NEW YORK (Press Release) –The American Jewish Committee announced that Sam Kliger, its director of Russian Jewish community affairs and a top expert on the former Soviet Union, will spend the next several months in Kiev to serve as the global advocacy organization’s representative to the Ukrainian Jewish community, government and civil society. “Sam has the […]
BOSTON (Press Release) — Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman urged Suffolk University Law School graduates to use their legal expertise to recognize injustice and to be courageous enough to speak out against bias in a commencement speech May 17 at the Citi Performing Arts Center-Wang Theatre in Boston’s Theatre District. Foxman asked graduates to
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — Since last summer, 16 U.S. Congressmen have visited Judea and Samaria including two recent visitors, Andy Harris (R-Maryland) and Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) who toured the region with the Yesha Council on a Yes! Israel Mission last week. The two members of the U.S. House of Representatives and their wives visited Gush Etzion,
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Years ago, my elder daughter, graduating this week with an honors Master’s Degree from New York University, found herself once again treated like a vassal while working in the highly-pressurized, grueling environment of the city’s restaurants. Never one to shun hard labor and long hours, she and her
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)–U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) have criticized as far less than deserved the $35 million fine leveled against General Motors for failing to disclose safety defects in the ignition and airbag interface in 2,190,934 vehicles on the roads of the United States. The lack of disclosure
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By Gabriel Rochelle/JNS.org MESILLA, New Mexico — I was in one of those big boxes in another city, waiting for a prescription. After wandering around for a few minutes, I sat down across the aisle from the pharmacy on one of the benches kindly provided by the store. I was wearing my cassock and vest
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in India, with Narendra Modi of Gujarat set to become that country’s next prime minister, is being greeted with interest and curiosity in the United States. The White House said that President Barack Obama called Modi on Friday, May 16, to congratulate him on his
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International, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined several U.S. Senators and Representatives today in urging the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, to bring more fairness to struggling students by establishing clear standards of eligibility for “undue hardship” discharge of federal student loans in bankruptcy. In a letter sent by Congressman Cohen, U.S.
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NEW YORK (Press Release)–Following is a transcript of comments made by U.S. President Barack Obama at dedication ceremonies Thursday, May 15, of a museum dedicated to the memories of victims and honor of first-responders after the 9-11, 2001 terrorist attacks. THE PRESIDENT: Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Cuomo, honored guests, families of the fallen. In those awful
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JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Following is a transcript of comments made by Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in Jerusalem on Friday, May 16, prior to their formal meeting. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: Mr. Secretary, Chuck, welcome to Jerusalem. I’d like to express my deep appreciation and that of the people of
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NEW YORK (Press Release)– On the 60th anniversary of the landmark United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) celebrates the historic breakthrough in May 1954 and everlasting impact of that case and ruling. AJC Executive Director David Harris issued the following statement: “The ‘self-evident’ claim of the
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By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM –In mid-May, Congressmen Andrew P. Harris, M.D. and Ron DeSantis, Republicans from Maryland and Florida, respectively, were in Israel as part of a week-long visit organized by the Yes Israel Missions in conjunction with the YESHA Council, which represents the Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria, and sponsored by the
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Middle East, Toby Klein Greenwald, USABy Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — Yidel Kleinbart, an Orthodox Jew, was rushing to Mt. Sinai hospital from his Brooklyn home. His wife was in labor, and he had little time to spare. The problem was, there was a great deal of traffic en route to Manhattan. The fastest way to Manhattan was via
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NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday, May 16, commended the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) for its response to allegations that a taxicab driver operated his taxicab while brandishing a Nazi armband with a swastika. After receiving complaints from the public, ADL expressed concern to the TLC, which subsequently
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