By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Interfaith humor is not so much ribald as it is refreshing and inclusive, inviting people of different faiths to smile or chuckle in a friendly way across the aisles that often separate them. President Obama kept it short and sweet recently in speaking to Christian faith leaders at […]
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Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Robert Gluck/JNS.org Carl Sagan fans old and new have been gazing at their televisions in awe as host Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson’s resurrection of the science epic “Cosmos” takes them on a journey from the Big Bang, to microscopic one-celled organisms, to the ascent of man, to beyond the stars and planets. The
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Science, Medicine, & Education
By Rafael Medoff/JNS.org WASHINGTON, D..C. — “We didn’t know you couldn’t organize a mass rally in four days, and sometimes if you don’t know, then you just plunge ahead—and you do it.” So says Glenn Richter, one of the organizers of the rally in New York City, 50 years ago on May 1, which
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International, Jewish History, USA
By Moran Stern/JNS.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — As both Haredi political parties in Israel—United Torah Judaism and Shas—are currently in the opposition, the Jewish Home party is the only representative of religion in the governing coalition. To address its multifaceted objectives, the party engages in several fronts that often come into conflict with one another.
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israeli politics is straining under the pressure of the US, and those led by the US to keep conversations with the Palestinians going, and the counter pressure from coalition members who are tired of the charade, and resist paying the price of prisoner releases. The potential for this conflict has
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California –Wendover, Berkshire, seems a patch of Heaven for Jane Stirling (Rosina Reynolds), a widow in her early sixties, where gardening gratifies her soul, and an upcoming facelift to the cozy house will give it the desired breath of new life. Stirling has lived in the home her entire life
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Travel and FoodBy Ben Cohen/JNS.org When you look at the image of Frazier Glenn Cross, AKA Glenn Miller, the accused shooter alleged to have cold-bloodedly murdered three Christians in an eve-of-Passover spree at two Jewish community buildings in Overland Park, Kan., what do you see? I’ll tell you what I see. The dead-eyed stare, the pasty, blotched skin and
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USA
By Alex Traiman/JNS.org Millions of Christians will celebrate this Easter Sunday under threat throughout the Middle East. In recent years, Christians living in countries such as Syria, Egypt, and Iraq have suffered extreme persecution, with churches destroyed in violent acts of terror (sometimes during prayer services) and hundreds of thousands killed. Many other Christians have
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Middle EastBy Moshe Phillips and Binyomin Korn PHILADELPHIA — The Brandeis University administration professes to be deeply concerned about the rights of black Africans. In the 1980s, it divested its holdings in companies that did business with the South African apartheid regime. In 2000, it invited Bishop Desmond Tutu to give its commencement address, despite Tutu’s
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The shakeup at Manischewitz continues. To maximize profits, its new owner, a subsidiary of Bane Capital, has decided to produce Yom Kippur foods targeted at Jews who eat on the Day of Atonement. The company is still debating whether this line of products will be called Half Fast or Not So
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
NEW YORK (Press Release) — In light of the civil unrest and escalating violence in Ukraine, New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) is calling for the immediate expansion of the Lautenberg Amendment. The amendment, named for the late U.S. Senator, Frank Lautenberg, has for many years been a pathway to freedom for Jews and other religious minorities
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International, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) — AJC praised Thai authorities for preventing a terror attack by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah on Israelis visiting the country. “Global terror requires global vigilance,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris on Friday, April 18. “Thailand is a country that has recognized the threat and continues to cooperate with other like-minded nations in
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Travel and FoodHezbollah terror plot against Israeli tourists in Bangkok foiled (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The investigation into two alleged Hezbollah terrorists arrested in Thailand recently was progressing swiftly, the Bangkok Post reported Thursday, as one of the suspects reportedly admitted to a planned attack on Israeli tourists in Bangkok’s popular Khao San Road tourist hub. There
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International
KITWE, Zambia (WJC) — The Copperbelt University School of Medicine in Zambia has received a 1 million USD donation from the Council of Zambian Jewry, an affiliate of the African Jewish Congress. The donation is to be used for the development of the medical campus, which opened doors in 2011. The school is currently based at theNdola Central
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education