Category Archives: World
Dr. Morris Hein
Dr. Morris Hein, who was raised in Denver’s Sheltering Home for Jewish Children, passed away Nov. 30, 2013, in Yorba Linda, CA. The graveside service was held Dec. 4, 2013 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements. Read more » »
Why there is no Chabad house in Havana
Chabad emissaries won’t step foot in Havana’s Orthodox synagogue, Adath Israel. Below, Rebeca and Alberto Meshulam stand in front of a portrait of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. The Meshulams host Lubavitch emissaries at their Havana apartment throughout the year. Read more » »
JTA: B’nai B’rith Jewish Disability Experts Advocate To Congress
Jewish Disability Advocacy Day 2015 was a busy day for B’nai B’rith International’s Director of Aging Policy Rachel Goldberg, who addressed members of Congress as well as leadership from the Jewish, medical and senior communities in Washington, D.C. Read more » »
Hate speaker condemned
ISLAMIST group Hizb ut-Tahrir has been condemned by communal leaders after a video emerged last month of a hate rally it conducted in the Sydney suburb of Lakemba last year. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Provides Live Virtual Tour of Israel to Members and Senior Housing Building Residents
Residents at B’nai B’rith senior housing facilities, along with B’nai B’rith members and supporters around the world will experience the wonders of Israel live without leaving their homes thanks to a new virtual touring program launching March 11. Read more » »
Mayo: Deerfield race blowup a shame
Can we all get along? As I read about the latest craziness emanating from Deerfield Beach, I keep thinking of Rodney King’s plaintive plea for racial harmony. The white mayor, Jean Robb, is boycotting a Black History Month event because one of the award recipients is a white woman. Read more » »
AROUND TOWN EVENTS: SEMINARS MEETINGS TALKS
Public Policy Symposium Mar 4: NAIOP-NJ will host „Public Policy Symposium: The Intersection of Transportation & Workforce at the Renaissance Woodbridge, 151 US 1 South, Iselin, New Jersey, at 8: 15 a.m. Senate President Steve Sweeney will give the keynote address and a panel discussion will feature Mary K. Read more » »
Discours du Premier Ministre de l’Etat d’Israël, Benjamin NETANYAHU, devant le Congrès américain …
« Mes amis, je suis profondément honoré par la possibilité de parler pour la troisième fois devant le corps législatif le plus important au monde, le Congrès américain. Je tiens à vous remercier tous d’être ici aujourd’hui. Je sais que mon discours a fait l’objet de nombreuses controverses. Read more » »
US Jewish groups back Netanyahu, downplay rift between Washington and …
A number of American Jewish organizations came out in favor of the points raised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his controversial congressional address in which he panned US President Barack Obama for looking to make a „very bad deal” with Iran over its nuclear program. Read more » »
O polêmico discurso de Netanyahu no Congresso dos EUA
„Nunca antes um chefe de Estado ousou discursar no Congresso dos EUA para bombardear a política externa de um presidente americano”, diz Heleno Celestino, em O Globo. Read more »
