Category Archives: World
Monika Schaefer arrested in Germany: B’nai Brith
Monika Schaefer has been arrested in Germany, according to B’nai Brith Canada. According to a Toronto-based spokesperson Munich police have confirmed Schaefer, a Holocaust denier, was arrested. They are waiting on more specific information related to why she was taken into custody. Read more » »
Here’s how Arizona tax credits help you help others
There is still plenty of time to save money on your Arizona taxes. Contributions to a qualifying organization between Jan. 1, 2018, and April 17, 2018, may be claimed as a credit on either your 2017 or 2018 tax return. Read more » »
Stein, Morton
Morton Stein, 85, of Akron, passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2018, at University Hospitals, with family by his side. Beloved husband of Geraldine (nee Brown). Devoted big brother to Herbert (Sally) Stein. Loving father of Todd (Carmie) Stein, and Cheryl (Murray, of blessed memory) Shankman. Read more » »
A look back at 2017 in Swampscott
William J. Dowd wdowd@wickedlocal.com @WJD MHDReporter As the sun sets on 2017 and rises for 2018, the Swampscott Reporter staff reflected on town events that made headlines over the past year here. Read more » »
HOWARD S. FINKELSTEIN
July 26, 1933 – December 27, 2017 Newburgh, NY Howard Finkelstein passed away December 27, 2017 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Brooklyn, NY where he attended Tilden High School. Following his military service during the Korean War, he attended Brooklyn Law School. Read more » »
Jewish groups find small victories in a tax bill they otherwise hate
WASHINGTON — Most Jewish groups decried a massive tax reform package for what they said were cuts in taxes that would savage entitlements, although some groups celebrated discrete victories in portions of the massive bill. The Republican-led Senate and U.S. Read more » »
French children’s magazine withdrawn after claiming Israel not ‘real country’
A French magazine has been forced to withdraw its January edition after it claimed Israel was not a “real country.” Children’s publication Youpi was withdrawn from sale after it included Israel with North Korea as examples of countries that are not recognised by certain states. “We call these 197 countries states, like France, Germany or Algeria. Read more » »
Leaders laud Trump doctrine: Don’t blame Israel
By Rafael Medoff, JNS Leaders of major American Jewish organizations are applauding the Trump administration’s new global strategy doctrine, which rejects the notion that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the main cause of Mideast turmoil and says any solution must be acceptable to both sides. Read more » »
Exit Ramp: Remembering the fight to free Soviet Jewry
by Ellen Kurtz December 27, 2017 I have just begun to write in my 2018 appointment book. The remaining pages are blank spaces waiting to be filled in. May this new book look far different at the end of 2018 from the one that’s now in the bottom drawer of my desk, which began with the recording of names of doctors. Read more » »
US Legislators, Pro-Israel Groups Denounce ‘Shameful’ UN General Assembly Resolution Attacking Jerusalem Recognition
The Algemeiner cited B’nai B’rith International in its article discussing the reaction of Jewish groups and American politicians to the U.N. resolution condemning Pres. Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Read more » »
