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NEW YORK (WJC)–The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (CoP) has sent a letter to Cuban President Raúl Castro appealing for the release of Jewish aid worker Alan Gross, 61, who has been held in a Cuban jail since December 2009 and now charged with “crimes against the state.” His trial is to […]

TEHRAN (WJC)–Iran and Syria have agreed to cooperate on naval training, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Saturday, after two Iranian warships docked in a Syrian port. “The two parties will cooperate with each other in training issues and the exchange of personnel,” IRNA quoted the agreement, signed by the commanders of both navies,

EDINBURGH, Scotland (WJC)–Education Minister Angela Constance announced the Scottish Government would pay to ensure two students from every secondary school could take part in the Lessons from Auschwitz Project, which is run by the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET). The four-part course involves a day-trip to Auschwitz. Pupils are given a tour of the death camp

NEW YORK (Press Release) —  In response to concerns raised by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and others about offensive comments made by Glenn Beck regarding Reform Judaism during a February 22 radio broadcast,  Beck has communicated directly with Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, to apologize to all those he may have offended. Foxman welcomed

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC) — A suspected nuclear site has reportedly been identified in a residential area near the capital Damascus, using commercial satellite photos. The installation is said to be a uranium conversion plant, the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said. The institute published photos of the site in a report which

TEL AVIV (Press Release)–The city has its favorite nominee at the Oscars — Strangers No More. Nominated for best documentary, the film tells the amazing story of Bialik Rogozin, a Tel Aviv Foundation supported-school attended by children from 48 different nationalities.   Th school serves children who fled poverty, violence and war and provides a fresh

LONDON (WJC)–The British low-cost airline EasyJet has apologized to its Jewish passengers after only having pork products on offer during a London-bound flight from Tel Aviv, instead of kosher food. Some passengers were forced to go hungry during the 4 1/2-hour trip. A spokeswoman for EasyJet said incorrect food canisters had been loaded onto the

 By David Amos SAN DIEGO –Quite frequently this subject comes up. We read it in the news from here and from Israel. As musicians, decisions sometimes have to be made. Should Jewish people and all of Israel be involved in concerts and operas of the music of Richard Wagner? In the mid 1980’s, during the

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today criticized remarks made by Glenn Beck on his radio program, in which he compared Reform Judaism to radicalized Islam, as “highly offensive and outrageous.” During his February 22 radio show, Beck described Reform rabbis as “generally political in nature.  It’s almost like Islam, radicalized Islam

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– As popular protests unfold across the Middle East, U.S. international broadcasting faces increased satellite signal interference and a web Domain Name System (DNS) attack.  “Our broadcasters are at the forefront of reporting the most tumultuous events we have seen unfold since 1989,” said Walter Isaacson, Chair of the Broadcasting Board of

MUNICH (WJC) — John (Ivan) Demjanjuk,  who is accused of helping to murder tens of thousands of Jews at the Nazi death camp Sobibor in occupied Poland, will go on a hunger strike unless the court allows him to present evidence that could exonerate him, his attorney Ulrich Busch has said. The 90-year-old Demjanjuk is

BRUSSELS (WJC)–David Cronin, a Brussels-based Irish journalist and pro-Palestinian campaigner, has been expelled from the EU Council building after attempting a ‘citizen’s arrest’ of Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. As Lieberman entered the press conference room in the EU Council building in Brussels to give his views on a meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council