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2018 saw 1,879 anti- Semitic incidents in U.S.

NEW YORK (Press Release)  — The U.S. Jewish community experienced near-historic levels of anti-Semitism in 2018, including a doubling of anti-Semitic assaults and the single deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history, according to new data from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued today. ADL’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic incidents recorded a total of

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Jewish History, USA

Florida Senate sends anti-Semitism bill to governor

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Press Release) –The Florida Senate unanimously passed an anti-antisemitism bill which was previously passed by the Florida House unanimously.  The bill now moves to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to sign. The new bill defines antisemitism and mandates that discrimination against Jewish people be treated the same as acts of racial discrimination in Florida’s K-20 public

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Jewish History, USA

State allocates $15m to protect groups against hate

SACRAMENTO (Press Release) – The California Legislature observed Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday at the State Capitol and hosted ten Holocaust Survivors who shared their stories on the Assembly floor. The California Legislative Jewish Caucus also held a press conference attended by Governor Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, Assembly

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International, Jewish History, USA

A farewell at Chabad for Lori Kaye, murdered by terrorist

By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – Fifteen people mounted the bima at Chabad of Poway to remember and praise Lori Gilbert Kaye and to sing their appreciation for God and America.  Hundreds more were inside the sanctuary.  And a crowd stretching well down a walkway was outside listening to the story of a woman

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, USA

Chicago inks pact with Peres Peace Center

  CHICAGO (Press release) — The City of Chicago and the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation entered into a memorandum of cooperation on April 15th to foster stronger collaboration, particularly with respect to technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It is the first such international partnership for the Peres Center. “Shimon Peres believed in the transformative

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Pound Ridge, N.Y., marker celebrates Rescuer Halle

He found ways to obtain U.S. visas for persecuted European Jews By Jerry Klinger BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — On April 26, President Donald Trump declared Holocaust Remembrance Week to culminate with Yom HaShoah, May 1-2. Ebie Wood is the president of the historical society of Pound Ridge, New York.  Many months earlier, she and the

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA

Lori didn’t deserve to die! Moment of silence needed!

Editor’s Note:  Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Chabad of Poway, back at his post after surgery attempted to save his index finger, described his experiences when a shooter came into his synagogue on Saturday, which was both Shabbat and the last day of Passover, and killed a dear friend, and wounded three other people, including the

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA

Wounded rabbi pays tribute to slain congregant

To watch the NBC interview click here By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, recuperating from the loss of an index finger in the shooting at his synagogue in Poway, paid tribute from his hospital bed to a congregant who may well be responsible for saving his life. Interviewed by telephone by

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, USA