What did Ben Carson really say about guns and the Holocaust? By Abraham H. Miller/JNS.org The explosive controversy over Ben Carson’s remarks about Jews and guns illustrates a new low in media spin. Carson is a Republican presidential nomination frontrunner, and the legacy press needs to undermine his credibility. Therefore, the controversy is not remotely
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Jewish History, USAHolocaust film nominated for an Irish Oscar By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, TAIWAN — A Holocaust documentary produced by Gerry Gregg for Irish TV and titled Close to Evil has been nominated for the Irish Film and Television Academy(IFTA) awards, dubbed the ”Irish Oscars” in Dublin, and the awards ceremony is set to take place on October 22, according to
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UCSD announces Holocaust Living History Workshop schedule LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — For the eighth consecutive year, the University of California, San Diego Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLWH) will host a series of educational events to broaden understanding of the past, foster tolerance, and preserve the memory of victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
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Jewish HistoryJewish Identity: The Challenge of Peoplehood Today by Ruth Shamir Popkin, Gefen Publishing House, Jerusalem; ISBN 978-965-229-671-9 ©2015, $24.95, p. 272, plus Notes, Sources, and Index (also available in Kindle) By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — From the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt in the second century to 1948 and the establishing of the State
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish History, Jewish ReligionParis Mayor Pledges Fight Against Anti-Semitism NEW YORK (Press Release)– Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has signed on to Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism, an AJC initiative calling on municipal leaders across Europe to publicly address and take concrete actions against rising anti-Semitism. “The City has a responsibility to fight anti-Semitism, otherwise it will develop in the
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USAMADRID (JNS.org) Spain’s government has officially granted citizenship to 4,302 Sephardic Jews as part of a new law granting citizenship to the descendants of Jews who were exiled during the Spanish Inquisition. According to Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala, the naturalizations were approved a day after the new citizenship law took effect, the Associated
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International, Jewish HistoryAJC salutes 25th anniversary of German reunification NEW YORK (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the 25th anniversary of German unification on October 3. To mark the occasion, AJC Executive Director David Harris issued the following statement: “We remember as if it were yesterday the remarkable events of 1989 when the Berlin Wall
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A Role for Tikkun Olam in Business By Daniel Lubetzky NEW YORK — In this day and age, doing well and doing good are not mutually exclusive. Although the concept of tikkun olam is rooted in Jewish texts and traditions, its importance and application transcend the Jewish community and can be applied to achieve change in the
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Dachau’s makeover: ex-Nazi death camp houses refugees amid Europe’s crisis (JNS.org) A portion of the former Nazi concentration camp Dachau is being used to house dozens of refugees, the German town’s mayor says. The concentration camp, which bears the infamous inscription “Arbeit Macht Frei”—“Work Will Set You Free”—has seen its former herb garden turned into
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International, Jewish History(JNS.org) German authorities have charged a 91-year-old woman for her role in the murder of 260,000 Jews in the Auschwitz death camp during the Holocaust. The woman, who has not been identified, served in the Nazi SS and worked as a radio operator for the camp’s commandant in 1944. Prosecutors plan to charge her as
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — On 9/11 we recalled the horrors of that day when mass terror struck America. In less than a week, the US Congress will vote on the important Iran nuclear deal. A few days ago, I recalled another significant date – September 7. Not many people remembered what happened on that date.
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW) –Goldie Morgentaler, who was the subject of a feature story in San Diego Jewish World as well as a chapter in Donald H. Harrison’s recent book Schlepping Through The American West: There Is A Jewish Story Everywhere, will be retelling the stories of her mother, Chava Rosenfarb, a well-known Yiddish writer, as
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By Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO — “I’m sorry…I’m sorry…I’m sorry.” These words still ring in my heart. As a schoolboy about ten years of age on my way to afternoon Hebrew school, on the other side of the street I saw a young Chassidic boy, about my age, getting pushed to the ground by two
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Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Steve Kramer SUSIYA, Israel — The non-governmental organization (NGO) Regavim* concentrates on preserving Israel’s land on both sides of the 1949 Armistice Line. Along with that, Regavim schedules tours throughout the Land of Israel to acquaint Israelis and tourists with our historical homeland. We went on such a tour recently, to Susiya, located in the
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