ADL warns of anti- Semitic barrage by Farrakhan

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The virulently anti-Semitic Nation of Islam (NOI), fronted by notorious hatemonger Louis Farrakhan, is holding its annual convention in Chicago on Sunday, where Farrakhan is expected to address his audience with a message that most likely will include strident anti-Semitic rhetoric. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors the activities of Farrakhan and […]

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USA

Saperstein sworn in as U.S. Amb. At Large

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Rabbi David Saperstein, formerly the executive director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, was sworn in Friday, Feb. 20,  as U.S.  Ambassador-at-Large for Religous Freedom.  Following are the comments by Secretary of State John Kerry and Ambassador Saperstein at that cremony: SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon to all of

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International, USA

Obama: Media portray Islam’s bad, but not its good

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–At the close of the Summit to Combat Violent Extremism, President Barack Obama gave this address to an international gathering that participated at the U.S. State Department. We come together from more than 60 countries from every continent. We speak different languages, born of different races and ethnic groups, belong to

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International, Middle East, USA

Reform Machzor more LGBT friendly, gender neutral

NEW YORK (Press Release)– America’s Reform rabbis are making a major effort to change worship to match the needs and desires of today’s Reform Jews. In alignment with trends highlighted by the recent Pew study on American Jews, Reform rabbis are creating a new High Holiday service that makes all prayers LGBT friendly, adds references to God as

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Jewish Religion, USA

Na’amat USA delegates return from Israel meetings

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– Leaders of NA’AMAT USA joined representatives of the organization from Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Belgium, Argentina, Uruguay and Israel last week for the first NA’AMAT International Solidarity Conference in Israel. The delegation, led by national president Elizabeth Raider, were special guests of the President of Israel Reuven Rivlin during the conference’s opening

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International, Middle East, USA

Susan Stein readies Palm Springs’ Fashion Week

By Eva Trieger PALM SPRINGS, California — If your fashion acumen consists of “Don’t wear white after Labor Day.” get yourself to Fashion Week at El Paseo!  Palm Springs Life magazine is producing the tenth annual week-long event under the direction of Susan Stein.  Seven days of fashion, food, music, gorgeous models and international designers is

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Travel and Food

Poll: Americans view ISIS, Iran, as critical threats

NEW YORK (WJC) — A significant majority of Americans — some 77% of those polled — see the “development of nuclear weapons by Iran” as a “critical threat;” another 16% see it as “important but not critical”, according to new numbers from Gallup. ISIS and international terrorism loom largest in Americans’ minds as critical threats

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish news briefs: February 20, 2015

Israeli-made ‘TaxiBot’ airplane tow vehicle makes debut in Germany (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) An Israeli-made robotic airplane tow vehicle made its debut at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday in a ceremony attended by journalists from around the world. Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) “TaxiBot” was designed to ferry the most commonly used passenger airplane, the Boeing 737,

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International, Middle East, USA