Monthly Archives: október 2014
Yom Kippur not yet an official UN holiday, but might be next year
The holiest day on the Jewish calendar isn’t among the 10 holiest days on the United Nations calendar. But Israel and many other countries hope that changes by the time next year’s Day of Atonement arrives. In July, amid Israel’s summer war with Hamas and global anti-Israel protests, U.N. ambassadors from 32 countries wrote a letter to a U.N. Read more » »
Reconocimiento de Bnai Brith Internacional a ”dos salvadores de judíos” húngaros
Reconocimiento de Bnai Brith Internacional a ”dos salvadores de judíos” húngaros La B’nai B’rith en Jerusalem destacó el heroísmo de Berta Davidovitz Rubinsztejn y Gyorgy (Yitzhak) Gyuridos, dos judíos húngaros, que salvaron vidas en la Hungría ocupada por los nazis durante el Holocausto. Read more » »
God, woman and free speech
Airliners that routinely complete their flights, like a dog that bites a man, naturally get no headlines. A flight must crash and burn to get attention, like the man who bites a dog. It’s controversy that sells tickets, particularly on campus. Read more » »
Two Jewish rescuers who operated in German-occupied Hungary to receive …
Seven decades after the end of the Second World War, two Jewish rescuers will be rewarded for their efforts to save their fellow Jews during the Holocaust. Read more » »
Eric Adelman, 36
If you’re looking for a place to make a difference in people’s lives, Detroit is the place to do it.” Biggest achievement : Doubling the teen participation rate in the local BBYO chapter, a Jewish youth organization Current goal : Continuing adding teen membership. Read more » »
Ambassadors Ask UN to Recognize Yom Kippur as Official Holiday
Ambassadors to the United Nations from no fewer than 32 countries have asked that Yom Kippur be recognized as an official UN holiday. The UN currently marks 10 holidays, but none of them are Jewish. Among the recognized holidays are Christmas and Good Friday (Christian) and Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (Muslim). Read more » »
AIPAC Controlled Congress vis-a vis HOUSE Reps. O’Rourke, Engel and Royce
On November 21, 2005, top U.S. law enforcement officials attended a briefing organized by the Council for the National Interest regarding how charities „such as B’nai B’rith and Hadassah were in direct control of the World Zionist Organization and … Read more » »
JNS: Yom Kippur Not Yet Official U.N. Holiday; Might Be Next Year
B’nai B’rith International has taken a proactive approach advocating the United Nations to recognize Yom Kippur, the holiest of Jewish days, as an official holiday.There are currently six American holidays, two Christian and two Muslim holidays, but none for Judaism. Read more » »
Yom Kippur Not Yet An Official U.N. Holiday, But Hopefully Next Year
Photo Caption: Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Ron Prosor, says it is „about time Jewish employees at the U.N won’t be obligated to work on Yom Kippur.” Photo Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider. The holiest day on the Jewish calendar isn’t among the 10 holiest days on the United Nations calendar. Read more » »
Yom Kippur Not Yet an Official UN Holiday, But Might be Next Year
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Ron Prosor, pictured here addressing a U.N. Security Council meeting about the Israel-Hamas war on July 10, says the „discrimination” of the U.N. recognizing Christian and Muslim holidays but not the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur „must end.” Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider. JNS. Read more » »
