Category Archives: World
Lainie Kazan happily goes ‘Greek’ again for comedy sequel
Lainie Kazan and Michael Constantine in „My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.” Photo by George Kraychyk/Universal PicturesIn her more than five decades on screen, Lainie Kazan has played many Jewish mothers in movies such as „My Favorite Year,” „Beaches,” „You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,” „What’s Cooking?” and „I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore. Read more » »
Swastika daubed on car
A MOTHER of three whose 20-year-old son’s car was daubed with a swastika last week has been left rattled following the incident.The woman, who requested not to be named, explained that she discovered the vandalism outside her Bentleigh home last Wednesday morning. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center And Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael To Hold A Unique Holocaust Day Ceremony …
Shmuil Markowitz Pewzner Ceremony Dedicated To Commemorating the Rescue Efforts of Shmuil Markowitz Pewzner The B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) will hold, for the 14th consecutive year, a unique joint Read more » »
Japan mission furthers ‘mutual understanding’
+ enlarge image Danielle Ross and Adam Levoy at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, which was built in 1915 to honor the spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shokenby Robert Wiener NJJN Staff WriterMarch 23, 2016A recent visit to Japan that afforded 13 young Read more » »
Ray and Audrey Maislin beget ADL Austin
All it takes is two.Two Austinites — Audrey Israel Maislin and Raymond „Ray” Maislin — are universally recognized as the primary framers of the Anti-Defamation League here.And this particular political season, the anti-hate, anti-bullying group has had its hands full. Read more » »
Swastika painted on car outside Jewish family’s Bentleigh East home
A swastika was sprayed onto the car of a Jewish family in Bentleigh East. A JEWISH family from East Bentleigh has been the victim of a targeted attack after a swastika was painted onto a car parked outside their home.Moorabbin police say the blue emblem was plastered onto a 2000 Honda Civic left outside a Kershaw St home sometime about 11. Read more » »
Australian Jewry ‘shocked, outraged’ at Belgium bombings
AUSTRALIA’S Jewish leaders have expressed their shock and outrage at yesterday’s terrorist bombings in Brussels, which left more than 30 people dead. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International Is Outraged Over Horrific Terrorist Attacks In Brussels
image via Wikipedia B’nai B’rith International is outraged over the horrific terrorist attacks that occurred in Brussels on Tuesday morning. Two explosions occurred at about 8: 00 a.m. local time at the Brussels airport, and the second took place at a subway station about an hour later. Read more » »
March 22, 1965: Former Congressman Benjamin Rosenbloom Dies in Cleveland
Former Congressman Benjamin Rosenbloom died in Cleveland on March 22, 1965, at age 84. Rosenbloom, the only Jewish congressman in West Virginia history, was born in Pennsylvania and attended West Virginia University, where he played football in 1901 and 1902. He went on to study law at WVU and was admitted to the state bar in 1904. Read more » »
Communique Du B’nai B’rith France
Le B’nai B’rith France adresse à la Belgique ses condoléances et son soutien après les attaques terroristes lâches et ignobles qui ont ensanglanté Bruxelles Le B’nai B’rith France et son Président Serge Dahan expriment leurs plus sincères et Read more » »
