Republicans, Democrats accused of anti-Israel, anti-Semitic statements
Republicans and Democrats have been accused of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiments in two congressional races.
The Washngton Post reported that Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa visited Nazi Holocaust sites in Poland as the guest of From the Depths, a Holocaust Memorial group, then, on his own money, traveled to Vienna where he met with the right-wing newspaper Unzensuriert, associated with Austria’s Freedom party. King reportedly is lagging in fundraising behind his Democratic opponent J.D. Scholten.
“King’s behavior is outrageous,” commented Asya Pikovsky in an email note to San Diego Jewish World.
Meanwhile the Republican Jewish Coalition criticized Democratic candidate Antonio Delgado for comments he made in a debate with incumbent John Faso in a New York congressional race. Delgado was quoted by the RJC as saying “Being pro-Israel and being pro-peace is critical, but I’m also pro-democracy, and as currently constructed, Israel is not a Jewish democracy. Those settlements make it so that it can’t be.”
Ari Fleisher, the former White House press secretary, described Delgado’s remarks as “offensive and deeply troubling,” adding that it made it clear that “if he is elected, he will be an anti-Israel voice in the U.S. Congress.” — From Asya Pikovsky and Republican Jewish Coalition
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Applications due for March of the Living
Marcia Wollner, western region director of the March of the Living, reminds teenagers interested in participating in the April 28, May 12, 2019 March of the Living that applications are becoming due. To learn more or to apply, check this website. — From March of the Living
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University of Haifa unveils its city campus
University of Haifa has unveiled its new Lorry I. Lokey City Campus, which will comprise at least four buildings located throughout the Port of Haifa and the city’s downtown area. The opening of the campus, which will also house Israel’s first school of data sciences, sees the University drastically expand its educational reach and become one of the key drivers of regional development in the process, bringing in more people, jobs, stability and security to the entire north of Israel.
An opening ceremony took place at the University’s newly acquired, Dylan Tauber Educational Complex and showcased the University’s vision of becoming an urban university with campuses located throughout Haifa and northern Israel. The building’s facade is comprised of digitally printed glass depicting Israeli cultural heroes, underscoring the facility’s role as an educational hub. The Dylan Tauber Educational Complex, along with the Palmer Street building—allocated to the University by Haifa City Council—will house the new University of Haifa School for Data Science, Israel’s first of its kind. The country’s first school of data sciences will consist of three departments spread out across the University’s new city campus: Computer Science, Information Systems and Statistics.
“We are committed to increasing our involvement in the urban fabric of Haifa and with the opening of our new campus in the city’s downtown area, we are making significant strides in the right direction,” said Prof. Ron Robin, President of the University of Haifa. “Our campus will attract thousands of students who will be an integral part of the unique climate of downtown Haifa, which merges academia and research, biomedical hi-tech and a vibrant nightlife. The University’s vision is officially launched today [Wednesday] and there is no better place to lay down roots than in the heart of the city of Haifa. At the end of this process, we will be a better research university, one that gives its graduates far more opportunities than any other university in Israel. We will be integral to the urban fabric of Haifa and the entire North.” — From the University of Haifa