It’s time the world — and Jews themselves — identify the People of the Book as indigenous people. At least, that’s the opinion of indigenous rights activist Ryan Bellerose of Alberta, Canada. He recently returned from his second trip to the Holy Land where he filmed a video supporting the concept for the Israeli advocacy
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastLondon’s newly elected Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, on Sunday paid respect to the millions of Jews slain in the Holocaust as his first public engagement in office, The Associated Press reported. Khan received a hero’s welcome from London’s Jewish community at the end of the Yom Hashoah ceremony, which brought together thousands from London’s Jewish
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International, Jewish HistoryThe National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau issued a travel advisory against Israelis visiting Tunisia on Monday, ahead of an expected Lag B’Omer festivities to be held May 25-26 in Ghriba, on the island of Djerba. “There is a severe travel warning for Tunisia (high concrete threat),” the Bureau said. “Terrorist elements, especially those affiliated with
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
Most Israeli Jews support increased Jewish pluralism in Israel, and are in favor of the right to freedom of marriage, a survey released on Sunday found. The poll, published by The Jewish People Policy Institute, found that more than 60 percent of Israeli Jews back the legalization of civil marriages in the country. Over 80%
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By Raphael Poch JERUSALEM– Each year over 300,000 people from across the country descend upon the small town of Meron for a yearly pilgrimage on the 33rd day of the Omer, known as the holiday of La’g Ba’omer. The sheer amount of visitors to the town’s holy site, the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai,
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Two years ago my congregation embarked on a grand experiment. Instead of “charging” for synagogue membership we changed to a free will donation system we call T’rumah. T’rumah has been a success, although a qualified success. Many of our members chose to increase or maintain their previous membership gift
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Jewish ReligionAn ancient Spanish town which changed its name from an anti-Semitic name to a pro-Jewish one has come under attack from extremist groups who have daubed signposts and buildings with offensive symbols and messages protesting the switch, The Associated Press reported on Thursday. In late 2015, the ancient Spanish town of Castrillo Matajudios, which translates
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Born after World War II, Mark James knew that he had a dead older brother for whom he was named, but he said he never asked his parents about him because he didn’t want to cause them emotional distress. The older brother’s first name was Marek, and
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International, Jewish History, San Diego CountyDr. Beverley Chalmers’ latest book is not the kind people want to read. Yet, it’s one they should. Titled, “Birth, Sex and Abuse: Women’s Voices Under Nazi Rule,” it is filled from cover to cover with horrifying accounts of countless Jewish and non-Jewish women being raped and brutalized, experimented upon, forced into prostitution or compelled
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International, Jewish HistoryLies against Israel and the Jewish people are running rampant, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned at the official Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony Wednesday night, at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. “Nazi German rule was eliminated 71 years ago, but anti-Semitism and lies did not die with Hitler in that Berlin bunker,” Netanyahu began. “Millions of people
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Jewish History, Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. President Barack Obama issued this statement for Yom HaShoah 2016: Today, on Yom HaShoah, we solemnly remember the six million Jews and the millions of others murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. On this day, we honor the memory of the millions of individuals – the mothers and
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Jewish History, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There hasn’t been Jewish unity since our ancestors began writing some 3,000 years ago. We can guess that Jewish literacy has something to do with Jewish creativity, individual capacity to express oneself freely, tolerance or enthusiasm for dispute, as well as economic success. Roots of self doubt and being disputatious
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Jewish History, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued the following statement on the occasion of Yom HaShoah: Teresa and I join all Americans in observing Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day, we pause to reflect on the irredeemable loss of six million Jews and countless Poles, Roma, LGBT people, Jehovah’s
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International, Jewish History, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — General Aviv Kochavi, currently in charge of the Northern Command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), came to see my wife Fredzia the other day. He was one of some two dozen members of the General Staff, led by the Chief of Staff, who visited Beit Mozes, the old
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