USA

AJC sends Sam Kliger to Kiev; Jewish Policy Center names Scheinmann as director of policy

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 […]

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International, USA

Foxman urges graduates to practice Tikkun Olam

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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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Two U.S. Congress members tour Judea and Samaria

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, USA

India chooses Narendra Modi to be next prime minister

  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, USA

Cohen: More fairness for student loan hardship cases

WASHINGTON, 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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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Obama recalls ‘man in red bandana’ at 9-11 site

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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USA

Netanyahu to Hagel: ‘We must not let the ayatollahs win’

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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Middle East, USA

‘Brown vs. Board’ celebrated 60 years later

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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USA

Two GOP Congress members visit Israel, pledge support

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, USA