USA

ADL protests Saudi denial of Wilner’s press credentials; AJC wants Obama to ask kingdom to stop teaching hate

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, March 26,  voiced deep concern over Saudi Arabia’s denial of a request from the Obama Administration for a visa to be issued to Michael Wilner, an American reporter for The Jerusalem Post accredited to the White House, so he could accompany the president on his […]

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Middle East, USA

AEPi a fraternity and Jewish advocacy group

  By Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org Wild booze-filled nights, toga parties, and even hazing. Those are the popular culture images that come to mind when thinking of fraternities and sororities, especially for those who are not personally exposed to Greek life on American campuses. But the Jewish college fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) wants to dispel

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israeli technology helps secure Statue of Liberty

By Anav Silverman MODI’IN, ISRAEL – An Israeli company was chosen to be part of a nine-member team of technology vendors in a digital security system project for the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York Harbor. Assembled by Total Recall Corporation, a video-centric security technology provider specializing in surveillance solutions, the company put

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Middle East, USA

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