Category Archives: World
Sole Marshall Middle School plan tossed
An artist rendering of The Residences on Porter, the 120-unit apartment complex proposed for seniors at the shuttered Thurgood Marshall Middle School on Porter Street. (Prellwitz Chilinski Associates) LYNN — It’s back to the drawing board for the closed Thurgood Marshall Middle School. Read more » »
Poland Launches Charm Campaign To Defuse ‘Holocaust Law’ Tensions
Launching a last-minute damage control campaign, Polish officials have descended on Washington, trying to convince American officials, lawmakers and Jewish leaders that the uproar over Warsaw’s recent Holocaust law is no more than a “misunderstanding. Read more » »
OU joins push for new gun laws
By Rafael Medoff, JNS Major American Jewish organizations — including the Orthodox Union — are calling for stricter gun-control laws in the wake of the Feb. 14 mass school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 14 students and three staff members dead. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Strongly Condemns BDS Movement’s Nomination For 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International strongly condemns the nomination of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Read more » »
Wiceszef MSZ spotkał się z przedstawicielami organizacji żydowskich. Wśród nich B’nai B’rith
Fot: Krystian Maj/FORUM „Ożywienie dialogu z przedstawicielami wpływowej diaspory żydowskiej”, to najważniejszy cel rozpoczętej w poniedziałek wizyty wiceszefa MSZ Marka Magierowskiego w USA. Wizyta Magierowskiego w USA była przygotowywana od kilku miesięcy. Read more » »
BDS Leader Invited to Speak at EU Parliament, Jewish Groups Protest
“He who testifies faithfully tells the truth, But a false witness, deceit.” Proverbs 12: 17 (The Israel Bible™) BDS movement founder Omar Barghouti (YouTube) Jewish groups protested against the invitation of Omar Barghouti, leader and co-founder of Read more » »
Celebrating Purim at annual carnival
Article Tools Avigail Newman, 6, of Kingston, poses for a photo during the JCC Purim Community Carnival at the Jewish Community Center in Wilkes-Barre. KRISTEN MULLEN / THE CITIZENS’ VOICE cv26purimp3 Gavi Charach, 3, of Brooklyn, New York, eats pizza during the JCC Purim Community Carnival at the Jewish Community Center in Wilkes-Barre. Read more » »
Le Président du B’nai B’rith Europe écrit au Président du Parlement Européen pour s’opposer à l’invitation du leader de BDS au parlement
Une conférence intitulée “les colonies israéliennes en Palestine et l’Union Européenne” est organisée au parlement européen et se tiendra à Bruxelles le 28 février. Omar Barghouti, fondateur et leader du mouvement BDS, qui appelle à un boycott économique, culturel et académique de l’Etat d’Israël a été invité. Read more » »
JCC Purim event commemorates Jewish resilience
WILKES-BARRE – A Purim celebration at the Jewish Community Center on Sunday provided a chance for area residents to celebrate the holiday while having fun with family and friends. Read more » »
Omaha loses sports legend, mentor with death of former UNO, Creighton AD Don Leahy
2017-18 Oct. 6: UNO 5, Nipissing 2 (Exhibition) Oct. 13: UNO 4, UMass Lowell 2 Oct. 14: UMass Lowell 5, UNO 2 Oct. 20: UNO 5, Arizona State 1 Oct. 21: UNO 4, Arizona State 4 Oct. 26: UNO 6, Notre Dame 4 Oct. 27: Notre Dame 5, UNO 4 Nov. 10: UNO 5, Colorado College 3 Nov. 11: Colorado College 4, UNO 0 Nov. 17: Western Michigan 4, UNO 1 Nov. Read more » »
