German-Czech Future Fund supports Kafka anniversary projects

Published by DPA International To mark the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death, the German-Czech Future Fund is supporting cross-border projects that deal with the life and work of the German-Jewish writer. Interested parties from Germany and the Czech Republic can apply for funding until the end of this month, a spokeswoman said in Prague […]

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Biden congratulates Claudia Sheinbaum on becoming Mexico’s first woman President, calls it ‘historic’

Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], June 3 (ANI): US President Joe Biden congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic presidential win as Mexico’s first woman to lead the country’s government. Biden said in a statement on Monday, “I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first woman President of Mexico.” “I look

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Israel’s Netanyahu to address US Congress on June 13: US media

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the US Congress on June 13, media reported Monday, amid mounting pressure for the American ally and Hamas to agree to a permanent ceasefire. The development, reported by Punchbowl News and Politico, comes with Netanyahu facing intense criticism over the civilian death

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San Diego Hebrew Day School Gala Applauds Rabbi Weiser, Welcomes Rabbi Geiger

“Some are born great. Some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Weiser then turned to the man who will succeed him: “Dear Rabbi Geiger: we are thrusting greatness upon you tonight!” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Mexico has elected a Jewish woman as president. Claudia Sheinbaum inherits a polarised, violent country looking for hope

Published by The Moderate Voice : Claudia Sheinbaum Will Be Mexico’s Next President by Bart van Leeuwen, PoliticalCartoons.com Luis Gómez Romero, University of Wollongong On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in Mexico, and two years later, women cast ballots for the first time in a federal election. Now, nearly

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Jewish Biography: Erich Kurt Mühsam, Murdered Bohemian Poet

In 1908, Mühsam moved to Munich. Augustin Sawhi, a Spanish anarchist, recalls: “Within a few years, he became well known in the artistic world of Munich for his carefree, witty lifestyle. […] Mühsam was considered the leader of Munich’s bohemians.” [Alex Gordon]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Allen Ginsberg

Courtesy of Wikipedia Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Generation. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism, and sexual repression, and he embodied various aspects of this counterculture with his views on

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Becoming “Besties” with a 105-Year-Old Seacrest Village Resident

It’s not every day you can say you are now best friends with a 105-year-old. I am happy to tell you on Friday, May 31, I can report I now have a new best friend named Charlotte Marx. I attended Marx’s 105th birthday lunch at Seacrest Village in Encinitas with a contingent from Tifereth Israel Synagogue Sisterhood. [Cailin Acosta[

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Jewish Political Scene: Democratic Candidates Feast on Trump’s Criminal Conviction

So far, Biden’s reticence has contrasted with the rhetoric of at least two Jewish California Democrats, who believe they can turn Trump’s felony conviction to their advantage in the upcoming November 5 elections. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Sanders Vows to Boycott ‘War Criminal’ Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress

Published by HNGN Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a bipartisan invitation to address a joint meeting of Congress — prompting an immediate boycott by outspoken critic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. In a statement posted Saturday on his official Senate website, the Vermont independent called it “very sad for our country” that Netanyahu would

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