 'L-rd, wherefore hast Thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that Thou hast sent me? (Exodus 5:22, the Tanakh).

The divine name JEHOVAH was changed about 135 times by the Samaritans or fake "Jews."

Unbelievable as it may seem, the fake Jews changed the Hebrew alphabet. The original Hebrew alphabet had vowels and consonants and was not pointed as is today's "Hebrew." It was the most advanced form of writing because it was used by JEHOVAH Himself to communicate his Word clearly to Moses and the children of Israel.

The 10th letter J was one of the most important letters in that divine alphabet. It was later changed to Y so that today we have places in the fake state of "Israel" named Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), Yordan (Jordan), Yriho (Jericho) etc., etc.

The Hebrew letter J looks like an extended arm and hand and represents the right hand of JEHOVAH extended to his people. All the letters of the Hebrew alphabet are represented in Psalm 119:

Over and over in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Messiah is referred to as the arm of JEHOVAH or the right hand of JEHOVAH.

In the Sermon on the Mount, the Messiah said that not one JOT or tittle would fail of the Law of Moses until all be fulfilled:

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot (Gk. iota) or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. (Matthew 5:18).

Iota is the 9th letter of the Greek Alphabet and it comes from the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet which is JOD.

Psalm 110 is the most quoted Messianic Psalm in the New Covenant. It is also called David's creed and almost all the articles of the Christian faith are found in it:

JEHOVAH saith unto my JEHOVAH, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Psalm 110:1).

JEHOVAH hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek. (Psalm 110:4).

JEHOVAH at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. (Psalm 110:5).

Here are those 3 verses from the Tanakh:

A Psalm of David. HaShem saith unto my lord: 'Sit thou at My right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.' (Psalm 110:1, the Tanakh).

The Lord has sworn and will not relent, You are a priest forever, a rightful king by My decree. (Psalm 110:5, Tenakh print edition). Melchisedek is just a footnote in the print edition.

The L-rd at thy right hand doth crush kings in the day of His wrath. (Psalm 110:5, the Tanakh).

On the day of Pentecost, Saint Peter quoted Psalm 110:1 to prove the divinity of Joshua of Nazareth:

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, JEHOVAH said unto my JEHOVAH, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool. (Acts 2:34-35).

In his Epistle to the Hebrews St. Paul quoted Psalm 110 9 times to prove the divinity of Christ the Messiah. Here are just 3 of such verses:

As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek. (Hebrews 5:6).

Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedek. (Hebrews 5:10).

For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek. (Hebrews 7:17).

St. Paul proved that Christ was MELCHISEDEK and the JEHOVAH of Psalm 110.

Another deadly error of the fake "Jews" is the prophecy in Isaiah about the VIRGIN birth of the Messiah. Those fakes changed VIRGIN to YOUNG WOMAN.

Around 762 B.C., King Ahaz asked JEHOVAH for a supernatural sign that he would deliver besieged Jerusalem from the Syrians:

Ask thee a sign of JEHOVAH thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt JEHOVAH. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Therefore JEHOVAH himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:11-14).

Here is that verse from the Tanakh:

Therefore the L-rd Himself shall give you a sign: behold, the young woman shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14, the Tanakh).

What supernatural sign is a young woman getting pregnant? It happens thousands of times every day!!

Because he had no human father, the Pharisees accused the Messiah of being born of fornication....However, they NEVER changed VIRGIN to YOUNG WOMAN. That was done centuries later by the fake "Jews" called Samaritans.

Saint Matthew quoted that verse correctly and showed its fulfillment in the birth of Joshua the Messiah:

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which being interpreted is, Elohim with us (Matthew 1:23).

The correct word VIRGIN is found in the Greek Septuagint.

The symbol for the Old Covenant and the New Covenant Israel is the Menorah or 7 branched candlestick.

JEHOVAH commanded Moses to make a 7 branched golden candlestick and put it in the Holy of Holies.

In the Book of Revelation, the Messiah in Heaven is seen walking in triumph in the middle of the 7 golden candlesticks. (Rev. 1:13).

Originally, the hexagram was an Egyptian good luck charm to protect from evil and put curses on enemies. Its origin dates back to the time of the Pharaohs.

The defeat of the Crusaders by Saladin, and their ejection from Jerusalem in 1187, made Saladin a celebrated Muslim hero and greatly increased the prestige of Islam in Western Europe. Obviously, Saladin is a GREAT HERO to the Khazars because they adopted his 6 pointed star as their national symbol.

The real goal of the Crusaders was the conquest of Constantinople but the Greek Emperors always hurried them swiftly across the Bosphorus and away from their city.

