Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — The NYPD is investigating disturbing bomb threats emailed to synagogues throughout the city on Christmas Eve Day, though the messages appear to be a hoax, cops said Sunday. Police described the threat as “not credible” but added, “we will continue to deploy resources to houses of
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Antisemitism
Published by GB News Pope Francis has slammed the Israel-Hamas conflict for drowning out Jesus’ message of peace with its “futile logic of war”. Speaking during his Midnight Mass sermon, the pope offered his solidarity with the people in the Middle East. Addressing 6,500 people inside St Peter’s Basilica, he said: “Our hearts are in
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International
Sandy fostered long-lasting connections to friends around the world such as Jacob Goldberg, who had served as an adviser to Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Barak. That 40-year friendship began when the Lakoffs hosted Goldberg’s lecture at their home on behalf of American Professors for Peace in the Middle East. [Eileen Wingard]
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After four years heading Coastal Roots Farm, first as executive director, and later as the President and CEO of the independent, nonprofit farm, Guerrero can sling around a lot of Hebrew, some of which may be unfamiliar to non-Hebrew speaking American Jews. [Donald H. Harrison]
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Nearly three years after President Joe Biden took office vowing “America is back,” the country’s international image is taking a beating as his administration backs Israel in its war with Hamas. In one step back from the newfound isolation, the United States on Friday, after painstaking negotiations, let through
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USA
Published by Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Mike Nussbaum, acknowledged by the Actor’s Equity union as the oldest professional actor in America and a dynamic and yet steadying influence in Chicago theater for decades, died Saturday at home at the age of 99. He was days short of his 100th birthday. And until his final week,
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“On the same day the elite universities were making what amounted to a declaration of antisemitism, CCU was making a declaration that we stand with the Jewish people and Israel in this time of trial, and that we denounce antisemitism,” said Dr. Donald Sweeting, CCU chancellor. [Press Release]
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Israel, USA
Published by ANI News New York City [US], December 23 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday approved a resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, increased aid to Gaza and the creation of conditions that will allow for a sustainable end to fighting, ending days of closed-door negotiations, CNN
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Israel
It was also a chance for us to thank our representatives for their support of Israel and our Jewish community, and to discuss other ways that support can continue and grow in light of the disturbing threats and wave of hate we are facing at this difficult moment. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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Today, HFLSD offers loans for virtually every path of life, from IVF, Surrogacy and Adoption when starting a family, to helping with Education from preschool through college, to Emergency Loans, to Healthcare loans for both mental and physical ailments, to helping someone bury a loved one. We are there every step of the way! [Graeme Gabriel]
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What is not spoken about, and perhaps not publicized very much, is how universities in the 1970s, in a mad rush to balance their debt, began to take in very large endowments and contributions from the oil-rich Arab and Muslim countries. I know this firsthand. I was a doctoral candidate at Boston University in the ‘70s, earning my PhD in sociology in May 1981. I sat in class with Muslim students, who were mostly from Iran and Saudi Arabia. [Amy Neustein]
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Published by The Kansas City Star Missouri House Democrats on Thursday voted to expel state Rep. Sarah Unsicker from their caucus after she promoted a series of conspiracy theories on social media, posted a photo with an alleged Holocaust denier and made antisemitic comments against one of her opponents. House Democratic leaders, led by Minority
In the annual Winter Solstice Concert, the band, consisting of Strom, his wife Elizabeth Schwartz, Fred Benedetti and Joe McNally, combined traditional music, original compositions, and intelligent anecdotes into a completely entertaining concert. [Robin Dishman]
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Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], December 22 (ANI/TPS): Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on Thursday hosted leaders of different Christian communities ahead of the Christmas holiday. In place of the traditional reception, under the shadow of the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, the President spoke with the leaders of the community about the
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