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If they were Jewish, Zimbalist could say Katharine Hepburn was ‘mishpacha’

By Cynthia Citron BURBANK–Stephanie Zimbalist met Katharine Hepburn only once, when the legendary actress came backstage to tell Zimbalist and the other members of the cast of Baby Dance, “You are all so good!!  And I thought I was the only one!” Despite the left-handed compliment, Hepburn has continued to have a major impact on […]

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Colombia’s ambassador to Israel Isaac Gilinski says it’s better to pass up business than to pay a bribe

HAIFA (Press Release)–Businessman and Colombian Ambassador to Israel Isaac Gilinski was present at the launching of a unique “Colombia Bicentennial” exhibition at the University of Haifa, and followed the event with a lecture for students of the University’s Graduate School of Management. Mr. Gilinski is the owners of the Gilinski Group, managing a number of

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Israel boycott effort grows among Australian labor unions

MELBOURNE (WJC)–Several Australian labor unions have endorsed the international campaign to boycott Israeli goods from the West Bank and are campaigning to get a boycott adopted by the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the umbrella body. The Electrical Trades Union, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, the Queensland branch

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British Labour leader’s Jewish roots: Merely a technicality?

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA –Ed Miliband could become the second Jewish-born prime minister of Britain any time in the next few years through either parliamentary elections or earlier, with the possible collapse of the current governing coalition. Unlike Benjamin Disraeli, Miliband can openly practice Judaism if he chooses. Actually, the 40-year-old Miliband chose to

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Israeli scholar: Ahmadinjad’s visit intended to warn other Lebanese not to oppose Hezbollah

HAIFA (Press Release) — “Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Lebanon is intended to remind all of Lebanon’s denominations that Iran will not tolerate any harm to Hezbollah’s power and status,” says Dr. Soli Shahvar, Director of the Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at the University of Haifa. Hezbollah was established as a branch

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Rabbi, bishops debate cause and effect in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

ROME (WJC)–At a synod of Catholic bishops dealing with the Middle East , Rabbi David Rosen said  “Christians in Israel are obviously in a very different situation from their sister communities in the Holy Land, who are part and parcel of a Palestinian society struggling for its independence and who are inevitably caught up in

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Cantors from U.S. will sing for the Pope

MIAMI (Press Release)– In addition to prayer services, group dialogues and peace finding missions, music has increasingly become a venue for nurturing relationships between Christians and Jews among local communities. To further the message of building understanding among the two faiths, the Holy See is creating additional opportunities to worship through music. Sixteen members of

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Castro criticizes Iran, expresses sympathy for Israel and Jews

HAVANA – In a three-day series of interviews in September with correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg, Fidel Castro reflected upon anti-Semitism, Iran and Israel. He told of believing as a child that the Jews killed Jesus, but not knowing exactly what a Jew was.  He reflected that Jews have been persecuted for 2,000 years, and may have

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King Juan Carlos awarded for promoting tolerance, reconciliation

MADRID (WJC)–The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR), which operates under the auspices of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), has bestowed Spanish King Juan Carlos with the first ever European Medal of Tolerance. The award was conferred on the king on Monday in Madrid by the co-chairmen of the ECTR, former Polish President Aleksander

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Rescuer Horst Lantzsh receives posthumous ‘Courage to Care’ Award

NEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) posthumously honored Horst Lantzsch for his courage and bravery in defying the Nazis to save his Jewish friend from a concentration camp during the Holocaust. The ADL Courage to Care Award, which honors rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust era, was presented to Lantzsch’s daughter, Ursula E.

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