The 6 pointed star comprising 2 pyramids is an ancient sun worship symbol. It is an adaptation of the pagan rosette or wheel symbol. The Samaritans brought that symbol from their homes in Babylon and it is found in many of the Samaritan synagogues.

Here are a few great images from the book Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period, volume 7.

The symbols are so numerous as synagogues of Satan were located throughout the known world.

This sun worship symbol is definately not the Star of King David.

Fake "Jews" were found throughout the Roman Empire and one of their most famous "synagogues" was discovered in 1932.

The synagogue was located in the most eastern outpost of the Roman Empire called Dura Europos. Dura Europos was discovered in 1920 by a British army captain named M. C. Murphy:

By 1920 the British army maintained only a tenuous hold on the parched Syrian desert along the middle Euphrates River. In March of that year, Captain M. C. Murphy and a company of British soldiers bivouacked in a ruined desert fortress near the village of Salihiyeh, overlooking the Euphrates. From British headquarters at Abou Kemal, a day's march down river, Murphy sent a letter to his commanding officer, Lt. Colonel G. Leachman.

While at Salihiyah I discovered on the 30th inst. some ancient wall paintings in a wonderful state of preservation. The paintings are in the west corner of the fort and consist of life-size figures of three men, one woman, and three other figures partly obliterated. The colours are mainly reds, yellows and black. There is also some writing which I have tried to reproduce below. I should be glad if you would forward this to the proper quarter.

Leachman dispatched Murphy's report to the civil commissioner, Colonel A. T. Wilson, with a covering note.

As a result of our occupation of the old fort at Salihiyah and the digging of trenches, a certain amount of finds have been made. The paintings to which the attached refers are most interesting and should, I think, be seen by an expert. If your American archaeologist is still about, it would well repay him to come and see this. The films enclosed are of the pictures. Could you please have them developed? If anyone comes up, it should be seen for obvious reasons. (Hopkins, The Discovery of Dura Europos, p. 1).

This Samaritan synagogue was an amazing discovery but received little attention in the press.

The Dura Europos "synagogue"one of the most startling archeological discoveries of the 20th centuryis little known outside of academic circles. Here is a report about its discovery by archeologist Erwin R. Goodenough:

Few archeologists have had so amazing an experience as that of five young people when in November 1932 they saw the painted walls of a third-century synagogue emerge from the sands of Dura Europos. Their names should be freshly recorded: Clark Hopkins, Director; M. le Cte. du Mesnil du Buisson, Vice-Director; Miss Margaret Crosby; Frank E. Brown; and Van W. Knox. Others joined them when the magnitude of the discovery showed the need. The original group had gone out carefully coached by Franz Cumont, Ren Dussaud, and, above all, Michael Rostovtzeff, who, with his usual flair for the best place to dig, had spotted the great mound of sand on the desert side of the city. Here, it turned out, a whole row of buildings had been preserved, including not only the synagogue but also the earliest known Christian meeting room or baptistry, and a magnificent Mithraeum. (Goodenough, Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period, p. 177).

The Dura Europos "synagogue" is considered to be the world's oldest preserved Jewish "synagogue." Discovered in 1932 at Dura Europos, it was dated by an Aramaic inscription to 244 A.D. It contains a forecourt and house of assembly with frescoed walls depicting people and animals, and a Torah shrine in the western wall facing Jerusalem. The frescoes are now displayed in the National Museum of Damascus. Because of these frescoes, the "synagogue" was at first mistaken for a Greek temple.

The excavation of this amazing archeological find was a cooperative endeavor between the French Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres and a team from Yale University in the U.S.

This startling discovery contains dozens of images of Biblical scenes which were strictly prohibited by the 2nd of the 10 Commandments. There is no need to marvel however because this "synagogue" is not Jewish at all but a fake Samaritan imitationthe veritable synagogue of Satan:

There are literally dozens of Biblical scenes depicted on the walls of the "synagogue". Many of them look like Latin Church and Byzantine icons which reveal their true Babylonian origin.

Proselytes by lions the fake "Jews" or Samaritans came from Babylon!!

The fake "Jews" had their origin about 600 years before Christ, when the king of Assyria deported the real Jews to Assyria and replaced them with 5 pagan tribes.

When these pagan transplants were attacked by lions, the king of Assyria sent a Jewish priest to instruct them in the worship of the "god" of the land believing that JEHOVAH was just another tribal deity or local "god."

Until JEHOVAH removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not JEHOVAH: therefore JEHOVAH sent lions among them, which slew some of them. Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear JEHOVAH. Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. (II Kings 17:23-29).

