Category Archives: World
O programa Ciência sem Fronteiras
O ministro da Ciência e Tecnologia Aldo Rebelo mostrou à Conib que há somente nove bolsistas brasileiros em Israel sob o programa Ciência sem Fronteiras, todos por iniciativa pessoal. Há, portanto, um grande potencial para envio de mais bolsistas. Read more »
João Pereira Coutinho analisa „Ida”, judeofobia muçulmana e neonazismo
Assisti recentemente ao filme „Ida”, dirigido por Pawel Pawlikowski e vencedor do Oscar de melhor filme estrangeiro. Gostei. Esteticamente deslumbrante, a obra apresenta-nos uma noviça que, antes de tomar votos no convento, conhece a história do seu passado. E descobre que, afinal, é judia. Read more » »
Ovid Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Jeremy Levin as Chief Executive Officer
Ovid Therapeutics Inc. Posted on: 16 Apr 15 Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (Ovid) a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for rare and orphan diseases of the brain today announced the appointment of Dr. Jeremy Levin as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Read more » »
Watch: Israel comes to a standstill as sirens blare for Holocaust Remembrance …
At 10 a.m. on Thursday morning, Israel came to a standstill as sirens blared throughout the country to commemorate the 6 million Jewish victims of the Nazi regime. During the two minute siren, traffic came to a standstill and people stopped working to remember the Holocaust. Read more » »
Greece’s Rabbi Who Saved Hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust
In the Jerusalem Hills, there stands the single largest memorial to the Holocaust in the world known as Martyrs’ Forest, which is comprised of six million trees planted in memory of those six million Jews who perished. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Encouraged by Corker-Cardin Compromise; Questions Remain on Viability of Iran Deal
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is encouraged by the bipartisan agreement reached between Congress and the White House on the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (S.615), which, if passed, would give the legislature the power to review a final deal on the Iranian nuclear program. Read more » »
Swastikas Scrawled on Dorm at U. of Missouri
Campus ‘Not as Inclusive as We Think’ By JTA Published April 15, 2015. Swastikas and anti-Semitic epithets were written in a stairwell of a dormitory at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The two incidents occurred on the morning of April 9 and the evening of April 10. No suspects have been identified. Read more » »
Arutz Sheva: The Difficulty Of Choosing Holocaust Rescuer Honorees
On Thursday, the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem will conduct Holocaust remembrance ceremonies for the 13th consecutive year on Yom Hashoah. One of the most noteworthy annual traditions has been honoring Jewish heroes who risked their lives to rescue other Jews during the Holocaust . Read more » »
42% of Germans Want To Hear Less of Nazi Past
Poll Shows Ambivalence About Wartime History Getty Images Child jumping over the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin Published April 15, 2015. Read more » »
British College That Scrapped Anti-Israel Conference Backed by Judge
Rules Southampton U. Decision Acted ‘In Good Faith’ By Iamtheabelman (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/license… )], via Wikimedia Commons By JTA Published April 15, 2015. The university cancelled the conference on International Law and the State of Israel late last month. It was scheduled to be held April 17-19. Read more » »
