Exploring the Oz family’s Lviv roots

LVIV, Ukraine (Press Release)– Professor Fania Oz-Salzberger, the daughter of acclaimed Israeli novelist Amoz Oz, retraced the footsteps of her father’s best-selling memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness on Wednesday, Nov. 12,  in the northern Ukrainian city of Rivne, as part of the four-day conference Limmud FSU Ukraine in Lviv. Oz-Salzberger, an author, historian and […]

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

Israeli’s research helped land spacecraft on comet

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— For the first time in history, a spacecraft has landed on a comet. The momentous event represents the culmination of 35 years of research on comets by Prof. Akiva Bar-Nun of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Geosciences and other scientists working for the European Space Agency. At 08:35 GMT on Wednesday,

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

DNA indicates most Jews descend from Middle East

JERUSALEM (WJC) — Three quarter of Jews world-wide can trace their ancestry to the Middle East, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper ‘Haaretz’. The paper quotes Bennett Greenspan, founder and president of Family Tree DNA, as saying that there was little doubt that today’s Jews had their roots in the Middle East and

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

JNS news briefs: November 13, 2014

U.S. issues latest criticism of Israeli construction in Jerusalem (JNS.org) The United States issued its latest criticism of Israeli construction in the Jewish state’s capital of Jerusalem following the preliminary approval of plans to build 200 new housing units in the neighborhood of Ramot, which is located beyond the 1949 armistice line. “We are deeply

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Middle East, USA

2 Jewish groups to expand ‘My Family Story’

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)- The Israeli-American Council (IAC) and Beit Hatfutsot -The Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv have announced a new partnership to lead and expand the museum’s popular My Family Story, a family heritage program, throughout the United States. Now in its 20th year, My Family Story is a global educational initiative

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Dental care program to aid Holocaust survivors

MELVILLE, N.Y., (Press Release)– Henry Schein Cares, and Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12, the launch of the Alpha Omega-Henry Schein Cares Holocaust Survivors Oral Health Program. The program was created in response to the White House’s call to action to help Holocaust survivors in the United States age with dignity

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Kenya and Israel sign cooperation agreement

By Tzvi Zucker JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — Israel and Kenya signed an agreement Wednesday, Nov. 12, pledging to strengthen ties and increase cooperation between the two countries. Representatives from Kenya’s National Assembly met with their counterparts in the Knesset to sign the agreement in Israel. The agreement stated that Israel and Kenya’s “shared belief in the

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International, Middle East

JNS news briefs: November 12, 2014

Netanyahu: bill to ban free newspapers ‘shames the Knesset’ (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted legislation seeking to outlaw free newspapers in Israel, walking out of Wednesday’s preliminary vote on the bill. The Israeli Knesset came out in favor of a bill intended to shut down the free newspaper Israel Hayom. Netanyahu said the 43-23

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Middle East

U.S. Jewish leaders accuse Abbas of incitement

NEW YORK (Press Release) — “The escalating terrorist attacks in Jerusalem and other areas are of grave concern and must be put to an end. Israel must do everything possible to protect its citizens and restore peaceful conditions.   The Palestinian Authority must immediately take steps to restore order.  Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian officials must

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Middle East, USA