From October 6 to October 7—a documentary chronicling the life of Major General (Res.) Doron Almog, Chairman of the Executive at The Jewish Agency for Israel—made its international premiere Feb. 15 during the 37th Israel Film Festival in Beverly Hills. (Press Release)
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While the previous episodes laid the groundwork of shared trauma and early 20th-century labor solidarity, Episode 3 dives headlong into the 1960s—the decade where the “interwoven” threads of these two communities were pulled to their absolute tension and breaking point. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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This week’s parsha, Terumah, opens with one of the Torah’s most profound invitations: “Let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8). [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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In total, one-third (34%) of all Jewish college and university students say they have avoided displaying their Jewish identity due to fear of antisemitism. [Press Release]
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What’s the difference between annexation and sovereignty? Annexing implies something is being taken from an established territory belonging to someone else. Sovereignty means extending authority over a region. [Steve Kramer]
The video and exhibition share one family’s experiences during the Holocaust from the perspective of Daniel, a fictional boy, growing up in Nazi Germany. Daniel’s character represents the real experiences of millions of actual Jewish children during the Holocaust. The exhibition and video are based on actual diaries of Jewish children in Nazi Germany. [Press Release]
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“With antisemitism already at historic levels globally, Tehran is funding a massive media propaganda operation that is priming the pump for spreading antisemitism and hate against Israel and Jews the world over.” [Press Release]
Iran steps up antisemitic propaganda in Latin America Read More »
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Hans Morgenthau (February 17, 1904 – July 19, 1980) was a German-American jurist and political scientist who was one of the major 20th-century figures in the study of international relations. [Wikipedia]
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Selman decided to leave Russia forever and move to the United States to live with his mother’s sisters. On November 2, 1910, he arrived in Philadelphia. In September 1911, Waksman became a student at the New Jersey State College of Agriculture at Rutgers University, from which he graduated in 1915 with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural science. Starting his research there in soil microbiology, he received his master’s degree in 1916, along with US citizenship. [Alex Gordon]
Jewish biography: Selman Waksman – The great healer Read More »
Alex Gordon, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined ContributorsFor years, hand-wringing over a looming “rabbinic shortage” has dominated communal discourse. However, the Atra study meticulously dismantles this narrative. The issue isn’t a lack of individuals called to service, but a profound mismatch between supply and specific demands. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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With antisemitism and anti-Zionism rising on campus, our Visiting Israeli Professors and Modern Israel Studies classes are doing something vital: providing academic truth. They give students the tools and the context to look past the social media noise and actually engage with the modern state of Israel. [Murray Galinson San Diego Israeli Initiative]
A record-breaking term: Over 350 students enrolled in Israel studies classes Read More »
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Lobell notes that Judaism did not ask her to believe first, but to learn, to question, and to practice. Where Catholicism had been imposed, Judaism was discovered. Where faith once felt compulsory, it now felt invitational. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Young woman atheist describes her conversion to Orthodox Judaism Read More »
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What I am really looking for are the signs that what we created was not simply an experience, but an invitation, an invitation into something far more aspirational: a genuine sense of belonging. [Betzy Lynch]
Join historian Marc Dollinger for a live conversation on his groundbreaking book “Black Power Jewish Politics”, with an afterword by Ilana Kaufman, the CEO of Jews of Color Initiative. Susannah Heschel, a preeminent scholar and the daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (z’’l), also joins the conversation. [Barrett Holman Leak]