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Cantor urged to remember Jewish immigrant ancestors

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) —  Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice launched a petition Monday, March 24, calling on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) to bring immigration reform to a vote. The effort, spearheaded by Bend the Arc, is a collaboration of many of the nation’s leading Jewish organizations. The petition (at www.entrydenied.org) asserts […]

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USA

Reform rabbis to convene in Chicago March 30

CHICAGO (Press Release)–The world’s Reform rabbis will convene in Chicago Sunday, March 30, through Wednesday, April 2, 2014, for the 125th Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). The CCAR is the representative organization of nearly 2,000 Reform rabbis, the world’s largest group of Jewish clergy. Over 570 registrants will gather to consider

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Jewish Religion, USA

Ya’alon flap: Serious breach with U.S. or simply theatre?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Are the emperors wearing any clothes?   We can ask the question about those leading the US, Israel, Palestine, and no doubt several other places. Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon reached the headlines again for what ranking Americans perceived as insulting remarks about the weakness of the United States shown in dealing

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

AMCHA tells legislators about campus anti- semitism

SAN JOSE, California (Press Release)–At the first public hearing, Friday, March 21, of the new California Assembly Select Committee on Campus Climate, AMCHA Initiative in a prepared statement urged members of the Committee to examine campus antisemitism and take the proper steps to ensure Jewish students feel safe and welcome at California’s colleges and universities. “Unfortunately, antisemitism

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

ZOA: Obama praise of Abbas wrong, not warranted

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is deeply concerned and critical of President Barack Obama for praising Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas as “somebody who has consistently renounced violence, has consistently sought a diplomatic and peaceful solution that allows for two states, side by side, in peace and security” (‘Remarks by

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Middle East, USA

Colleges across country offering kosher dining services

By Susan L. Rosenbluth The Jewish Voice and Opinion ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey — The options for Orthodox-Jewish students looking for colleges outside the New York metropolitan area are greater than they have ever been before, according to an independent educational consultant. “Many schools with historically low numbers of Jews are actively working to recruit more

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

ADL: Islamic terrorists spreading hate through Internet

  NEW YORK (Press Release)–Many of the American citizens or permanent residents implicated in the United States last year on terrorism-related charges — ranging from domestic plots and conspiracies to providing material support to terrorists abroad — had something in common, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued Tuesday, March 18.

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International, USA

CCAR to honor HUC-JIR’s Rabbi David Ellenson

CHICAGO, Illinois (Press Release) — The Central Conference of American Rabbis will honor Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D., at the Crown Family Symposium on Rabbinic Leadership on Monday, March 31, 2014, as part of the 125th annual CCAR Convention, in Chicago. The CCAR is the representative organization of nearly 2,000 Reform rabbis, the world’s largest group

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Jewish Religion, USA

Davis, Peters call for more health research funds

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release)-– Democratic Reps. Susan Davis and Scott Peters, along with members of San Diego’s medical research community joined together on Monday, March 17,  to call on Congress to increase federal funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funds critical medical research. Budget cuts threaten this research and San Diego’s economy.

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA