Category Archives: World
Garfunkel, prominent Norwalk attorney, dies at 86
Kenneth Garfunkel, a former Norwalk fire commissioner and one of the city’s oldest practicing attorneys, died Tuesday, Jan. 17. He was 86.Kenneth Garfunkel, a former Norwalk fire commissioner and one of the city’s oldest practicing attorneys, died Tuesday, Jan. 17. He was 86. Read more » »
Chosen Sides
If you were a young Jewish boy newly arrived in the United States in the early 20th century, you might have looked and talked differently from your schoolmates. You wore a small circular cap on the back of your head. Read more » »
Hate symbol, slur, scrawled outside home of women who writes for B’nai Brith Canada
SAULT STE. MARIE – A Sault Ste. Marie woman, who writes a column for B’nai Brith Canada, is shaken after discovering a swastika and what she believes is a sexist slur scrawled in the snow on the front lawn of her Jamestown home.Sara McCleary has reported the matter to Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, which is investigating. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Denounces Ill-Conceived Paris Summit On Middle East
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International denounces the ill-conceived Middle East peace summit that concluded Sunday in Paris. Some 70 countries gathered to impose preconditions on the Jewish state while ignoring Palestinian incitement and the long-standing refusal to negotiate directly with Israel. Read more » »
Ernest I. Arnow, 92
Tuesday, January 17, 2017Ernest I. Arnow, 92Ernest „Ernie” I. Arnow of Westport, a World War II veteran, longtime Norwalk dentist, and former member of Westport’s Representative Town Meeting (RTM), died Jan. 15 at home. He was 92.The husband of Elaine Walkoff Arnow was born, July 6, 1924 in Bronx, N.Y., the son of Samuel and Sadie Arnow. Read more » »
TOI Op-Ed: Two Years After His Death, Nisman’s Complaint Could See The Light
B’nai B’rith Special Advisor on Latin America Affairs Adriana Camisar wrote about how there is hope for Argentine Federal Prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s complaint against former Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman to see the light of day. Read more » »
MLK event challenges audience to remember civil rights leader’s mission
Article ToolsA member of the Mt Zion Youth Choir and Praise Dancers performs during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observance and presentation Monday January 16, 2017 at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., that was sponsored by the Multicultural and International Student Programs at King’s. Read more » »
‘Chasing Dreams’ Exhibit Shares Immigrants’ Experience In MLB
January 17, 2017 5: 00 AM Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook |Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A traveling exhibit about how Jews and other minorities overcame prejudice to succeed in baseball is on display in Fort Worth now through March 5. Read more » »
Can MLK’s dream come true? Those at local events say more work needed
WILKES-BARRE — Members of the community honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with song and dance at King’s College on Monday as attendees of the event commemorating the birthday of the slain civil rights leader were asked to consider the Read more » »
