Category Archives: World

Judge Francine B. Goldberg

Judge Francine B. Goldberg said being a judge in Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court is not a job, but a mission. “I have invested in family issues my entire career, and now I strive to assist in creating long-term solutions for families in crisis,” she said. “Making a difference for a family or a child is incredibly impactful. Read more » »

Press Release B’nai B’rith Europe

B’nai B’rith Europe condemns the racism and anti-Semitism extreme-right demonstration in Warsaw and calls for prohibit on hate speech against Jews Following the very serious events that took place during a rally of right-wing activists in Warsaw, Read more » »

Anti-Israel movements need to call out anti-Semitism from within their ranks

They applauded as they humiliated him. When Noah Lew’s name was put forward for ratification as an elected member of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) board of directors at a general assembly meeting last month, students cheered as they voted “no. Read more » »

Events calendar

Friday, Nov. 17 CRAFT SALE: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 17-18, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Parish Center, 38710 Fifth Ave., Zephyrhills, free, lunch and bake sale items available for purchase, 813-782-2813. EAGLE NEST TRAM TOUR: 9: 30 to 11 a.m. Nov. Read more »

If the shoe fits, where it: Lakeshore General Hospital to benefit from fundraiser

Diane Bondaruk is one businesswoman who always tries to find a way to assist local charities. That is exactly what she will do this Friday, Nov. 17 (4 pm to 9 pm) in A Shop for A Cause event at her House of Shoes location in Pierrefonds. The wonderful Lakeshore General Hospital will benefit from some of the proceeds. Read more » »

A Phone Call in a Moment of Distress

Upon coming home one Wednesday afternoon, I was met by a sink full of dishes. Washing dishes has never been my favorite chore; truth be known,I had been remiss in phoning Sandra to confirm my Shabbat invitation it’s a task that usually falls, by default, to my husband. Read more » »

60000 joined a Polish nationalist march. Should Jews be worried?

Some of the tens of thousands of nationalists who marched through Warsaw, Nov. 11, 2017. (Jakob Ratz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (JTA) — The sight of far-right activists waving racist banners and shouting anti-Semitic slogans during a nationalist march in the capital of Poland over the weekend shocked many around the world. Read more » »

RIP Charlie Lasky

Charles ‘Charlie’ Lasky passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017 surrounded by his family following a long illness. Born in 1933 in Fall River to the late Ainsley and Doris (Rubenstein) Lasky and raised there, he graduated from Durfee High School (1951) and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1955). Read more » »

Jewish Cultural Quarter: Alice Cohn Posthumously Awarded with Significant International Distinction

The Jewish Cultural Quarter announced the posthumous awarding of the Jewish Rescuer’s Citation to Alice Cohn. The award is administered by the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust (JRJ) to honor Jews who acted during the Holocaust to save the lives of other Jews. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Congratulates New UNESCO Director-General

B’nai B’rith International welcomes the appointment of new United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Audrey Azoulay. B’nai B’rith sent a letter congratulating her on her nomination several weeks ago. In their letter, B’nai B’rith International President Gary P. Saltzman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »