Judaism

Senate salutes Jewish- Americans, honors Shoah survivors in bipartisan resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) announced passage by the Senate of a bipartisan resolution (S. Res. 458 ) recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month and honoring Holocaust survivors for their contributions to the United States of America. The resolution, which was cosponsored by Majority […]

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Jewish History, USA

Holecek heirs accept mom’s award as ‘Righteous’

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

‘Rescue of European Jewry’ recalled outside U.N.

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 History

Many religious sites are a matter of faith, not history

By 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 East

A meditation at Ha Kotel

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

UCLA’s Friedlander among Dan David Prize winners

  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

Elie Wiesel’s boyhood home opened as museum

  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

China’s vice premier recalls Jewish doctor of Shanghai during visit to Israel; honors Dr. Jacob Rosenfeld

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

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

Political corruption manifested in towering eyesore

  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