Category Archives: World
Operación Salomón
Hoy a pesar de todas las dificultades que podamos atravesar en lo personal, en lo comunitario, en lo universal, tenemos el compromiso de avanzar, de caminar, de iluminar y ese es el llamado que hago a mis lectores Un día como hoy pero de 1991 Israel Read more » »
Messi y una startup israelí ayudan a un joven ciego a cursar estudios universitarios
Enlace Judío México 24 de mayo de 2023 El capitán de la Selección Argentina de futbol Lionel Messi compartió la emotiva historia de un estudiante ciego de Brasil que pudo ir a la universidad gracias a la tecnología israelí. Read more » »
College Students: Help Address Anti-Semitism on Social Media; B’nai B’rith Essay Contest Winners Can Earn Up to $2500 College Scholarship – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith International 2023 None Shall Be Afraid Essay Contest invites students between the ages of 18 and 22 to address the prevalence of anti-Semitism on social media and how to combat it. Winners will earn scholarships and have the opportunity to have their essays published. The deadline to submit an essay is July 10, 2023. Read more » »
Global Jewish call for UN to positively reference IHRA definition
AIJAC has joined 178 Jewish organisations across the globe in calling for the United Nations to favourably reference the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism at its upcoming in its upcoming “UN Action Plan on monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response”. Read more » »
Remembering Jonathan Omer-Man
Rabbi Jonathan Omer-Man, who died this month at 89, was a Renaissance man who walked many paths and deeply influenced all who knew him. His nobility, humility, keen intellect and wisdom will always be remembered. Born in England, Omer-Man made Aliyah, and lived and worked the land in Kibbutz Amiad. In his early 20s, he contracted polio. Read more » »
Letters to the Editor: May 24: Disdain and disrespect
While it is a good thing that the United States and other countries boycotted the recent UN commemoration of the “Nakba” (“US Shuns UN’s ‘Nakba Day’ event over UN anti-Israel bias,” May 17), the sad truth is that the UN routinely panders to the most extreme Palestinian narrative that considers Israel’s creation a “catastrophe. Read more » »
Clovis West senior Julianne Snyder wins 72nd annual B’nai B’rith award
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 3: 27PMFRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Clovis West High School senior Julianne Snyder won the 72nd annual B’nai B’rith Student Athlete Award. „I was just honored to be up there but to find out I won that was really really a special moment for me and my family,” she told Action News. Read more » »
Singing sensation
Jemma Cher is enjoying a new chapter in her singing career as she performs with a new backing band at gigs at popular Melbourne jazz venues. Read more » »
Parlamento de Portugal aprueba resolución en apoyo a Israel
Enlace Judío México 19 de mayo de 2023 Por primera vez, el parlamento portugués aprobó el viernes una resolución en apoyo de Israel, en un gesto por el 75 aniversario del Estado judío, informó The Times of Israel. Read more » »
Debra Polsky ob”m: Dallas’ historian and friend
Photo: Courtesy Polsky family“When the heart is full, the eyes overflow,” wrote Sholom Aleichem, a favorite author of Debra Polsky, of blessed memory. So true, and why our community’s eyes now overflow. By Deb Silverthorn Debra Gayle Polsky, 69, passed away on May 7, 2023. Born on Jan. Read more » »
