NEWTON, Massachusetts (Press Release)– Opening Day rosters in Major League Baseball find nine Jewish players and one manager listed, and as Jewish players and fans approach the new season, they can do so with the confidence that members of “the Tribe” (not the Cleveland Indians), more then held their own last year. These and many […]
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Sports & Competitions, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson SAN DIEGO –The JCCs (Jewish Community Centers) that are to be found in almost very town and city throughout North America provide a focal point for activities that reach out to Jews of all kinds, no matter what form or shape their convictions take. I was recently taken to visit the
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, USA
CHICAGO (Press Release)-At the opening ceremony of the 125th annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) Sunday evening, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) highlighted what she called the pervasive “meanness” in Washington and faulty morality used by members of Congress to support cuts to programs like food stamps and unemployment benefits. The CCAR is
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Jewish Religion, USABy Jeremy Ben-Ami The majority of world Jewry agrees today: the future, security and character of the state of Israel all depend on reaching a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. That’s why Secretary of State John Kerry’s push to achieve it is perhaps the most vital pro-Israel initiative since Bill Clinton was President. Right
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Middle East, USADETROIT (Press Release) — A survey of Detroit area Jews and Muslims reveals high levels of interest to learn more about the other, find ways to experience each community’s practices and customs, and engage in joint activities. “Both groups express willingness to engage with each other,” concludes the survey, Building a Shared Future: Understanding the
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Jewish Religion, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on Thursday, March 27, hosted the Official Portrait Unveiling Ceremony in honor of former Secretary Michael Chertoff a member of the Jewish community, who served as the nation’s second Secretary of Homeland Security from February 15, 2005 – January 21, 2009. “As the second Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael
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USA
By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. –An analysis of recent letters sent by members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to President Barack Obama pledging support for the administration’s ongoing negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program reveal subtle, but crucial differences in tone. Though the idea of a letter on Iran occupied
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Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Thursday, March 27, issued a statement marking the death of former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger, 85, who was raised in a Jewish family, but later became a Lutheran. The statement read as follows: “Today the entire Department of Defense mourns the passing of the 12th Secretary
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USANEW YORK (Press Release) – The heads of Jewish and Christian organizations and denominations met in an unprecedented summit in New York City on Thursday, March 26, to discuss strategies to strengthen and maintain relationships even in the face of significant disagreements. The gathering to discuss relationships and how we treat each other was the first to
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Change was the theme of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign for the presidency. Much has happened since then, just as much as happened in any 6-year period as far back as we can remember. Among the questions: Have the changes been more positive than negative? And to what extent are one
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Ira Sharkansky, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, March 26, voiced deep concern over Saudi Arabia’s denial of a request from the Obama Administration for a visa to be issued to Michael Wilner, an American reporter for The Jerusalem Post accredited to the White House, so he could accompany the president on his
SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – AMCHA Initiative, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Zionist Organization of America, on Wednesday, March 26, wrote to San Francisco State University (SFSU) President Leslie Wong urging him to investigate a recent event held by SFSU Professor Rabab Abdulhadi where she and
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Allan Finkelstein, who has spent his entire career working to strengthen Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) and the role that they play in American Jewish life, will retire from leading the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America, where he has served as president and CEO since 1994. His retirement is effective
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA
By Beth Sarafraz The Jewish Press NEW YORK –Rabbi Pinny Marozov, director of Chabad of Coney Island, wanted to do a mitzvah. So when he found out there was a Jewish man living on his own on the Upper West Side of Manhattan – a Jewish man who was about to turn 111 years old
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The World We Share, USA