Category Archives: World
I-8 Jewish Travel: Preserving local Jewish history
A portion of SDSU’s Malcolm A. Love library is in foreground; entrance is through the domed building in background. –30th in a series– Exit 10, College Avenue, San Diego ~Jewish Historical Society of San Diego By Donald H. Harrison Donald H. Read more » »
Le révisionnisme historique ou l’autre boycott d’Israël et du Peuple juif
Le B’nai B’rith France a fait de la lutte contre la campagne BDS son « fil rouge » de l’année. Cette campagne infâme et odieuse cherche à atteindre en plein cœur la légitimité même de l’état d’Israël en visant directement ses réalisations économiques, scientifiques, culturelles et sportives. Read more » »
Major American Jewish Groups ‘Dismayed’ by ‘Misguided’ EU Labeling of Israeli …
The Psagot settlement in Israel. Photo: Wikipedia. American Jewish groups across the board echoed Israel’s harsh condemnation of new European Union guidelines for labeling products made in territory captured by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. Jewish advocacy group the American Jewish Committee said it was “dismayed” by the EU announcement. Read more » »
$4 million matching grant aims to engage L.A. Jewish teens
From left: Jessica Green, director of the L.A. Jewish Teen Initiative, and Jamie Rapaport Barry, marketing and comunications director at Upstart, discuss ways to engage post-b’nai mitzvah teens. Read more »
AROUND TOWN: NYC Real Estate Expo, B’Nai Brith luncheon
NYC Real Estate Expo Nov. 11: Real Estate Weekly will sponsor a panel called „Reading the tea leafs, tarot cards and crystal apple: Industry Leaders on Outlook for 2016. Read more »
B’nai B’rith Highly Disconcerted with Approval of Guidelines to Label Goods from West Bank
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is highly disconcerted that the European Union has approved and will soon publish guidelines that European countries can use to label Israeli products produced over the pre-1967 lines. Read more » »
Telling the Story of Ukraine’s Jews: An Interview With ‘The Jerusalem Post’s …
Ukraine has been in turmoil for almost two years, flooded by cascading waves of crisis that have yet to let up. Protests in Kiev led to a revolution. That was followed by invasion, unrest, war and a surge of refugees rushing to escape shelling and battle. Nearly 9,000 people have died in the conflict. Read more » »
Senior Housing Takes Center Stage at Machon Reuse Hearing
Five options were presented to residents during a Tuesday night forum. Residents who came out to for Tuesday’s forum about reuse of the long-vacant Machon School learned that three of five concepts proposed involve senior housing. Read more » »
Lançado Manifesto de Combate à Intolerância Religiosa na Internet
Lançado dia 9 de novembro, pela Comissão de Direito e Liberdade Religiosa da OAB SP perante um auditório lotado o Manifesto de Combate à Intolerância Religiosa na Internet. Esta é uma forma pacífica de atuar contra o ódio, disse a Dra. Damaris Moura Kuo, presidente da Comissão, que há mais de uma década se dedica aos Direitos Humanos. Read more » »
Obama e Netanyahu minimizam diferenças e destacam posiçőes comuns
O presidente dos EUA, Barack Obama, e o primeiro-ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, realçaram os fortes laços entre os dois países durante encontro em Washington, dia 9. Ao receber Netanyahu em seu gabinete, Obama saudou a „ligação extraordinária” entre os Estados Unidos e Israel. Read more » »
