Israeli Embassy in Athens attacked by shooters (JNS.org) Four unidentified attackers riding on two motorcycles fired shots at the Israeli Embassy in the Greek capital of Athens early on Friday morning. No injuries were reported. “Any terrorist attack hitting at the heart of democracy hits the heart of the country,” Greek government spokeswoman Sofia Voultepsi […]
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International, Middle East, USALOS ANGELES (SDJW) — State Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) on Thursday, Dec. 11, sought assurances from University of California. President Janet Napolitano that neither teaching assistants nor faculty members will be permittted to interject anti-Israel political advocacy into their classrooms. At the same time, the Anti Defamation League issued a statement saying that the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) – A Holocaust survivor met her rescuer for the first time in 69 years on Wednesday, November 26th, at JFK International Airport in New York. Mira Wexler and Righteous Gentile, Helena Weglowski of Poland, were brought together by The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) the day before Thanksgiving. The Wexler
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International, USASANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, AMCHA Initiative co-founder and director, issued the following statement in response to Wednesday’s announcement that UAW 2865, the union representing 13,000 graduate instructors on nine University of California (UC) campuses, has voted to join the international campaign for “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” (BDS) against Israel. “An academic boycott
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAU.S. not giving up on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, ambassador says (JNS.org) America will not give up on the prospect of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations during the final two years of President Barack Obama’s term, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said during a speech at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies on Tuesday. “The main
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International, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday welcomed publication of the FBI’s annual Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) report, which documented the lowest hate crimes since the enactment of the record-keeping law in 1991. The FBI HCSA report is the most comprehensive national snapshot of hate crimes in America. At the same time ADL
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC)–Both Houses of Congress last week approved a bill aimed at shutting a loophole that has allowed suspected Nazis to be paid millions of dollars in benefits. Under the bill, benefits would be terminated for Nazi suspects who have lost their American citizenship for lying about their Nazi past during World War II.
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The following is the text of a joint statement issued December 8 by the United States of America and France. “Today, France and the United States have signed an agreement in Washington to establish a compensation fund for those Holocaust victims deported from France who had not been able to
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Jewish History, Middle East, USA
TEL AVIV (Press Release) – Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools has brought its first mission of board members and prominent supporters to survey the newest initiatives and niche institutions from the charter school network. This is the first time that a large group of donors toured the institutions, equipment, facilities and programs which they have
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USASANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Following last week’s UAW 2865 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) vote, 22 education, civil rights and Jewish advocacy groups want to know whether University of California (UC) policies that prohibit UAW 2865 graduate student instructors from promoting BDS and anti-Israel, and often anti-Semitic, propaganda in the classroom also apply to
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)– Jim Joseph Foundation based here recently announced grant awards from its Fall 2014 Board meeting, totaling more than $5 million to a variety of Jewish education organizations. Grants were awarded to the Contemporary Jewish Museum, American Institutes for Research, Birthright Israel Foundation, and Kevah.The Foundation focuses on creating effective and compelling Jewish
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Solange SAN DIEGO – With Islamist terrorism striking globally and Palestinians and their supporters attempting to intimidate Jewish college students across America, StandWithUs put together a multi-religious line-up of speakers Sunday evening, Dec. 7, whose message, taken in the aggregate, was that the Jewish community is not alone,
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USASyria, Iran, Russia condemn Israel over Damascus airstrikes (JNS.org) The Syrian government accused Israel of a “flagrant attack” in which the Jewish state allegedly bombed military targets in Damascus in airstrikes on Sunday. Reports indicate that the two targeted sites were weapons warehouses, one near the city’s international airport and another close to the Lebanese
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — In my opinion, the brilliant 20th century Eric Fromm ranks as one of the greatest psychologists and social prophets of the century. I would also add that Fromm must rank as one of the least appreciated Jewish philosophers of his time as well. One of
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USA