USA

Who Could Succeed California’s Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the US House?

Published by Reuters (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives began to position themselves on Wednesday to run for speaker, the day after a small group of hardliners succeeded in ousting Kevin McCarthy from the job in a historic first. Here are some possible candidates: IN: JIM JORDAN Representative Jim Jordan, an ally of […]

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California, USA

StandWithUs Campaign Urges Law Firms to Withdraw Sponsorship of Conference Honoring UN Official Navi Pillay

NEW YORK (Press Release) StandWithUs, in cooperation with a coalition of dozens of organizations that play a leadership role in the American Jewish and legal communities (listed below), has launched a major effort calling on three law firms — Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and White & Case — to withdraw their

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International, Israel, USA

White House Announces Civil Rights Act Applies to Forms of Antisemitism

(JNS) The Biden administration is touting what it regards as a “landmark” move in the implementation of its National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. “Eight federal agencies clarified—for the first time in writing—that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits certain forms of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and related forms of discrimination in federally funded

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USA

OneTable Expands, Creating Meaningful Shabbat Dinner Practices for New Generations

(Press Release) OneTable, a North American non-profit best known for empowering people in their 20s and 30s to envision new rituals and build community through Shabbat dinner, is launching a new program aimed at older adults. Those aged 55ish+ are invited to register at Together @OneTable, a peer-to-peer platform dedicated to connecting people to create

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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, USA

JNF-USA’s Spectacular Athletic Center Takes Shape in Sha’ar HaNegev

By Tania Shalom Michaelian SHA’AR HANEGEV, Israel — From judo to gymnastics, sailing to soccer, Israel continues to punch above its weight in the global sporting arena. And now, thanks to a significant philanthropic investment in Israel’s south, future generations of Israeli athletes will be inspired to go for gold. This summer, a ground-breaking ceremony

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Israel, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, USA

Barry Robbins: Restaurateur, Food Brand Entrepreneur

The success of the bread was the second time that Barry Robbins and his retired major partner, David Levy, had a food product hit the big time nationally.  In fact, Levy once commented to Orange County Magazine that the success of the bread was “déjà vu all over again.” Before there was Milton’s Bread, there was Chicago Brothers’ Pizza. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Ben Dishman, Business & Finance, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA

Netanyahu Directs Nuclear Experts to Find Saudis Path to Enrich Uranium

(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his country’s leading nuclear and security specialists to work with U.S. negotiators to find a compromise that lets Saudi Arabia enrich uranium, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Israeli officials are “quietly working” with the White House to develop a “U.S.-run, uranium-enrichment operation” in Saudi Arabia for

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Israel, Middle East, USA

Adidas CEO on Ye’s Antisemitic Remarks: ‘I Don’t Think He Meant What He Said’

Published by Benzinga In an unexpected turn of events, Adidas (OTC:ADDYY) CEO Bjørn Gulden has expressed his beliefs about remarks made by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. Gulden suggests that the controversial rapper did not intend the antisemitic comments he made last year, The Hill reported. These comments led Adidas and other companies to

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USA

An Armenian Leader’s False Holocaust Analogy

By Paul Miller (JNS) With antisemitism and other forms of hate metastasizing online, the principle known as “Godwin’s Law” is increasingly relevant. The law asserts that the longer an online discussion continues, the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Hitler increases. Whoever makes such analogy first, it asserts, loses the argument. Regrettably, Godwin’s Law

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Holocaust, International, Opinion, USA

Former US Envoy on Antisemitism Elan Carr Named Israeli-American Council CEO

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — The Israeli-American Council (IAC) today named former U.S. Special Envoy Elan S. Carr as its next chief executive officer. Carr will assume the role on October 1, succeeding Shoham Nicolet, IAC’s co-founder and its CEO for the past eight years. Carr, a second-generation Israeli-American and native Hebrew speaker, brings to

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Israel, USA

At Rosh Hashanah, Jewish Population Rises to 15.7 Million Worldwide and Over 7.2 million in Israel

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On the eve of the Jewish new year, the number of Jews worldwide stands at approximately 15.7 million compared to 15.6 million in the previous year, according to newly released statistics from The Jewish Agency for Israel. Among the global Jewish population, the number of Jews in Israel is 7,200,000, an

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International, Israel, USA