Judaism

100 years on, international conferences debate Jewish role in Russian Revolution

By Julie Masis It is now 100 years since the revolution that brought down the Russian Tsar Nicholas II. For Jews, the fall of Tsarist Russia meant a new relative freedom: the end to the Pale of Settlement, which had prevented Jews from living in big cities, and the abolition of all other anti-Semitic laws, […]

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International, Jewish History

French priest who uncovered Nazi killing sites awarded Lantos rights prize

By Eric Cortellessa WASHINGTON — A French priest whose work has uncovered millions of previously unknown victims of the Nazi genocide was awarded the Lantos Foundation’s Human Rights Prize on Thursday morning, named for the Holocaust survivor and longtime California congressman. Father Patrick Desbois, a Roman Catholic clergyman who teaches at Georgetown University’s Program for

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International, Jewish History, USA

Fats Domino, Rock And Roll Legend, Dies Aged 89

Fats Domino, who pioneered the rock ‘n’ roll sound of the 1950s and 60s, and the voice behind enduring hits like “Ain’t That a Shame” and “Blueberry Hill,” died Wednesday at the age of 89 years at his daughter’s New Orleans home, according to Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish Medical Examiner’s office

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials

Arab to finally receive Israeli honor as Holocaust hero

The first Arab recognised by Israel’s Holocaust memorial as a hero for risking his life to save Jews during World War II will finally be presented with the honour after a four-year delay. Egyptian doctor Mohammed Helmy will be presented posthumously with the “Righteous Among the Nations” medal and certificate at a ceremony on Thursday

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

Truus Wijsmuller saved thousands of Jews in WWII. Why has no one heard of her?

By Renee Ghert-Zand Every time one of Arthur Adler’s grandchildren had a bar or bat mitzvah, he brought along the Bible he received at his own bar mitzvah at Amsterdam’s Spanish Portuguese Synagogue in March 1939. Adler’s bar mitzah was not arranged by his parents, but instead by a non-Jewish Dutch woman named Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer

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International, Jewish History

Egypt reaffirms commitment to Alexandria synagogue

Egypt”s Ministry of Antiquities reaffirmed on Monday that the Egyptian government has allocated EGP 100 million (more than $5 million) toward the restoration of the ancient synagogue in Alexandria. Yasmin El-Shazly, the General Supervisor of the Department of International Organizations for Cultural and the International Cooperation, also denied reports that the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue has

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Filmmaker: Jews killed in Holocaust because they didn’t blend in

[twittervideo:2034193] An American filmmaker is under fire for comments she made in a television interview regarding the role Jewish tradition played in the Holocaust. Heidi Ewing, a documentary director best known for the Academy Award-nominated Jesus Camp and Freakonomics, was interviewed by Charlie Rose last Thursday, discussing among other, things her latest film, One of

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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Cherina Eisenberg returns to San Diego as a rabbi

SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– The recently ordained Jewish Renewal Rabbi, Cherina Eisenberg, will be speaking at Tifereth Israel Synagogue on Thursday evening, Noverber 2. Her topic will be, “B’tzelem Elohim: Seeing the Devine In Our Faces.” This free program is open to all the women of the community. On Saturday morning, November 4, Rabbi Eisenberg will 

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Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Thousands of Hungarian Holocaust victims identified

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Thursday, Oct. 26, Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, will hold a joint event marking the conclusion of a decade-long project collecting names of Holocaust victims from Greater Hungary with the French Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah (Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah). This major project

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International, Jewish History, Middle East