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AUSCHWITZ, Poland (WJC)–The iron sign bearing the infamous Nazi slogan “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work sets you free”) that spanned the main entrance to the former Auschwitz death camp was stolen in the early hours of Friday, Polish police said. The sign was removed by being unscrewed on one side and pulled off on the other, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Senate’s healthcare debate is moving toward landmark legislation that could protect Medicare for the future and eliminate problematic insurance practices while expanding coverage to millions. Consequently, B’nai B’rith International urges senators to consider long-term needs and include provisions from the Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act in the final

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, joined with Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison and Senators Byron L. Dorgan, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, and Jim DeMint, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on

LONDON (WJC)–The UK’s Supreme Court has found a Jewish school guilty of racial discrimination for refusing places to students it does not consider to be Jewish according to the principles established by Britain’s chief rabbi. Nine justices ruled by a small majority that the renowned Jewish Free School (JFS) in London had breached race relations

BUDAPEST (WJC)–The Hungarian Supreme Court has upheld a ban against the controversial paramilitary Hungarian Guard that is linked to the extreme-right Jobbik party. “Through its activities, the group has overstepped the boundaries of freedom of expression,” the court said in its decision. “We acknowledge, but do not accept the verdict,” said Jobbik leader Gabor Vona,

By David Amos SAN DIEGO–Let’s talk about interpretation. What makes us like one performance and dislike another? Many factors come into play, but let me share a few ideas which you may not have considered before. Interpretation is the way a piece of music is played. There are many variations as to what is “right”

Danny Ayalon, “An Open Letter to the Arab World” in Asharq Al-Awsat (forwarded by Jack Forman of San Diego) Theodore Bikel, “Chanukah Song” video on You Tube (forwarded by Phyllis Kahn) Jake Coyle, “Once an underdog, Reitman now an Oscar favorite,” in San Diego Union-Tribune Rabbi Ben Kamin “For Christmas, we’d like Jerusalem, no returns

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the government of Austria have agreed to continue and expand a program that provides Austrian law enforcement professionals with anti-bias training on hate crimes, victim assistance and community policing. Under the new three-year contract, the League’s Austrian law enforcement trainings will commence in January 2010 and continue

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–The following statement was issued by the U.S. State Department: Delegations of the United States and Israel discussed the status of the U.S. and Israeli economies, the progress of Israel’s economic reforms, and ways to enhance high-tech cooperation during the U.S.-Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) 2009 Mid-Year Review, held Tuesay in Jerusalem.

WASHINGTON, DC  (Press Release)– Rep. Jim Moran (Democrat,Virginia) on MOnday introduced bipartisan legislation that would clarify current sanctions law to provide the Iranian people access to information and the ability to communicate both internally and with the outside world in an effort to undermine censorship and monitoring efforts by the Iranian government.  When it authored

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA– So, a religious group for aspiring attorneys claims the right to discriminate. A law school refuses to accept the organization if it will not accept gays and other so-called heathens. The victims of this group’s discriminatory policies are unlikely to seek membership in this organization. There is a joke in

Judy Lash Balint provides us with a link to her story about a Jewish bride and a father who were arrested for seemingly praying on the Temple Mount. Ulla Hadar, our Shaar Hanegev bureau chief, spotted this piece on Yahoo.com about how peaceful life has become in the wake of Operation Cast Lead on  Nahal

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday condemned the desecration of two menorahs in Suffolk County over the weekend, the latest in a series of menorah vandalisms on Long Island in recent weeks. According to authorities, a menorah at the entrance of Raynor Beach County Park in Ronkonkoma was broken and left on