International

JDC ‘Working Around the Clock’ for ‘Ukraine’s Neediest Jews’ Amid Crisis

NEW YORK (Press Release) — In response to the invasion of Ukraine, JDC has launched an emergency campaign to respond to spiking humanitarian needs among the nearly 40,000 poor Jews it supports in 1,000 locations around the country. JDC is already providing extra essentials like food and medicine to its clients and has activated its […]

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International, USA

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs Condemns Russia’s ‘Unjustified Attack’ on Ukraine

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53), who is Jewish and whose district is in San Diego County, on Thursday released the following statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine:   “I condemn President Putin’s unjustified attack on Ukraine that will have devastating and deadly consequences for the Ukrainian people and widespread

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International, San Diego County, USA

Russia Denounces Israel’s Sovereignty in Golan Heights After Jerusalem Backs Ukraine

By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) Russia denounced Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, hours before it launched its invasion of Ukraine. “We are concerned over Tel Aviv’s announced plans for expanding settlement activity in the occupied Golan Heights, which directly contradicts the provisions of the 1949

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International, Middle East, USA

American Friends of The Hebrew University Appoints Hadassah Development Executive Joshua W. Rednik as CEO

(JNS Wire) Veteran nonprofit and former Hadassah development executive Joshua W. Rednik has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU). The national organization is based in New York City, and has seven regional offices around the country. Rednik succeeds longtime CEO Beth A. McCoy, who served AFHU for

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Why Did the Jewish Federations’ Umbrella Ease Up on Gun-Safety Laws?

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — On the same day, a Jewish candidate for mayor was assaulted by a gun-toting intruder in his office in Louisville, Ky., and the Jewish Federations’ umbrella organization altered its priority list by removing advocacy for gun-violence prevention. Fortunately, Craig Greenberg survived an incident on Monday, Feb. 21, when the

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

Kyiv’s Jewish Community Watches With Apprehension as Russia Attacks Ukraine

By Israel Kasnett (JNS) Chief Rabbi of Kyiv Jonathan Markovitch and his wife Inna are hoping for the best as Russian forces bombard Ukrainian cities. Hunkered down in Kyiv, where they run the Kyiv Jewish Center, the Markovitchs said they decided to stay in the city “because we have a flourishing community of 2,500 here

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International

Video Provides Rare Glimpse Into Hezbollah’s Entrenchment in Southern Syria

By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) Early on Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Army reported that the Israel Defense Forces fired a number of surface-to-surface missiles from the Golan Heights at military positions in Syria’s Quneitra region. There were no reports of injuries, but damage reports surfaced following the attack, which reportedly occurred at around 12:30 a.m. The

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Middle East

How Close is Iran to Being Able to Build a Nuclear Bomb?

Published by Reuters By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are in the home straight, delegates say, though some important issues remain unresolved and it is still unclear whether an agreement will be clinched. Since then-President Donald Trump pulled the United States out

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Middle East

Israel’s First Ethiopian Rabbi Speaks to Us

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Rabbi Dr. Sharon Zewde Shalom, the author of the very thoughtful book Dialogues of Love and Fear, is without doubt what the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks wrote about him, “a shining light of not only Ethiopian Jewry but of the Jewish people as a whole.”

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Middle East