Category Archives: World
Daily Kickoff: Obama says ‘We are all Jews’ at Israeli Embassy | Brandeis nominated 100 years ago
Have our people email your people. Share this sign up link with your friends. SCENE YESTERDAY: At around 5: 45PM on Wednesday afternoon, President Obama’s motorcade turned onto International Drive in Northwest D.C. Read more » »
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Is Observed At U.N. Headquarters
image via wikipedia To commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the United Nations held a memorial ceremony in New York City at General Assembly Hall. Opening remarks were given by U.N. Read more » »
Iowa And The ‘Jewish Election’ That Never Was
Published: January 28th, 2016 Latest update: January 27th, 2016 As the presidential primary season kicks off in Iowa next week, Jewish issues are very much on the sidelines. Read more » »
Cheering a ‘Democratic’ Coup in Ukraine
From the Archive: After the 2014 coup ousting Ukraine’s elected President Yanukovych, the mainstream U.S. media hailed this unconstitutional move as a victory for „democracy” while ignoring the darker side, neo-Nazis coddled by the U.S. government since the Cold War, as Robert Parry wrote four days after the putsch. Read more » »
Post-Iran Nuclear Agreement: Business as Usual in Latin America
Annual memorial for victims of AMIA bombing. Photo: Wikipedia. The sight of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani now globetrotting his way to world capitals on what he surely sees as a victory lap after signing the nuclear agreement is yet another reminder of how quickly the Tehran regime is being rehabilitated. Read more » »
I-8 Jewish Travel: 4 family business stories
Grossmont Center sign above Jackson Drive, La Mesa-41st in a Series– Exit 13B, Jackson Drive, La Mesa ~ Grossmont Center, The Legacies of Adolph Levi, Nathan Straus, Isaias Hellman, and Joseph Sherwood By Donald H. HarrisonDonald H. Read more » »
Teen writing contest to reward stories about diversity
EASTON — B’nai B’rith International has announced a call for submissions for the Diverse Minds Writing Challenge, its signature tolerance education program that asks high school students to write and illustrate a children’s book that teaches acceptance. Read more » »
Teen writing contest on diversity
WASHINGTON — To push back against stereotyping, intolerance, racism and bullying, high school students across the region are being encouraged to write and illustrate books that highlight diversity and inclusion. Read more »
Lawyer serving, learning as head of Greek-American group
It was a toast of friendship that choked up Milwaukee attorney John Galanis.Earlier this month, Galanis was part of a delegation of Greek- and Jewish-American leaders on a trip to Greece, Cyprus and Israel. At an officers’ club in Athens, Galanis offered a toast to a large group of people, including several military officials. Read more » »
A filmmaker with an eye for Wilshire Bouleverd Synagogue’s transformation
Aaron Wolf with Rabbi Steven Z. Leder. Photo courtesy of Big Dome ProductionsLos Angeles filmmaker Aaron Wolf never intended to make a documentary about a synagogue. Read more »
