Category Archives: World
David M. Baltimore, Founder of WBRE- Passes Away
Copyright 2016 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) David Baltimore has passed away.Baltimore was a founder of WBRE-TV. He was a graduate of William Penn High School and MIT with a degree in electrical engineering. Read more » »
Jewish Federation of Springfield seeks to bridge differences
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Rotary Club of Youngstown begins second century of service
Sherman received the B’nai B’rith Guardian of the Menorah Award at a tribute dinner that raised funds to support scholarships for Jewish youth of the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys to participate in the Ohio Northern Region B’nai B’rith Youth Organization. Read more » »
Photos: Anniversary of Walter Cronkite signing off as anchor
Walter Cronkite, 74, smiles following an interview, in New York, June 13, 1991. Cronkite, a former CBS board member, but still under contract to the network, will appear in his first made-for-cable-show „Dinosaur!”, on the A&E network. Read more » »
Rotary Club of Youngstown begins second century of service
Published: Sun, March 6, 2016 @ 12: 00 a.m.Staff reportYOUNGSTOWNThe Rotary Club of Youngstown marked its 101st anniversary and beginninng of its second century of service with a celebration Feb. 26 at Youngstown Country Club. Read more » »
West Footscray race hate attack
Residents and businesses have joined forces in a bid to wipe out all traces of an overnight racist graffiti attack on West Footscray shopfronts and properties.Swastikas and white supremacist slogans were sprayed onto a number of Indian-owned and other stores and restaurants on Barkly Street in the early hours of Saturday, enraging locals. Read more » »
Welp, Someone’s Been Chucking Holocaust-Denying Flyers Around Melbourne Uni
FRIDAY FUN ONE FOR YOUR BRAINS, PALS. Some charming, joyful sort – who we wager is an absolute fkn riot at parties – has apparently taken it upon themselves to blanket a car park at the University of Melbourne with Holocaust Denying flyers. Read more » »
Major Jewish Group Condemns ‘Vile Antisemitic’ Rally in Greece Featuring Banners, Texts Calling Jews
Protesters at the rally in Greece, pictured here, held banners that said the “only one enemy” is international Zionism. Photo: CFCA. A major international Jewish organization on Friday denounced a recent rally in Thessaloniki, Greece that featured signs and literature promoting antisemitic stereotypes of Jews. Read more » »
Book traces the arc and influence of Jews in Asheville
„This is not just Asheville’s Jewish history, this is Asheville’s history,” says Sharon Fahrer , author of A Home in Shalom’ville: The History of Asheville’s Jewish Community. Fahrer calls her recently released book the first intentional compilation of the contributions of the city’s Jewish community. Read more » »
Michael Dowling
Michael J. Dowling is President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwell Health (formerly the North Shore-LIJ Health System). Read more »
