For over 90 years, this Holocaust survivor’s art has kept him alive

When you step inside artist Kalman Aron’s modest apartment in Beverly Hills, a lifetime of creation surrounds you. The walls are covered in paintings and finished canvases are stacked on the floors, a dozen deep. The paintings range from portraits to landscapes to abstract works. They’re just a fraction of the roughly 2,000 pieces Aron […]

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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Istanbul Hosts Summit Against Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition

Twenty-two leaders in the Islamic world are due to gather in Istanbul Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The meeting comes as unrest in the Middle East continues, along with growing criticism over the Jerusalem move. The gathering is under the auspices of the

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International, Middle East, USA

Palestinians have right to east Jerusalem as capital: Saudi king

Palestinians have the right to Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as their capital, Saudi King Salman said Wednesday, echoing calls at an Islamic summit in Istanbul from which he had stayed away. “The kingdom has called for a political solution to resolve regional crises, foremost of which is the Palestinian issue and the restoration of the Palestinian

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International, Middle East, USA

Bad News Roundup: December 13, 2017

Abbas is hostile toward the United States NEW YORK (Press Release) – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) strongly criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for his expressed hostility towards the United States. “Threatening the U.S. is not a strategy for advancing the prospects of peace,” said AJC CEO David Harris. Addressing the Organization of Islamic

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International, Middle East, USA

Meet Doug Jones, the law-and-order man who has won Alabama’s Senate seat

The odds of any Democrat capturing a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama are steep at best, but Doug Jones was uniquely suited to pull off an upset Tuesday over Republican Roy Moore. Accusations that Moore sexually abused teenage girls played a big part, no doubt, in Jones’ improbable victory over the renowned religious right crusader.

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USA

Russian Hacker Admits To Stealing Clinton’s Emails

A Russian hacker accused of stealing from Russian banks reportedly confessed in court that he hacked the U.S. Democratic National Committee and stole Hillary Clinton’s emails under the direction of agents from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). According to the Russian newsletter the Bell, Konstantin Kozlovsky, a Russian citizen working for a hacker group

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International, USA

3 Women Renew Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Trump

Three women, who last year accused Donald Trump of making unwanted sexual advances, renewed their allegations Monday, saying it was time Congress investigate claims against the president in the wake of dozens of other powerful American men being held accountable for their treatment of women. Rachel Crooks, who accused Trump of forcibly kissing her 12

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USA

Child marriage is still legal in the US

By Nicholas Syrett, Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas. Women protest against child marriage in Albany, New York. AP Photo/Anna Gronewold The recent outrage over Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore allegedly targeting teenage girls for sex has elicited reports that some evangelical churches actually encourage teenage girls to date older

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