Donald H. Harrison

AJC backs non- Orthodox services at Southern Wall

By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK  — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) strongly urges Knesset passage of a proposed bill permitting egalitarian non-Orthodox prayer services (tefillot) at the southern side of the Kotel (Western Wall). The measure is slated for a vote on Sunday. For decades the Conservative and Reform movements have demanded equal rights at the […]

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Holocaust survivor appeals for Syrian refugees

By Gene Klein THE VILLAGES, Near Orlando, Florida –The journey of a refugee is never forgotten. The sense of danger just behind, of hope just ahead, and of uncertainty ever present is indelible. I vividly remember many things about my Holocaust experience: being forced from my home, my three-day journey in a closed cattle car, and

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Balance sheet: What Iran and U.S. received — or didn’t

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is a pattern emerging on the Iran deal: we got and they got. That’s how it’s supposed to work — something for something — right? Okay. We got: Iranian ballistic missile tests in violation of UN resolutions; Missiles fired near a U.S. aircraft carrier sailing in international waters;

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

UNESCO chief hits Iran’s Holocaust cartoon contest

PARIS, France  (WJC)– World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer on Tuesday praised UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova for issuing a clear condemnation the third edition of a Holocaust cartoon contest held in Iran which features many entries that openly deny the Shoah. Singer had met with Bokova in Paris on Monday. Robert Singer declared: “I thank Director

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Jewish History, Middle East

As peace stalemate continues, Ashkenazi rises

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–We’ve had another round of clamoring about who is responsible for the failure of Israelis and Palestinians to reach an agreement ending their disputes. There are two fronts in the recent verbiage. One consists of accusations by Mahmoud Abbas and Benyamin Netanyahu about one another’s willingness to meet. Another concerns the prospect

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Cerullo’s ‘theme park’ will target Jews for conversion

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — Imagine a resort for evangelicals.  Imagine a theme park like setting encompassing 18 acres a Jewish World Outreach Pavilion, attractions named Wings over Israel, March of Prophecy, and Walk Through the Bible, along with “the Wailing Wall and Plaza” and a training center for evangelist outreach to Jews. This is

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Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Gala will raise funds for special Seacrest Village TV

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– The Women’s Auxiliary of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities will host its 38th Annual Gala, “Silver Screen” on Saturday, February 27th at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla with Esther Fischer and Linda Platt serving as Gala Co-Chairs. Being long-time friends of each other and of Seacrest, the two women are delighted to serve

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