Category Archives: World
EJP welcomes Sam Sokol as Managing Editor
BRUSSELS (EJP)—Samuel Sokol has been appointed as the Managing Editor of the European Jewish Press (EJP), joining the team ahead of a planned redevelopment of the venerable Brussels-based news outlet. Read more » »
Swampscott town meeting
ITEM FILE PHOTO Swampscott Town Hall BY GAYLA CAWLEY SWAMPSCOTT — Voters will decide tonight whether Rockland Street becomes the town’s newest historic district. If Town Meeting gives it the green light, Rockland will join Frederick Law Olmsted, Swampscott Cemetery & Andrews Chapel, Fish House and the Railroad Depot districts. Read more » »
A Palestinian love story too much for Zionists to bear
Tales of a city by the sea , a play depicting a love story in Gaza, has come under attack from the Victorian Liberal Party and Zionist organisations.They have demanded it be withdrawn from this year’s Victorian Education Certificate (VCE) drama list, which is studied by more than 1,300 senior high school students. Read more » »
Q&A: Golf analyst David Feherty
Dennis Miller failed as „Monday Night Football’s” resident comedian because, as he once lamented, there wasn’t time for jokes. The game allots 30 to 40 seconds between plays. By the time you get through a replay or two, by the time you give the famous quarterback an opportunity to comment, it only leaves a few seconds for a wisecrack. Read more » »
Town Meeting to decide fate of two empty schools
SWAMPSCOTT — Town Meeting voters Monday night in Swampscott will be asked to decide future plans for redeveloping the sites of two former schools — one a rundown, deteriorating building (Machon Elementary on Burpee Road) and the other stuck in limbo over zoning and legal issues (the Greenwood Avenue School). Read more » »
The Educator Weekend Wrap: NAPLAN begins, play enters disputed territory & calls for ‘urgent’ plan
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In this week’s top story, more than one million students sat the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) exams this week, the final one to involve pen and paper. A key focus of this year’s exams is on students’ performance in the discipline of numeracy, following reports of a downward trend in this area. Read more » »
Confraternização marca Dia das Mães In Concert na B’nai B’rith
Os músicos Pedro Della Rolle e Daniel Szafran foram a grande atração do Dia das Mães In Concert que reuniu 50 convidados na B’nai B’rith São Paulo, na tarde de 11 de maio, em uma gostosa confraternização. Read more » »
Israel conta suas bençőes no 68º. aniversário da Independência
Quando Israel entrou na Guerra de Independência em 1948, a cidade costeira de Rishon Lezion tinha cerca de 20 mil habitantes. As ondas de imigrantes inundavam Israel, muitos vivendo em tendas, em acampamentos. Hoje em Rishon Lezion são mais de 250 mil, morando em casas, em uma cidade pujante, a 14ª. do país. Read more » »
14º Prêmio FOESP homenageia quem combate intolerância religiosa
Ao som do Hino Nacional com atabaques e tambores, em um auditório lotado, a solenidade do 14º. Prêmio FOESP homenageou as mulheres ilustres e sacerdotisas de matriz afro-brasileira. A cerimônia, na noite de 12 de maio, foi conduzida pela deputada Bete Sahão e depois pelo Tata Matamoride Eduardo Brasil. Read more » »
Conib apoia demandas da comunidade negra no Brasil
Neste 13 de maio, dia da Abolição da Escravidão no Brasil, a Conib manifesta seu apoio à comunidade negra brasileira, em seu caminho em busca da igualdade e do maior reconhecimento de sua contribuição à construção do Brasil. „Os judeus têm uma sensibilidade especial para saber até aonde a intolerância pode levar. Read more » »
