Published by Al-Araby A gathering in honour of the Jewish Lebanese community will be hosted by the Lebanese embassy in Paris on 1 November, local media reported on Sunday. The ceremony, presented as a “family reunion”, will bring together members of the Lebanese diaspora in France. Invitations were sent out to Lebanese diaspora members from […]
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Middle East
Published by AFP Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli lawmakers flanked by former president Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law launched an initiative in Jerusalem on Monday to advance the Abraham Accords that saw Arab states normalise ties with Israel. Jared Kushner, a former White House adviser married to Ivanka Trump, was a major architect of the deals
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Middle East
Published by AFP New York (AFP) – Hundreds of items that belonged to late Grammy-winning artist Amy Winehouse, including the dress she wore during her final concert, are going up for auction in the United States. Auction house Julien’s will put the more than 800 personal effects — which include shoes, shorts, bras, books and
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Jewish Celebrities, Travel and Food
For the first time in nearly two years Friends of Sutro Tunnel (Friends) will be opening the 28-acre Sutro Tunnel site to members of the public wishing to tour and get an up-close and personal look into one of Nevada’s most unique and historic mining sites. Tours will be offered throughout Sunday, Oct. 17, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. by ticketed admission. All proceeds raised through the event will go directly toward work the Friends of Sutro Tunnel are doing to restore the Sutro Tunnel site. [Friends of Sutro Tunnel]
Sutro Tunnel Tour Celebrates Jewish Entrepreneur’s Vision Read More »
Jewish History, USA
City Councilman Raul Campillo told a forum sponsored by the Tifereth Israel Synagogue Men’s Club that dealing with the problem of homelessness in San Diego requires not only money, but an understanding that there are different sub-classes of homeless people, whose needs are different. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, San Diego County
Last week President Biden announced that today would be Indigenous Peoples Day to offset the deleterious impact Christopher Columbus’ voyages had on Native Americans. Of course, they already memorialized Columbus Day as Genocide Genesis Day. If this serves as a precedent for renaming other holidays to reflect what they stand for, then expect Biden make the following announcements in the future: [Laurie Baron, Ph.d]
Satire: Renaming Holidays Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
After New York City public relations practitioner Marcia Horowitz received the diagnosis that she was suffering from Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, she and her husband, author Richard S. Cohen, discussed how they would prepare for her death, which came 160 days later. They decided that they would have both a medical plan and a life plan, both of which they would pursue with equanimity. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has made two major speeches, One to the United Nations, and one to the Israeli Knesset. Both came in a prominent setting, although the UN speech was to a largely empty hall. The Knesset speech was at the onset of the body’s winter season, as part of a program for the Knesset chair, the Prime Minister, and the leader of the opposition to make themselves heard. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]
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Ira Sharkansky
liyah to Israel has increased by 31% in 2021 so far, with 20,360 olim arriving compared to 15,598 during the corresponding period last year, according to a report released Monday by the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and The Jewish Agency for Israel.
The figures come ahead of Yom HaAliyah (Aliyah Day) – a national holiday on October 13th, which celebrates immigrants to Israel from all over the world.
liyah to Israel has increased by 31% in 2021 so far, with 20,360 olim arriving compared to 15,598 during the corresponding period last year, according to a report released Monday by the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and The Jewish Agency for Israel. The figures come ahead of Yom HaAliyah (Aliyah Day) – a national holiday on October 13th, which celebrates immigrants to Israel from all over the world. [Jewish Agency for Israel]
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International, Middle East, USA
There has been a Jewish presence in Taiwan since the mid-twentieth century, comprising mostly foreign business executives, students, and diplomats. The community currently numbers approximately 800. In the late 1970’s, members of the Jewish community decided to form an official organization, the Taiwan Jewish Community. What concerns were raised early in the history of the Taiwan Jewish Community (TJC)? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Taiwan Read More »
Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday, Oct. 6, to announce an increase in state funding to help secure communities against hate crimes. [JNS.org]
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USA
By Sean Savage (JNS) Jewish groups in Massachusetts are raising concerns about a bill being proposed by state lawmakers that would facilitate the teaching of ethnic studies in schools. The legislation, known as S.365 “An Act relative to anti-racism, equity and justice in education” has been proposed by State Sen. Jason Lewis (5th Middlesex District).
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by Relaxnews When Sarah Sallon first thought of cultivating 2,000-year-old date palm seeds from a Roman-era fortress towering above the Dead Sea, she received a less than encouraging response. “The botanical archaeologists said ‘you’re completely mad. It will never work’,” the 72-year-old British-Israeli expert on natural medicine told AFP. But Sallon’s bet that the
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Middle East
Published by Reuters By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel stood on Sunday in Jerusalem with her head bowed over the buried ashes of Jews killed in Nazi death camps, and pledged Germany would preserve a post-Holocaust commitment to Israel’s security. Merkel, on her eighth and final visit to Israel as she
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International, Jewish History, Middle East