Jewish History

Books tell of Germany’s destroyed synagogues

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel (TNA)–I literally trembled with emotion when I held the two volumes ofPogrom Night 1938: A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany. Together they comprise over seven hundred pages which are packed with information about the more than one thousand synagogues and prayer rooms that existed in pre-WWII Germany […]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History

The year that ancient civilization collapsed

1177 B.C., the Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ; ISBN 978-0-691-14089-6 ©2014, $29.95, p. 176, plus Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, and Index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, Calilfornia — The Late Bronze Age is prominent for its unprecedented financial, political, and social interconnectedness, along with the generation of great wealth

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Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish History

ZOA: Israel and U.S. should enact legislation to protect Mt. of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem from desecration

NEW YORK (Press Release)-  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has congratulated U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-New York) for the successful passage of her Protect Cemeteries Act (H.R. 4028) in the House of Representatives. If Meng’s bill is next approved by the Senate (S. 2466) and signed by the President, the International Religious Freedom Act

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Hatred of Jews is basis of Middle East conflict

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON–The disheartening, though not entirely surprising, breakdown of talks between Israel and the Palestinians marked yet another failure by the two sides to come closer to an agreement that would usher the way for a Palestinian state. Yet, no sooner had the talks collapsed than blame was being assigned by

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Jewish History, Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts

San Diego teacher returns from pioneer’s hometown in Germany; school exchange celebrates Louis Rose

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—At a student assembly in the Grundschule (Elementary School) of Neuhaus an der Oste, Germany, the town’s Mayor Georg Martens proudly received a copy of a proclamation signed by San Diego’s Mayor Kevin Faulconer celebrating the “sister” relationship between the school which Martens was visiting and the Cabrillo Elementary School

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Australia turns away bishop who denies Holocaust

CANBERRA, Australia (WJC)–Australian authorities have barred a Holocaust-denying Catholic bishop from entering the country. Bishop Richard Williamson was scheduled to speak in rural Australia later this month but his visa was revoked this week, the ‘Australian Jewish News’ reported. The Jewish newspaper said it had contacted the Department of Immigration last week to alert them

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International, Jewish History

EJC announces lawsuit against Le Pen for ‘oven’ remark

PARIS (WJC) –The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has announced that it will file a lawsuit in a Paris court against Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder and long-time leader of the far-right French National Front, after anti-Semitic remarks by Le Pen about Jewish singer Patrick Bruel which caused outrage.  LePen said, “We will do a full

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International, Jewish History

Peruvian honored as ‘Righteous Among The Nations’

JERUSALEM (WJC) — Peru’s consul in Geneva during World War II, José María Barreto, became the first Peruvian on Thursday to be named by Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial institution, as Righteous Among the Nations, for helping to save Jews from the Holocaust. By 1938, the government of Peru had given instructions to all of

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International, Jewish History

Spanish citizenship bill for Sephardic Jews advances

(JNS.org) The Spanish government has taken another step in approving legislation aimed at granting citizenship to Sephardic Jews who were expelled nearly 500 years ago during the Spanish Inquisition. Spain’s Council of Ministers approved the draft legislation on Friday, June 6, which set forth the criteria for citizenship, the Spanish daily El Pais reported. The

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International, Jewish History

Silent moment urged for Iran- Argentina soccer match

NEW YORK (WJC)–The Latin American branch of the World Jewish Congress is urging the international soccer governing body FIFA to keep one minute’s silence in honor of the victims of the AMIA terrorist attack before the match between Argentina and Iran at the World Cup in Brazil. In a letter sent to FIFA President Joseph

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Sports & Competitions