FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (Press Release) – The late Dr. Maria Holecek was presented the award and title of “Righteous Among the Nations” in a ceremony hosted at the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus (www.holocaustcenter.org) in Farmington Hills, Mich. on May 18. “Righteous Among the Nations” is presented by the State of Israel to honor […]
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Jewish History, USA
By Sam Litvin SAN DIEGO–I’m home, far from the weary roads of travels. But as I listen to the new CD by Damike and Bete-Avraham, the beats transport me far away, far off to Africa more than a year ago.. I remember how on the flight over there, the plane broke through the thick,
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International, Jewish Religion, Sam Litvin, Travel and Food
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Local Jewish veterans of the Soviet Red Army, representatives of the Israeli government, and Jewish community dignitaries convened at the United Nations on Wednesday, May 21, to usher in a new Jewish holiday celebrating the rescue of European Jewry in 1945. Israel’s UN Ambassador Ron Prosor; Deputy Minister of Internal
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Those tempted to think that Judaism is the most spiritual of the three religions that developed from Abraham should think again. True, Judaism does not have a man-god with lots of paintings and statues at its center, and it does not seek to conquer the world in order to advanced
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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy David Brin ENCINITAS, California — A lot of efforts have been made to appraise the Bible in terms of science and vice versa. For example, I’ve had fun showing (to a conference of transhumanists, no less!) that the Book of Genesis clearly states we were meant to be scientists and co-creators and that “nothing
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Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education
JERUSALEM (Press Release)- “I couldn’t move”, “It was like magic” and “you must do it” were some the responses of the ten randomly selected strangers who participated in a guided meditation intended to connect them more deeply to the Western Wall. (Ha Kotel). In a seven minute video detailing the process, we can see French, Italian, American
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In a grand ceremony on May 18, during Tel Aviv University’s 2014 Board of Governors annual meeting, prestigious Dan David Prizes were awarded to seven scientists and intellectuals before an audience of prominent political, business, philanthropic, and academic figures from around the world. Among this years’ laureates were Prof. Saul
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
LONDON (WJC) — Sir Nicholas Winton, a Briton who at the outbreak of World War II organized mass evacuations of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and saved them from being deported to the death camps, has turned 105. Czech President Milos Zeman announced that he would award Winton with the highest Czech state decoration. Zeman said
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International, Jewish History
SIGHET, Romania (Press Release)– The first public Holocaust education center in Romania opened Sunday, May 18, in the pre-war childhood home of Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, with special events in his hometown of Sighet. The “Holocaust Cellar” became a new feature of the existing Holocaust museum, in the old Jewish Ghetto of Sighet in Maramures
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International, Jewish History
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday morning (19 May 2014), in his Jerusalem office, with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong. Following are their remarks: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: I’m very pleased to welcome Vice Premier of China, Liu Yandong, to Jerusalem. Madam Liu, it’s a pleasure to see you here
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM–Over and above the scandal and shenanigans surrounding the prosecution, trial and eventual conviction for accepting bribes and betraying the voters’ trust by the erstwhile mayor of Jerusalem and former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his associates is the very material existence of the building that lies at the heart of
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History, Middle East
By Gabriel Rochelle/JNS.org MESILLA, New Mexico — I was in one of those big boxes in another city, waiting for a prescription. After wandering around for a few minutes, I sat down across the aisle from the pharmacy on one of the benches kindly provided by the store. I was wearing my cassock and vest
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Jewish Religion, USABy Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — Yidel Kleinbart, an Orthodox Jew, was rushing to Mt. Sinai hospital from his Brooklyn home. His wife was in labor, and he had little time to spare. The problem was, there was a great deal of traffic en route to Manhattan. The fastest way to Manhattan was via
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Jewish Religion, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird told the AJC Global Forum that his nation favors a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,“ but “there can be no constructive discussion with anyone wedded to Israel’s destruction. There can be no bargaining over Israel’s existence.” Addressing the Global Forum closing plenary session, Baird
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East