One of those tribes from Mesopotamia was called Cuthah or Cutha. Mohammadthe founder of Islambelonged to the Koreish tribe which traced its origin right back to Cutha!!

The real Jews despised the Samaritans for blending paganism and Judaism and referred to them derisively as "proselytes by lions."

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Kid accused of torching synagogue released without charges – New York Post

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The 14-year-old boy accused of starting the blaze that destroyed a landmarked Lower East Side synagogue appeared in Manhattan court Wednesday but was released and has yet to be charged.

David Diaz, wearing a maroon hoodie and khaki pants, appeared in Manhattan Family Court for what was supposed to be his arraignment for the May 14 fire.

After a brief meeting with the New York City Law Department, which handles juvenile cases, Diaz left the building. He was accompanied by two dour-looking adults.

We are continuing our investigation into this matter, said a Law Department spokesman. If we file charges on a future date, a press statement will be issued at that time.

Cops arrested Diaz at his Lower East Side home and charged him with felony arson May 16. He was later released without bail to his parents.

Diaz and some pals were inside the abandoned Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue when he allegedly set a curtain ablaze. The inferno quickly spread and gutted the historic 167-year-old building, authorities said.

The troubled teen is also responsible for a May 7 fire at the same synagogue, according to law-enforcement sources.

Police Commissioner James ONeill previously said the crime doesnt appear to be bias-related.

Rabbi Mendel Greenbaum called the fire a tragedy.

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Petition Drive Scuttles Verona’s Purchase Of Synagogue Property – My veronanj

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Township Manager Matt Cavallo notified members of the Town Council and Verona Rescue Squad today that he will be submitting an ordinance for Monday nights Council meeting to rescind the townships proposed purchase of 56 Grove Avenue, the home of Congregation Beth Ahm. The Council had unanimously authorized the purchase of the property for $900,000 at its May 1 meeting and was considering relocating the Verona Rescue Squad to the site.

The action comes in the wake of a petition drive mounted by five Verona residents who live near the synagogue: Patricia and Salvatore Calandra, Thomas and Denise Bastanza, and William Battersby. Carrie Ford, a lawyer who ran unsuccessfully for Town Council in May, acted as the notary public on the petition drive. All had spoken in opposition to the purchase at the May 1 Town Council meeting.

Verona is organized as a so-called Faulkner Act municipality and an obscure provision allows residents of these kinds of municipalities to challenge Council decisions through a petition. The petition on the synagogue was submitted to the township on Wednesday May 24, and has been certified as valid by the townships attorney, Brian Aloia. That left Veronas municipal government with two options: Hold a referendum on the petition, or adopt an ordinance rescinding the purchase. The referendum would have needed to be done in a special election, which would have cost taxpayers $20,000. It also would not have been possible to hold a referendum in time to meet the synagogues needs for a speedy closing on the property.

I want to express to the Rescue Squad my regrets that we cannot proceed with the proposed relocation, Cavallo wrote in an email to Rescue Squad CaptainFrederick Tempesta sent today, and that I personally believe that the location would have been a great spot, centrally located, and would have been a great asset to the community. The town has been searching for a new location for both the Rescue Squad and Firehouse #2 for 18 months because neither property now meets the needs of its first responders.

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Congregation Beth Ahm, which has been part of Verona for 80 years, is merging with another synagogue out of town and put its building on the market in January. We are back on the market and hoping someone will buy the building, Congregation Beth Ahm President Debbie Lawrence said on Wednesday afternoon. We are disappointed that the town will not be able to purchase the building because we thought it was a win-win for everyone.

The asking price for the property is $1 million. Houses of worship from outside Verona were interested in the property, but it could also be purchased by a developer. It is zoned residential and could be used for single-family housing or multi-family development, although the latterwould require Board of Adjustment or Planning Board approval. Cavallo saidat the May 1 meeting that if the property were sold to another house of worship, it could exacerbate parking problems in the area, particularly if the new congregation has Sunday worship. There is a Jehovahs Witness congregation on Personette Avenue and the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit on Gould Street. The synagogue property only has 11 parking spaces.

Were very pleased with the councils decision and we are grateful that they listened to our concerns and responded with respect and understanding, said Battersby by email. We look forward to attending future town council meetings and encourage all of our Verona neighbors to do so. The petition organizers collected about 250 signatures, 219 of which were found to be valid by Veronas town clerk. (Petition signers had to be registered to vote in Verona).

I am pleased with the outcome, said Tom Bastanza. It confirms how privileged we are to live in a democracy, that we actually have the right to petition. Reaffirming thesupport of the Rescue Squad that he voiced at the Council meeting, Bastanza added,The number of signatures that we got in such a short time is a testament that this was not an appropriate use of the property.

