Category Archives: World
Letters to the editor Tuesday: Remembering Savannah’s reaction to King assassination
Remembering local reaction to King assassination On April 4 at 7: 01 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church on Johnson Square joined churches across the United States in tolling its bell 39 times to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was assassinated 50 years ago in Memphis, Tenn. when he was just 39 years old. After Dr. Read more » »
House to introduce bill that would fund Holocaust education programs in schools
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A bipartisan slate of House members is set to introduce a bill that would grant money to Holocaust education in schools. The Never Again Education Act would establish the Holocaust Education Assistance Program Fund in the U.S. Treasury. A 12-member board would disburse the money to schools. Read more » »
Penn Park bandstand was a civil rights rallying point in York (column)
Jeff Kirkland Published 5: 02 p.m. ET April 9, 2018 CLOSE Fifty years ago, racial tension, poverty and police hostility caused unrest in the city of York. Sean Heisey, York Daily Record Historic 1963 Civil Rights Rally in Penn Park. Over 1500 people participated. (Photo: Submitted) The “Black Panther” movie was enlightening on so many levels. Read more » »
The top NYC real estate events next week
The top NYC real estate events next week Lots of events are happening next week in the real estate events space! On April 10, the Brooklyn Real Estate Summit (BRES) will take place from 7: 30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the BKLYN Studios at City Point, 10 City Point. Read more » »
Deaths for the week of April 6, 2018
Regina “Rifka” Dombek born May 7, 1926 to Joseph Sofnoski and Edith Fishman. Passed from this life on March 30, 2018. Loving mother to Bobbie Dombek Lince of Hillsborough, CA, Edward Dombek of Burlingame, CA, and Joseph Dombek. Mother-in-law to Edward Lince and Elda Dombek. Loving grandmother to Eric Levy, Stacy LaRosa and Justin Dombek. Read more » »
Broward Circuit Judge Lisa Porter Announces Resignation
Law.comBroward Circuit Judge Lisa Porter Announces ResignationLaw.comShe received national attention for her work fighting white-collar crime, including her 1995 pursuit of Mutual Benefits Corp. for a billion-dollar insurance fraud. That case forced the company out of business and inspired an episode of CNBC’s “American … Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center And Keren Kayemeth Leisrael To Hold A Unique Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony Marking The Heroism Of Jewish Rescuers
Ceremony Dedicated To Rescue Efforts of the Jewish Resistance in FranceThe B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) will hold for the 16th consecutive year, a unique joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah, Thursday, April 12). Read more » »
The Algemeiner: EU and UN Go AWOL on Hamas’ Gaza March
B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin published an op-ed in The Algemeiner about the bias inherent in the European Union’s and the United Nations’ response to the clash between Israeli military and Palestinian protesters at Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip. Read more » »
Song To Book
Andy Gutman started writing poetry when he was a student at Southfield-Lathrup High School. Soon, he began turning those verses into songs. Andy GutmanAt Michigan State University, Gutman continued his expressiveness while pursuing a degree in accounting. Read more » »
Invitation B’nai B’rith UK
REMEMBERING THE SHOAHWednesday, April 11Light a memorial candle for Yom HaShoah in memory of the 6,000,000 Jews murdered by the Third German ReichAlan Miller, President BBUK«The Shoah, along with the World Wars of the 20th century, is now passing into history. Read more » »
