The Jewish actors: Sam Wanamaker
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Dutch soccer fans sing neo- Nazi song
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (WJC) A Jewish advocacy group in the Netherlands said it would take action against celebrating supporters of the soccer club PSV Eindhoven who sang anti-Semitic songs in a fast-food restaurant last week. The Israel Information Center (CIDI) said it was planning to take legal action against supporters of club who were caught on video chanting “My
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International, Sports & CompetitionsJewish students feel unsafe at Vassar College
SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – At the request of several Jewish students at Vassar College who report feeling unsafe in light of an uptick in numerous anti-Semitic incidents since February, 34 Jewish and civil rights groups today wrote to Vassar College President Catharine Hill urging her to do more to prevent anti-Semitism and protect
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAGener8 Maritime tells First Quarter 2016 results
News of Israel’s friends in the Western Pacific: Marshall Islands NEW YORK, May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Gener8 Maritime, Inc. (NYSE: GNRT) (“Gener8 Maritime” or the “Company”), a leading U.S.-based provider of international seaborne crude oil transportation services, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Highlights Recorded adjusted net
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International, USABill would ban religious tests in immigration
U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) unveiled a bill Wednesday that would ban religious discrimination in the context of immigration. The Freedom of Religion Act of 2016 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with a new section titled “Prohibition on denying admission because of religion,” which stipulates that “notwithstanding any other provision of the immigration
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USAWASP veterans eligible for Arlington inurnment
WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The Senate passed the bipartisan McSally-Davis bill to restore the inurnment rights for Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Arlington National Cemetery. The WASP Arlington Inurnment Restoration (AIR) Act (H.R. 4336) overturns a recent decision by the Secretary of the Army that rescinded inurnment eligibility for WASP pilots. “I’m thrilled to
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USAMiddle East Roundup: May 12, 2016
Netanyahu proposes return of Israeli Independence Day military parades (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday suggested that Israel reinstate the tradition of military parades on the country’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut). Israel held such parades from 1949-1968, and then once more to mark the Jewish state’s 25th independence anniversary in 1973. At a Yom
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Middle EastYom Ha Atz’ Maut brings UN to Broadway
Israel”s Mission to the United Nations held a unique Independence Day celebration Wednesday night, drawing a record number of guests. Taking advantage of the UN”s proximity to New York”s famous Theater District on Broadway, the Israeli delegation invited UN representatives from around the globe for a special Independence Day ceremony, featuring a performance of Fiddler
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International, Middle East, USAJews in GOP express doubt about Trump
Unsure of his character, some may cross lines and vote for Hillary Donald Trump on a TV monitor as he addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee meeting in Washington in March. Photo by Joan Roth Sen. Ted Cruz, left, with NORPAC president Ben Chouake at an April fund-raiser. Photo by Avi Schranz Bergen County
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USANew comedy film mocks French anti- Semitism
Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is to star in a provocative new comedy which parodies deep-rooted anti-Semitism in France, its director said Thursday. “The Jews” — titled “They are everywhere” in French — is being shot by Gainsbourg’s partner, the actor and director Yann Attal, who starred in Steven Spielberg’s film “Munich” about the massacre of Israeli
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIsrael’s challenges on its 68th birthday
By Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks 68 years since Israel’s founding as a modern independent state. For some, Israel’s rebirth after 19 centuries of exile is nothing short of a divine miracle. For others — like me — Israel’s existence is a testament to the hard work of real people against enormous odds. Israel
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Middle EastI-8 Jewish Travel: Jewish physicist developed new pump
-56th in a Series- Exit 23: Lake Jennings Park Road, Lakeside ~ Eddy Pump Corporation, El Cajon By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California – A pumping system estimated to save the U.S. Navy millions of dollars over the equipment’s lifetime was invented by a Jewish surgeon with a PhD in fluid dynamics and a master’s in
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USAThe Jewish actors: Eli Wallach
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Travel and FoodNetanyahu clarifies comments on Cairo embassy attack
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu”s office on Tuesday evening issued a clarification of comments made by the Prime Minister earlier in the day about the 2011 attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo. Speaking at a Foreign Ministry ceremony on the eve of Yom Hazikaron, Netanyahu had claimed that Israel had threatened to send troops to
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