Travel and Food

By Harold J. Karpin MELBOURNE–Recently the Victorian Association of Jewish Ex Servicemen and Women (VAJEX) organized a yahrtzeit grave side memorial service for Sgt Issy Smith, VC.  Last Sunday, 10th October we payed tribute to an outstanding Jewish man and the highest ranking Australian Army commander; General Sir John Monash, by paying tribute at his

By Jeanette Katzir NEW YORK — In 1960, he was 5 and I was 6.  That was the last time I saw my cousin Paul . . . until this past week. Some people are blessed with large extended families.  Holiday tables spill out into other rooms with an almost endless line up of chairs

By Ira Sharkansky PRAGUE–Ten days away from the busyness of hourly news reports allowed some reflection about the bigger picture. Insofar as we were in places that used to be Jewish centers, however, it was not possible to get away from stories of great change, and what they mean for continuing danger. One can remain

BRUSSELS (WJC)–The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has expressed its concerns about the negative consequences of an amendment to the EU consumer food information bill which would require all meat products derived from animals slaughtered according to the Jewish tradition (shechita), to be labeled as “meat from slaughter without stunning”. EJC officials met this week in Brussels with

BOSTON (Press Release)–In recognition of her role in speaking out against anti-Semitism and fighting distortions and the delegitimization of Israel, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) honored Spanish journalist Pilar Rahola with its ADL Daniel Pearl Award. Established in 2003, the award is named in honor of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was abducted

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Bob Filner (D-San Diego) recently supported new sanctions against Iran by co-sponsoring a bill to eliminate U.S. government funding for companies that supply Iran with cyber spying and Internet censorship technology. “We cannot allow companies we fund with taxpayer money to support spying and censorship by a violent, undemocratic regime,” said Congressman

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–Noah took to the ark in fulfillment of G-d’s command. He traveled with dedication and purpose. In contrast, many of us are “lost at sea” without a compass, when it comes to our  own lives as the following true story illustrates: There once was a Rav, a distinguished scholar, who

NEW YORK — The Forward, a national Jewish newspaper, takes an approving look at the football team of San Diego Jewish Academy, a team which recites the shm’a before each game.  Here is a link: http://www.forward.com/articles/131946/

ROME (WJC)–The Vatican’s official newspaper, the ‘Osservatore Romano’, has deplored jokes by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi about Jews, saying they offended “the sentiments of believers and the memory of the six million victims of the Shoah”. Days after Berlusconi told a youth rally an apparent joke about Adolf Hitler, he emerged from his Rome

JERUSALEM (WJC)– The governments of Britain and Spain will not send delegates to a tourism conference later this month hosted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) because it will be held in Jerusalem. Israel’s Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov (Yisrael Beiteinu) was quoted by ‘Haaretz as saying: “OECD officials demanded that we not

BEIRUT (WJC)–Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s upcoming visit to Lebanon has stirred controversy in the Middle East, and even some Lebanese leaders view it as a provocation meant to serve the Iranian leader’s future plans for war. Ahmadinejad is set to visit Lebanon on 13 October, where he will “officially recognize it as an Iranian base”