The Polish government is pushing to outlaw references linking Nazi war crimes with the people of Poland, the country’s public broadcaster PR reports. The German Nazi government’s invasion and occupation of Poland in the autumn of 1939 is widely regarded as the start of World War II. Several of Nazi death camps used in the […]
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International, Jewish HistoryRIO DE JANEIRO—For all of the troubles during the first week and a half of the Summer Olympics, the stadium-shaking potential of the enterprise pounded through the beach volleyball venue on the Copacabana shore in the early hours of Wednesday. Members of the sellout crowd chanted “monster block” and waved their arms in unison while
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International, Sports & Competitions, USARIO DE JANEIRO – He felt it before he ever got to the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night. Maybe it was a couple of days ago. Derek Drouin couldn’t pin down the time exactly. But it was almost an epiphany of sorts for the new Canadian star. He knew something was right. He stopped being
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International, Sports & CompetitionsNo doubt you have noticed the unified messaging strategy between the Democrats and the Legacy Media, wherein GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has already lost the election. It’s an amazing revelation that in mid-August one of the candidates has already been declared a losing loser of – what is it now – 49 of the
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USAHillary Clinton announced that her White House transition team will be led by Ken Salazar — a former lawmaker who left government to become a partner at a major law and lobbying firm. The announcement Tuesday comes as Clinton has campaigned against the so-called “revolving door” that allows politicians to shuttle between public and private
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USA300 Israeli elementary schools to introduce robotics program (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Some 300 elementary schools in Israel will be adding robotics to their curricula for the 2016-2017 school year under a new initiative by the Education Ministry. Students will learn how to code and will receive hands-on experience in operating robots of various
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Travel and FoodBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON, Massachusetts –As yet another indication that the university campus has become “an island of repression in a sea of freedom,” last March a pro-Israel group, Hasbara Fellowships Canada, was barred from participating in a “Social Justice Week” event organized by the Student Association of Durham College and University
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe Egyptian judo team has sent home the judoka who caused controversy by not shaking the hand of his Israeli rival after a loss at the Rio Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Monday. El-Shahabi’s expulsion from the games comes after his controversial decision to refuse Israeli Or Sasson’s hand after losing to
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsSan Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name
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Middle East, Obituaries & memorialsCHESAPEAKE CITY, Md., Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — An official torch from the notorious 1936 Olympics held in Berlin will be offered for sale in Maryland on August 23-24 by Alexander Historical Auctions. The 10 ½” tall steel torch was designed by the firm of Walter E. Lemcke and made by the enormous German war
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International, Jewish History, Sports & CompetitionsPHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton, with a commanding lead in recent Pennsylvania presidential polling, continues to stump in the state as if she is running neck-and-neck with Donald Trump. The Democratic presidential nominee came to West Philadelphia High School Tuesday for a voter registration rally, one day after Vice President Joe Biden took the stage with
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USABratislava (dpa) – A factory in the Czech Republic once used by Oskar Schindler, a business owner whose solidarity with Jews in World War II was the subject of an Oscar-winning film, could be made into a Holocaust memorial, the Novinky.cz news website reported on Monday. The site was bought by the Endowment Fund Memorial
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International, Jewish HistoryIn the final women’s gymnastics event of the Rio Olympics, the floor exercise, Aly Raisman fell just short of gold, although one can hardly blame her. Raisman’s floor routine features the most complex opening tumble in the world, with four separate kinds of flips in a row. It helped her win gold in London in
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