Category Archives: World
Jewish disability activists lobby Congress
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Activists from across the country marked Jewish Disability Advocacy Day by lobbying members of Congress to preserve Social Security disability insurance and increase funding for transportation. Read more » »
Le Peuple juif est et restera le Peuple de la vie
Ironie du calendrier, les fêtes de Pourim et de Pessah qui approchent interviennent à un moment particulier pour les juifs de France. Read more » »
US Senate to call for European nations to appoint anti-Semitism envoys
KANSAS CITY – The US Senate will likely soon call on European leaders to appoint national anti-Semitism czars to monitor and combat hate against their countries’ Jewish minorities. That call is included in a bipartisan resolution introduced on Wednesday, which is being co-sponsored by 53 senators. Read more » »
Chabad emissaries face shut doors in Havana
HAVANA (JTA) — On the freshly painted, salmon-colored walls of Alberto and Rebeca Meshulam’s apartment, two portraits of the late Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, frame the entranceway leading to a wide, airy vestibule. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith’s Rachel Goldberg Talks Jewish Disability Advocacy Day
B’nai B’rith International is the Global Voice of the Jewish Community. The following highlights stories, around the world, where our leadership has been quoted. Op-eds are published with full text… Read more »
Daily Times church events
Congregation Ohev Shalom: Wallingford, welcomes Georgetown University Professor Dr. Ori Z. Soltes as its Scholar in Residence for a series of special programs running March 6-8. Dr. Soltes is an expert on Nazi-plundered art. Read more » »
AROUND TOWN: Events Seminars Meetings Talks
REBNY Breakfast Feb 25: REBNY’s 17th Annual Residential Management Leadership Breakfast is from 8: 30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at The Roosevelt Hotel, and will also feature an awards ceremony honoring leaders in residential property management. Registration is only available online. For more information, contact Cindy Ramotar at CRamotar@rebny.com. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Horrified by ISIS Kidnapping of Assyrian Christians
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International condemns the kidnappings of at least 90 Assyrian Christians by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group in northeast Syria, in a horrendous act that appears to be a „retaliatory” measure for the latest Kurdish offensive. Read more » »
(Wo)man in the mirror: how do you see yourself?
STORY BY EMILY VANSCHMUS At 7 p. m. sharp on the first Monday of every month, a group of women enter The Support Room, a group designed to offer body image support for women suffering from eating disorders or negative body image. Throughout the session the women talk with a counselor and do activities to improve their self-image. Read more » »
Essex Union Purim Celebrations Bring Good Times and Good Deeds
Though Purim lasts only one day, local synagogues and schools are finding ways to celebrate all week long. Jewish tradition tells us, „When Adar enters, joy increases,” and area schools will be not only be enjoying Purim festivities, but also participating in chesed projects to spread the joy. Read more » »
