Jewish museum offers spots for 4 interns

PHILADELPHIA (Press Release)–The National Museum of American Jewish History is pleased to announce that it has received a $16,000 grant from The Weinberg Family Internship Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation to support full-time internships for four students during Summer 2015. The grant will provide stipends for qualified undergraduate students enrolled full time at a four-year […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

ADL confers Pearl awards on Foley, Sotloff

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday, Feb. 6,  recognized two conflict journalists who, despite the inherent risks of their chosen profession, remained tirelessly committed to “finding the humanity behind the headlines” in Syria and Iraq before their lives were horrifically ended by members of the Islamic State terrorist group. Journalists James Foley and

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Middle East, USA

Audrey Levine new Hadassah president in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, has elected Audrey Levine as its new San Diego President for a two-year term. Levine has been actively involved in Hadassah for the past 16 years and has held many leadership positions. “No other organization resonates with me the way Hadassah always has. Hadassah provides opportunities

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San Diego County

Jewish news briefs: February 6, 2015

    Poll: More Americans support than oppose Netanyahu’s Congress speech (JNS.org) More Americans support than oppose Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech before a joint session of Congress on the Iranian nuclear threat and radical Islam, a new poll released by Rasmussen Reports revealed. Forty-two percent of respondents agreed that Netanyahu “should

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International, Middle East, USA

Amos Oz provides more fodder for Israel haters

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Amos Oz, the famous Israeli writer of worldwide acclaim, is also involved with film. While he occasionally defends Israel, Oz always remains true to his left wing ideology and ends up undercutting Israel’s reputation and status. Censored Voices, the new version of Oz’s previously unreleased documentary on the

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

AJC: German report trivializes anti- Semitism

BERLIN (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee in Berlin is disputing a new study by the Technical University’s Center for Research on Anti-Semitism (ZfA) that charges Jewish and civil society organizations with exaggerating and exploiting anti-Semitic incidents in Berlin for their own gain. “We need studies that clearly define the problem of anti-Semitism instead of

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