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NEW YORK (Press Release)– Accomplished pole-vaulter and recent Israeli citizen, Jillian Schwartz, will be bringing fierce competition to the 104th Millrose Games, where she will be facing Brazilian star Fabiana Murer.  The American-Israeli Olympic hopeful brings over 10 years of pole-vaulting experience to the Millrose Games.  Schwartz made the 2004 U.S. Olympic team with a […]

By Talia Weisberg NEW YORK — You’re walking on the street and pass a person. Let’s call him Joe. He’s dressed from head to toe in Prada and is talking on his cell phone, the newest BlackBerry. What do you think of him? You’re probably impressed by Joe’s style and obvious wealth. (After all, who

ROME (WJC)– Tullia Zevi, one of the historic post-war leaders of Italy’s Jewish community, has died in Rome at the age of 91. Zevi was life-long fighter for human rights and one of the best-known women in Italy for many decades. She was once considered a candidate for the country’s presidency. From 1983 to 1998,

An Article of Hope (2009). Directed by Daniel Cohen, Produced by Daniel Cohen and Christopher G. Cowen. English, 54 minutes. By Yiftach Levy  SANTEE, California–When you see the typical blockbuster box-office offerings – action/adventure, animated, sequel-driven franchises, what have you – it may be hard to believe that a simple, straightforward talking-heads documentary can be

WASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) — While U.S. and Israeli officials claim Iran has slowed down its nuclear drive, new analysis by the Federation of American Scientists demonstrates that Iran’s enrichment capacity grew during 2010 and warns against complacency as five world powers resume talks with Iran this week.  The study indicates that Iran’s centrifuges appear to

LONDON (WJC)–Terry Jones, an extremist pastor from Florida, who said Judaism was “of the devil” and last year threatened to burn a Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, has been denied entry into the UK. A spokesman for the British government said the decision had been taken because of “numerous comments” by Jones

CANBERRA, Australia (WJC)–A Holocaust denier who believes in a Jewish conspiracy to eliminate other races received a gun license in Australia, despite being deemed a possible security risk. Darryl Potts, an elevator technician at Parliament House in Canberra, had his pistol license revoked in 2009 by New South Wales police after he expressed white supremacist views.

HALIFAX (WJC)–The Canadian Jewish Congress has unveiled a monument commemorating the Canadian authorities’ fateful decision in 1939 to turn away a steamship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. In May 1939, 937 Jewish refugees boarded the MS St. Louis, a German passenger ship, in Hamburg, hoping to reach Havana, Cuba. The passengers aboard were denied

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa, also known as “Faruk Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa,” “Sayfildin Tahir Sharif,” and “Tahir Sharif Sayfildin,” was arrested in Canada on Wednesday pursuant to a U.S. provisional arrest warrant, based on a complaint in the United States charging him with conspiring to kill Americans abroad and with providing material support to that

NEW YORK (Press Release) – Out of nearly 170 applicants, 20 Reform congregations in North America were selected to receive a URJ Incubator Grant of up to $5,000 from the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) to implement new programs to further engage current members and attract new members. The grantees include URJ-member congregations of varied