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MUNICH, Germany (WJC) — Thomas Blatt, 82, a survivor of the Sobibor death camp where Ivan Demjanjuk was allegedly employed as a guard by the Nazis, has given testimony at Demjanjuk’s trial in Munich. Blatt’s family was killed at Sobibor, and at the age of 15, Blatt was ordered to sort out the belongings of Jews […]

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said that the visit to the Rome Synagogue by Pope Benedict XVI “acknowledged the validity of Judaism and affirmed the Catholic-Jewish relationship.”            Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:   “Pope Benedict acknowledged the validity of Judaism and affirmed the Catholic-Jewish relationship by his

By Jeanette Friedman New York Bureau Chief, San Diego Jewish World   MONTCLAIR, New Jersey–It’s amazing when New Yawkers cross the Hudson to go see a show. And when Robert Brustein’s fantastic adaptation of Shlemiel the First was at Montclair State, they got in their cars, rented buses and hied themselves over to the Kassner Theater, where this Yiddish-flavored musical tripped the lights

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–“Jewish Poets, Jewish Voices” begins its second season of three evenings showcasing original  poems and songs performed by local poets and song writers, at 7:30 p.m.  Wednesday evening, Jan.. 20, at the Astor Judaica Library in the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Sara Appel-Lennon, columnist for San Diego Jewish World and Yael G’mach, artist

HANIA, Crete (WJC) –Following the second arson attack in less than two weeks, the roof of the historic synagogue in Hania, on the Greek island of Crete, is badly damaged and many books kept in the synagogue have been destroyed. An unknown number of people entered the building in the early hours of Saturday morning,

By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, TAIWAN — One of my Taiwanese college students told me this distressing tale about her English professor, and I have no reason to doubt her. The professor, educated in the United States, is a convert to Christianity — having been born in a family that was nominally Buddhist and Taoist,

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Tragedies bring out the best and the worst in people. “Don’t be duped. Stick with the charities you know. If you don’t, not only will you get ripped off, but legitimate charities won’t get the money they need to help,” warns Councilmember Marti Emerald. To avoid being scammed, look to organizations

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–In the 1500s, the King of Tunisia became deathly ill. A Jewish doctor, Reb Yaakov Teib saved his life. Rebbe Yaakov Teib, an accomplished and righteous Torah scholar was well versed in scientific knowledge. The king became very impressed with Reb Yaakov and appointed him his personal physician. One day,

VATICAN CITY (WJC)–Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the Rome synagogue will take place in a “new atmosphere” in relations between Catholics and Jews, Cardinal Walter Kasper, the Vatican official in charge of religious relations with Judaism, has said. “We have a new atmosphere with Judaism even if there are difficulties,” he was quoted as

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Thursday called on the government of Greece to “publicly and forcefully condemn” an anti-Semitic arson attack against a synagogue on the island of Crete. “It is disappointing that the Greek government has so far failed to condemn the shocking arson attack targeting a synagogue on the island of