BERLIN (WJC) — German police have arrested a former Nazi medic who served at the Auschwitz death camp on multiple charges of aiding and abetting murder, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The 93-year-old, who was arrested at his home near Neubrandenburg north of Berlin, underwent a medical checkup before he faced a judge and was then […]
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By Susan L. Rosenbluth The Jewish Voice and Opinion ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey — The options for Orthodox-Jewish students looking for colleges outside the New York metropolitan area are greater than they have ever been before, according to an independent educational consultant. “Many schools with historically low numbers of Jews are actively working to recruit more
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Brad Weinreb SAN DIEGO — Masaryk University School of Law is located in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic. I spent two weeks there at the end of last November to teach a seminar course on “The Rights of Crime Victims in the United States.” While the trip afforded experience interacting
Fourth stage of Palestinian terrorist prisoner release may be nixed (JNS.org) Israel may cancel the fourth and final stage of its release of 104 Palestinian terrorist prisoners if Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas refuses to commit to a yearlong extension of the current peace talks, Israel Hayomreported. The fourth stage of the prisoner release is
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International
WASHINGTON, D.C — Three hundred ninety five (395) Members of the House of Representatives wrote President Obama to describe what they believe must be included in any final agreement between the United States and Iran regarding its pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. A key section of the letter read: “Because we believe any agreement
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Middle East, USAAmericans for Peace Now has released a video poking fun at right-wing Israelis. Narrated in Hebrew, with English subtitles, it’s theme is that it is fun (and not completely unprofitable) to be a right winger in Israel today.
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)–Many of the American citizens or permanent residents implicated in the United States last year on terrorism-related charges — ranging from domestic plots and conspiracies to providing material support to terrorists abroad — had something in common, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued Tuesday, March 18.
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International, USA83 U.S. senators sign letter articulating ‘core principles’ for final Iran nuclear deal (JNS.org) A new letter to President Barack Obama signed by 83 of 100 U.S. senators outlines “core principles” that the senators believe must be part of a final deal on Iran’s nuclear program. The senators wrote that any agreement “must dismantle Iran’s nuclear
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InternationalBy Aryeh Savir GOLAN HEIGHTS, Israel (TNS) — Three IDF soldiers were injured Tuesday afternoon, March 18, when a device exploded, hitting a patrol jeep near the Israel-Syria border near Majdal Shams. Moments after the explosion, the soldiers were targeted by gunfire. The wounded soldiers, with light to moderate injuries, were evacuated to a hospital. The
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Middle East
By Alan Craig, PhD SDEROT, Israel — As a frequent visitor to Israel I like to think I know my way around. Heading north through Herzliya or east to Jerusalem is to pass through familiar territory. South of Tel Aviv is another matter entirely. But getting to Sderot from Tel Aviv turns out to be
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Middle East
RIGA (WJC)– Latvia’s Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma sacked a member of her government for attending a pro-Nazi rally in the capital Riga. Environment Minister Einars Cilinskis of the rightist National Alliance participated in the annual march of Waffen-SS veterans and their supporters. About 1,500 people attended the event on Sunday, which has been held in the Latvian capital for nearly two decades. Cilinskis ignored a
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International
By Jonathan Spyer HERZLIYA, Israel –A number of events in recent weeks cast light on the current intersecting lines of conflict in the Middle East. They reflect a region in flux, in which new bonds are being formed, and old ones torn asunder. But amid the confusion, a new topography is emerging. This was the
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Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –In an article published in April 2009, I wrote the following [with added comments]: “Iran couldn’t be more blatant in calling for Israel’s destruction. This it proclaims loud and clear, from many venues, including New York City, home of the United Nations. That Iran also wishes to destroy America
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Middle East, Steve Kramer
CHICAGO, Illinois (Press Release) — The Central Conference of American Rabbis will honor Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D., at the Crown Family Symposium on Rabbinic Leadership on Monday, March 31, 2014, as part of the 125th annual CCAR Convention, in Chicago. The CCAR is the representative organization of nearly 2,000 Reform rabbis, the world’s largest group
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Jewish Religion, USA