USA

‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ depicts the conflict’s emotions

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Wrestling Jerusalem is a rather incredible one-man show, now filmed, in which writer and actor Aaron Davidman, in some 22 vignettes over 93 minutes, portrays the complexities, hardened positions, anger, sadness, frustration, fervor, poignancy, and, eventually, hope that characterize Israelis and Palestinians in the seemingly never-ending dispute.  Because […]

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Roskam calls for special anti- Semitism envoy

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Representative Peter Roskam (R-IL), co-Chair of the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating anti-Semitism, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo encouraging him to ensure the State Department is fully capable of combating rising anti-Semitism and to swiftly fill the position of Special Envoy to Monitor Combating anti-Semitism. The Special

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International, USA

COP condemns UNHRC call for Gaza probe

NEW YORK (Press Release)   Stephen M. Greenberg, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) on Friday condemned the resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) which calls for an international commission of inquiry to investigate Israel’s response to the weeks long violent siege

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International, Middle East, USA

Republican Jewish Coalition denounces candidate’s anti- Semitism; Robo- calls target Dianne Feinstein

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)  — The Republican Jewish Coalition today responded to news reports about anti-Semitic robo-calls in California targeting Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is running for Senate for the sixth time this year. The statement from RJC said: Anti-Semitism is an abhorrent ideology that has no place in the American political arena. The Republican

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USA

Jewish Museum of Maryland to open Houdini exhibit

BALTIMORE, Maryland (Press Release) — On June 24, the Jewish Museum of Maryland (JMM), in Baltimore, will open Inescapable: The Life and Legacy of Harry Houdini, an original exhibit exploring the life and legacy of the world’s most famous magician. Featuring dozens of artifacts, photos and archival records, many on loan from public and private collections,

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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

$400 million donors honored at Israel’s U.S. Embassy

  WASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release)– At the Israel Embassy event Monday night in Washington D.C. marking Israel’s 70th Independence Day, American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) donors, Howard and Lottie Marcus, were posthumously honored among the top 10 of 70 Americans who have made a uniquely valuable contribution to Israel and its alliance

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Four universities where Jewish students are at risk

SANTA CRUZ,  California (Press Release) – Students at Columbia University, New York University, Syracuse University and University of California Irvine are deploying a repeated and deliberate strategy to create a hostile climate for Jewish and Zionist students and, in turn, suppress any and all pro-Israel expression on campus. Today, more than 60 education and civil rights organizations

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Embassy move affirms nation that prefers life over death

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Erich Fromm wondered: How can we account for humankind’s capacity for cruelty and violence? Fromm, like the ethologist Konrad Lorenz, believed that violence is something we share with the animal world—especially when it comes to directing our anger against members of our own species. On the

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USA

State Dept. protests Yemen’s treatment of Baha’i

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release) — The U.S. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert issued the following statement on Monday, May 14. The United States is deeply concerned by the harassment and detention of Baha’is by the Houthis in Sana’a, Yemen. The Houthis have targeted the Baha’i community in inflammatory speech along with a wave of detentions,

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Middle East, USA