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Developing a Cadre of Educators at an Inflection Point in Israel Education

(JNS Wire) “We are at an inflection point in the way American Jews look at Israel,” remarked Peter Eckstein, VP, Jewish Education at Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, and graduate of the George Washington University’s Graduate Degree in Israel Education, offered in partnership with The iCenter. “We need to find new ways to engage […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Ukrainian Refugees, Jewish Groups Among Them, Pour Across Moldovan Border

By David Isaac (JNS) PALANCA, MOLDOVA – The lead gray skies suited the grim events on the ground as thousands of Ukrainian refugees streamed across Palanca, a sleepy border outpost in Moldova, as Russian forces stepped up attacks in southern Ukraine on Thursday. Heavy snow followed by freezing rain added to the refugees’ misery as

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International, Middle East, USA

After Being Given the Cold Shoulder, Israeli Distributor Takes Ben & Jerry’s to Court

By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) Avi Zinger was so upset after Ben & Jerry’s pulled the rug out from under him that he never picked up the phone to speak with them. Instead, he’s taking them, and their parent company Unilever, to a U.S. district court. The longtime Israeli manufacturer and distributor of the Vermont-based ice

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Middle East, USA

Teacher Training on Antisemitism? How About Common Sense

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Kline’s character Otto from A Fish Called Wanda was outdone by Alabama high school officials who demanded that a Jewish student apologize for something he did not do and disregarded any thought of apologizing for his teacher’s action — leading his class in a Nazi-like salute. Unlike the

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

UN General Assembly, With Israel Joining, Overwhelmingly Votes to Reprimand Russia

(JNS) The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution to reprimand Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly’s 193 members, demanded that Moscow end the fighting immediately and withdraw its military forces. Five countries – Russia, North Korea, Syria, Belarus and Eritrea –

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish Reaction to Biden’s State of the Union Focuses on Ukraine, Inflation

By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) Jewish groups and leaders adhered to partisan lines in their responses to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, a speech that mainly focused on domestic policy but began with a rebuke of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Jewish community’s praise for the

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International, Middle East, USA

Israel Takes Nuanced Approach to UN Emergency Session on Ukraine

By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) “We should take a picture together.” Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan strolled across the General Assembly floor on Monday morning, making a direct line for his counterpart from Ukraine. Six months earlier, Sergiy Kyslytsya had visited Israel as part of a delegation invited by Erdan. On this morning,

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International, Middle East, USA

JDC ‘Working Around the Clock’ for ‘Ukraine’s Neediest Jews’ Amid Crisis

NEW YORK (Press Release) — In response to the invasion of Ukraine, JDC has launched an emergency campaign to respond to spiking humanitarian needs among the nearly 40,000 poor Jews it supports in 1,000 locations around the country. JDC is already providing extra essentials like food and medicine to its clients and has activated its

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International, USA

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs Condemns Russia’s ‘Unjustified Attack’ on Ukraine

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53), who is Jewish and whose district is in San Diego County, on Thursday released the following statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine:   “I condemn President Putin’s unjustified attack on Ukraine that will have devastating and deadly consequences for the Ukrainian people and widespread

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International, San Diego County, USA

Russia Denounces Israel’s Sovereignty in Golan Heights After Jerusalem Backs Ukraine

By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) Russia denounced Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, hours before it launched its invasion of Ukraine. “We are concerned over Tel Aviv’s announced plans for expanding settlement activity in the occupied Golan Heights, which directly contradicts the provisions of the 1949

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International, Middle East, USA