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The petition drive is an unwitting lesson in the importance of voting in state Assembly elections. Under the rules governing Faulkner Act towns, the number of signatures needed on a petition drive must equal at least 15% of the total votes cast in the last Assembly election. The last election occurred in 2015, an off-year election with no other major contest on the ballot, and only 1,191 of Veronas then 10,268 registered voters cast ballots. As a result, only 179 signatures were needed for the petition. By contrast, had the petition total been determined by the ballots cast in the most recent presidential election, some 1,200 signatures would have been needed.

MyVeronaNJ.com obtained the signed petitions through an Open Records Act request. They are organized into five PDFs, and you can view the signatures on each here: Petition 1, Petition 2, Petition 3, Petition 4 and Petition 5.

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Report: LES Synagogue Arsonist Identified, Released Without Charges – Bowery Boogie

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David Diaz is reportedly the Lower East Side teenager accused of torching the 167-year-oldBeth Hamedrash Hagadol. The New York Post identified the accused, while reporting yesterday that the boy appearedin Manhattan Family Court for what was supposed to be his arraignment for the May 14 fire.

However, Diaz left the facility after a brief meeting withthe New York City Law Department, the entity that handles juvenile cases.We are continuing our investigation into this matter, aspokesman told the tabloid. If we file charges on a future date, a press statement will be issued at that time.

The 14-year-old was arrested days after the massive fire and charged with third-degree arson. A day later, though, the minor was released into parental custody without any charges. His two palswho were with him during the burn job he allegedly lit a curtain on fire were considered witnesses, according to NYPD Commissioner James ONeill.

Police also believe that Diazis likewise behind a smallfire at the same synagogue two weeks earlier (May 7).

Meanwhile, owner-leader Rabbi Mendel Greenbaum now seeks donations, and implores area Jews to keep the house of worship in the spotlight. How? By inviting bar mitzvah boys to wrap Tefilin or read Torahin front of the ruins, so as to attract media attention.

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‘Shas is bleeding, I will bring party more seats’ – Israel National News – Arutz Sheva

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The Shas political party has experienced several blows in recent years, including the death of spiritual leader and former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. With current party chairman Aryeh Deri under investigation for fraud, a former Shas MK sees the writing on the wall for the party.

Rabbi Haim Amsalem, who served as a representative of Shas in the Knesset from 2006-2010, said that the investigations against Interior Minister would mark the end for the Shas party. "It's no secret that Shas has been bleeding in the polls for the past year and a half and is now at the precipice," Amsalem said in an interview with Arutz Sheva. "These investigations and the rise in the level [of seriousness] that took place last week make the situation even worse."

He said that "Today, the traditional community understands that Shas has become a Lithuanian haredi Sephardic party, like the Degel HaTorah party in Sephardic trappings. That is why I am now with the Jewish Home party, which is a Zionist home like the Sephardim have always been - a home which combines [Zionism] with Torah."

Rabbi Amsalem believes that his presence in the Jewish home in the next elections will bring the party another five seats in the Knesset. "A Sephardi who feels in his essence the tradition of the patriarchs, of Zionism, of religious moderation, of Torah and education, can not find [a place for] himself in Shas."

"Therefore, in my opinion, the investigations, that will take many months and bring us to the next elections, are critical, and I, in the framework of the Jewish Home, provide an alternative [for the Sephardic population]. It is up to the Jewish Home to recognize the significance of this time."

"This time I will not only bring the fifty thousand people who supported the 'Am Shalem' party (the party Amsalem formed for the last elections which failed to win a Knesset seat, ed.), but three seats of Sephardim, of religious traditionalists and moderate Haredim, as well as Zionists who understand that they need to learn Torah but also to make a living. They understand that our ancestors and teachers were not against IDF service."

Rabbi Amsalem is convinced that all speculation about Eli Yishai's return to Shas is baseless: "Deri will not give Yishai the party on a silver platter if he prefers that Shas join the Sephardic faction of Agudath Israel," he said, adding that Yishai would provide little electoral value to Shas by himself.

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Estonian politician vows to legalize Holocaust denial – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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(JTA) An Estonian nationalist politician vowed in his election campaign to decriminalize Holocaust denial and instead penalize those who would downplay the Soviet domination of the country.

Georg Kirsberg, who is running for a lawmakers seat for the Conservative Peoples Party in Estonias elections in October, was quoted Wednesday by the Estonian National Broadcasting Company.

We will decriminalize Holocaust denial and enter a correct teaching of the history of the Third Reich, Kirsberg said.

