Travel and Food

AUSCHWITZ, Poland–Commemorations are underway around the world on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which coincides with the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on 27 January 1945 by Soviet troops. The main commemorative event is to be held in Auschwitz, in the presence of survivors, international statesmen and Jewish leaders,

Global Holocaust commemorations across the globe Poverty grips half the Holocaust survivors alive today United States Former Malaysian PM says U.S. staged 9/11 attacks ZOA says ADL owes Rush Limbaugh an apology for asking for one Abdulmutallab belongs in military custody — Senators Lieberman and Collins ACLU accuses Lieberman, others of wanting to discard Constitution in terror cases Haiti relief Jewish

 LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–David Amos and Erica Miner, on-air personalities for classical radio station XLNC1, will present a series of lectures at the Athenaeum in April on “crossover composers.” These two experts will examine the different genres in which Beethoven, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky worked. Amos also is a music critic for San Diego Jewish

By Paul Greenberg LA JOLLA, California– The documentary film, William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, about the life and times of the famous (or infamous, depending on your perspective) Jewish attorney who is best-known for trying to help the oppressed in American society through the legal system, as well as defending rapists, terrorists, and assassins later in

HANIA, Crete, Greece (WJC) — Two Britons, one Greek and one American have been arrested in Hania, on the Greek island of Crete on suspicion that they carried out arson attacks against the town’s medieval synagogue earlier this month that caused significant damage. Three men – a Greek aged 24 and two Britons aged 33 and

Middle East Israel/ Palestinian Territories Has U.S. eliminated Israel’s qualitative edge over possible Arab foes? Hamas politician hints of possible change in attitude towards Israel Greek deputy prime minister accuses Israel of practicing Nazi-style mass punishment University of Haifa creates new hearing research center Sleepless in Jerusalem over whether Israel is becoming as bad as any other nation … by

By Rabbi Will Kramer (December 24, 1971) Not long ago, we reviewed Sam J. Lee’s Moses of the New World the story of the life and work of Baron de Hirsch. It made us de Hirsch-conscious. In 1896, Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger of San Francisco admired Hirsch’s success in South America and hoped that Baja California

  By Charlene Neely   LA MESA, California — Looking for Jews in strange places, try the Caribbean islands for the last 400 years. Although little historical research has been done on the Sephardim of the Caribbean islands and the surrounding area in the past, there is a new growth of information thanks in part

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — “On the tenth of this month they shall take for themselves a lamb…” (Ex. 12:3) It took great courage for the Jews to bring the Korbon Pesach (Passover Offering), as Moshe (Moses) had commanded them in the name of Hashem (G-d). The lamb was  worshiped by the Egyptians.

By Rabbi Philip Graubart LA JOLLA, California–Did God write the Torah?  The question came up in my son’s Jewish high school last week provoking some surprisingly heated discussions.  I say “surprisingly” because I wouldn’t have expected eleventh graders to care so passionately about a theological issue.  Also, this is a community Jewish school, a pluralistic,

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Following the incident on US Airways flight 3709 from New York to Louisville on Jan. 21—which made an unscheduled landing when a flight attendant was alarmed by the Jewish religious article of a young passenger—B’nai B’rith International is urging aviation officials to more systematically equip both airline crew and airport security personnel

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Defense Department announced Friday that the convening authority for Military Commissions withdrew and dismissed the charges, without prejudice, against the five detainees charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. This action comes in light of the announcement by the attorney general of the United States that the Department of Justice intends to

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican, Florida) Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight on Thursday, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urging prompt action to enhance our nation’s visa screening capabilities overseas to keep terrorists out of the United States.