A civil rights group has accused President Donald Trump of creating an “incubator of hate” after a Holocaust memorial in Boston was vandalized for the second time in two months on Monday. Police in Boston arrested a 17-year-old male suspect on Monday evening after being told by witnesses that he had thrown a rock and […]
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Jewish History, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We recently had the pleasure of hosting a family of Japanese friends on our balcony. Along with the view, extending 35 miles to the lights of Amman, in contrast with their Tokyo view to the nearby apartment house, we talked at length, as we have done in the past, about
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — “Jews will not replace us!” This was one of the slogans chanted by the Alt-Right in Charlottesville, VA yesterday. A more diverse group gathered in opposition to the blend of Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists at Emancipation Park. (As far as I can tell, the only difference between them
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Eric George Tauber, Jewish History, USATel Aviv (dpa) – The world’s oldest man, Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, died Friday in the Israeli city of Haifa at the age of 113. Kristal’s daughter, Schulamit Kristal, confirmed her father’s passing to dpa, following reports of his death in the newspaper Haaretz. The Guinness Book of Records awarded Kristal the title of world’s
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Jewish History, Middle EastReligious group from Arizona claims DNA testing proves that Igbo tribe are not genetically Jewish, drawing ire By Melanie Lidman Who is a Jew? According to a Jewish messianic group from America, you can find out for only $300 with a private DNA test. And according to this test, the Jewish genetic family does not
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International, Jewish ReligionFor the past 20 years Stolpersteine, or stumbling stones, have peppered the idyllic town of Salzburg, a reminder of the city’s victims. But does anyone notice? By Noah Lederman SALZBURG, Austria — Let the dead trip the people into remembering — that was the committee’s first proposal for how the Stolpersteine plaques should be installed
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International, Jewish HistorySAN DIEGO (Press Release)–This year, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I. In commemoration of that and as part of the program series related to “Celebrate San Diego! The History & Heritage of San Diego’s Jewish Community,” the San Diego History Center will host a public lecture at
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Jewish History, San Diego CountyIt’s been a little over a year since Auschwitz survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel died. He was celebrated around the globe as an activist and a writer, and for his lifelong efforts to keep the world from forgetting the horrors of the Holocaust. But for his only child, Elisha Wiesel, coming to
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Obituaries & memorials, USACHARLOTTE, N.C., August 8, 2017 – Steven Spielberg’s 1993 epic historical drama “Schindler’s List” was a powerful account of the efforts of German businessman Oskar Schindler to save the lives of Jews interred at Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland. Like Schindler, there was another similar list created by a man with a more recognizable last
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International, Jewish HistoryKeith Urban It didn’t take very long for the Nashville community and its stars to come together following the death of country legend Glen Campbell. The “Rhinestone Cowboy,” who passed away on August 8 after a long and public battle with Alzheimer’s disease, inspired many people throughout his television and musical career. RELATED: Keith Urban
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorialsBest known for shaming Berlin memorial goers with ‘YOLOCAUST,’ Shahak Shapira stages protest over social media giant’s failure to delete offensive messages By Times of Israel staff An Israeli-German artist best known for his “ YOLOCAUST” project, which combined selfies taken at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial with images of concentration camp victims, released a video Monday
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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsLOS ANGELES — I witnessed up close the ravaging effect that Alzheimer’s disease was having on Glen Campbell in the later years of his life. This was in 2011, when I interviewed him at his Malibu home shortly after he’d gone public with his diagnosis. At that point, although his short-term memory was failing rapidly,
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Science, Medicine, & EducationGlen Campbell The country music industry is reacting with grief to the August 8 passing of icon Glen Campbell at age 81 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. His impact on the music world has been massive since he scored his first hits in the late ’60s. We’ll never forget his masterful guitar work
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, USAReason to Believe: Rational Explanations of Orthodox Jewish Faith by Chaim Jachter, Menorah Books, New Milford, CT, © 2017,ISBN 978-1-940516-71-4, p. 234 plus appendices, $24.95 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – If believing is having faith in the evidence, then one might suspect that religion and reason share no common ground, but this is not the
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