His far-right party supports revoking the citizenship and deporting what it defines as Russians hostile to Estonia a reference to ethnic Russians or speakers of that language living in Estonia, including most of the countrys Jews. Last month, the party, which was founded in 2012 and currently has seven out of 101 seats in the Estonian parliament, submitted a bill proposing such deportations. It is likely to be defeated.

The party also supports a ban on the construction of new mosques and Eastern Orthodox churches.

Doing away with Estonias laws against denying the Holocaust is however not an official party position, Martin Helme, the partys leader, told the broadcasting authority.

He does not claim that it is the partys position, it is only the thought of one person, Helme said. Asked whether the party plans to sanction Kirsberg over his comment, Helme said he sees no reason to do this.

Expressions of anti-Russian sentiment have increased dramatically in the Baltic countries Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia and elsewhere in Eastern and Central Europe. Russias expansionist policies under President Vladimir Putin are reawakening bitterness over Moscows domination of that part of the world before the fall of communism. Anti-Russian sentiment coincided with a wave of nationalism, often accompanied by denial of those countries collaboration with the Nazis.

Estonia has a Jewish population of 2,500, according to the European JewishCongress.

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Estonian politician vows to legalize Holocaust denial - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Sweden launches program to fight Holocaust denial and antisemitism – The Jerusalem Post

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Sweden launches program to fight Holocaust denial and antisemitism
The Jerusalem Post
According to Lomfors, the impetus for setting up the Forum over a decade ago was in part a nationwide survey which revealed that Swedes had very limited knowledge of the Holocaust, and that a large number of youths showed signs of Holocaust denial.

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Sweden launches program to fight Holocaust denial and antisemitism - The Jerusalem Post

on stage: Playcrafters presents ‘Denial’ — a play about the holocaust and those who deny it – The Mercury

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Did the Holocaust really happen? Does one have a legal right to deny it?

Are there historical revisionists who want the whole incident to fade away or be relegated to a mere fairy tale and why?

These are some of the questions that ran through playwright Peter Sagals mind when he wrote the riveting legal drama about one of the most egregious times in human history. His two-act stage play, Denial, casts an introspective lens into the atrocity that was the Holocaust, and as Sagal says, explores the conflict between justice and morality.

Ubiquitous in the entertainment field from NPR host and comedian, to actor, director, and prolific writer, Sagal chose the subject matter for his play by way of a loose association with a real life Holocaust denier who penned, The Hoax of the 20th Century in 1973.

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Sagals fictionalized version is set in a legal office in California. The year is 1990 when Bernard Cooper (played by Mark Ayers) is a college professor of engineering whose personal effects are confiscated by the FBI. When brought in for prosecution, Jewish lawyer Abigail Gersten (played by Margo Weishar), a specialist in the 1st amendment, is requested by the ACLU to defend Cooperan anti-Semite who alleges his free-speech rights have been usurped by an overbearing government when he says the Holocaust was a perpetrated fiction designed by Jews to malign der Fhrer (German autocrats). Now hes being sued for inciting a riot.

Adding to the drama is young Jewish zealot Adam Ryberg (played by Sean Collins) who is the prosecuting attorney and questions Abigails moral compass for defending the indefensible whom she defends as much as detests. Humorous elements are lent by Stefanie (played by Carlene Lawson), the secretary whose presence adds even another layer of prejudice to the whole fiasco.

Its not an easy show emotions are raw, says Director Arnie Finkel. But its a show with a message that everyone should hear.

Rounding out the cast are two holocaust survivors, Noah (played by Julian Bonner) and Nathan (played by Dan Gudema).

While the story line is dramatic and speaks to mans inhumanity to man, there are some lighter moments within the play, including music. The set is an interesting layout shaped in a labyrinth as opposed to the traditional straight line and is produced by Cathy Carroll and Ro Carpenter.

The compelling plot takes some stunning twists and will leave the audience in rapt attention while it highlights the human condition in all of its facetsmorality and legality among them. In understanding how the world works, its important to focus on how to change the flaws in mans corruptible human nature that would conjure such prejudice and injustice. First, it must be accounted for and recognized for what it is.

Theres no answer to holocaust deniers, Finkel says. Hopefully, it will make us think.

If you go:

Playcrafters presents Denial at the Barn, 2011 Store Road at Skippack Pike, Skippack, Pa.

June 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 @ 8 p.m.

June 11 @ 3 p.m.

Info: http://www.playcrafters.org

Phone: 610-584-4005

Tickets: $17.

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on stage: Playcrafters presents 'Denial' -- a play about the holocaust and those who deny it - The Mercury


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