If you wanted Arkansas House Bill 1228 to allow businesses to avoid serving gay people, you might just be a redneck. Read more » »

Jewish organizations worldwide expressed shock and dismay over the weekend following the announcement that the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency is planning on holding a conference that implies an equivalence between anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Read more » »

FILE – In this March 30, 2015 file photo, Rep. Warwick Sabin, center, D-Little Rock, cheers with others protesting over new religious objections laws at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. Read more » »

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Judge Hugh S. Glickstein, whose tenure on the 4th District Court of Appeals bench were marked by his attacks on bigotry and his tireless advocacy for children, died Friday, his family confirmed. He was 83. Glickstein served 19 years on the district bench before retiring in September 1998. Read more » »

| Print | E-mail Saturday, 04 April 2015 10: 34 And a Liberty Holiday in military prison by Adam Keller I n the beginning of this week, the far-right paper Makor Rishon published an exclusive report entitled „Germany gave the order not to visit Ma’aleh Adumim – because it is Palestinian territory”. Read more » »

It happens whenever I’m in an airport in Hong Kong or Bangkok waiting to take a connecting flight to Australia. The coarse Australian accent, which I’ve spent years trying to disguise, suddenly overrides the carefully cultivated rounded vowels and emerges in full force to match the accents of most of my fellow travelers. Read more » »

KINGSTON — It’s a busy weekend for religious leaders. The Jewish community will come together to celebrate the beginning of Passover with the traditional Seder dinner. People at Temple B’nai B’rth in Kingston were making sure the finishing touches were put together for Seder dinner. Read more » »

Ancona School Summer Journeys uses the city and local experts to educate children and provide them with fun at the same time. By Dolly Duplantier Summer will soon be here, and youngsters and teens will be looking for something to do. Read more » »

LIREG Breakfast Apr. 1: A top FBI terrorism expert will discuss preparedness for Active Shooter situations at a networking breakfast of the Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG). Richard M. Frankel, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office’s Criminal Division, will speak at 8 a.m. Read more » »