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Berlin 36. Running time: 103 minutes By Norman Manson SAN DIEGO–Over the years, the Olympic Games, supposedly a time of international brotherhood, have instead produced notable examples of strife and tension. One of the best-known examples of this animosity occurred at the so-called “nazi Olympics” of 1936, when the atmosphere was pervaded by the Hitler regime’s emphasis on anti-semitism

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release)– The government crisis in Lebanon, prompted by Hezbollah’s withdrawal from the government coalition, continues to draw commentary from member of Congress.   Here is a roundup of comments issued to the media: * Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana):  “I am deeply dismayed by the decision of Hezbollah to withdraw its cabinet ministers from

TORONTO (WJC)–Violence erupted during a demonstration in Toronto on Tuesday night by anti-racist groups opposing an alliance between the ‘Jewish Defense League’ (JDL) and the UK based ‘English Defense League’. Four protesters were arrested and a police officer was injured in the violence . Demonstrators representing several anti-racism and social action groups shouted slogans and

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)— Hezbollah pulled out of the ruling coalition in Lebanon on Wednesday, forcing the collapse of Lebanon’s parliamentary government.  U.S. officials reacted quickly: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, answering a question at a joint news conference with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al Thani:   QUESTION: Thank you both. This question is for

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Obama met Wednesday with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon.  The President commended the Prime Minister for his steadfast leadership and efforts to reach peace, stability, and consensus in Lebanon under difficult circumstances.  The efforts by the Hizballah-led coalition to collapse the Lebanese government only demonstrate their own fear and determination

AMSTERDAM (WJC)–A Dutch youth has been given 16 hours community service in the Anne Frank house for insulting Jews. The 18-year-old from Utrecht, identified only as Omar E., was put on trial after he had given an interview on a Dutch website in which he said that Jews should be exterminated. During the trial the

BERLIN (WJC) — The notorious Nazi Adolf Eichmann could have been caught sooner if Germany’s intelligence agency had assisted, new information has revealed. The German Information Agency knew as early as 1952 that Eichmann, a chief organizer of the Nazi genocide against the Jews, was hiding in Argentina under a false name, the German tabloid

Jewish Soldiers in Blue and Gray; Running time: 86 minutes. By Norman Manson   SAN DIEGO –A noticeably neglected aspect of American Jewish history is the role of Jews in the Civil War. Not only in general Civil War histories but in the overall history of the American Jewish community is Jewish participation in the

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Majdal Nijem, 15,  of the Palestinian Territories is one of two winners in a U.S. State Department photo contest called “postcards from home.”  Her photo, “Frames,” taken near the crossing from Israel into the West Bank near Ramallah, shows the controversial wall between the Palestinian Territories and Israel in the background, and