Category Archives: World

Death announcements for the week of Jan. 6, 2023 – J.

Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Robert Frank Jacobs Nov. 8, 1966–Dec. 26, 2022 Robert Frank Jacobs Robert Frank Jacobs was born on Nov. 8, 1966. He was a premature baby and spent his first six weeks in an incubator at Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame. He passed away on Dec. 26, 2022, from several strokes. Read more » »

B’nai Brith demande une action concrète contre l’Iran à l’occasion du troisième anniversaire de l’écrasement du vol

Rouble du vol PS 752 (Reuters) CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH Le 6 janvier 2023 OTTAWA – Ce dimanche, trois ans se seront écoulés depuis que le Corps des gardiens de la révolution iranienne (IRGC) a abattu le vol PS 752 de la compagnie Ukraine International Airlines. Read more » »

Miriam Ruth Bergen

Miriam Ruth Bergen Miriam Ruth Bergen, 103, of Primghar and Spencer passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023.Funeral services will be at 11: 00 A.M. Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Sioux City. Online condolences may be sent towww.meyerbroschapels. Read more » »

B’nai Brith Urges Concrete Action Against Iran on Three-Year Anniversary of Flight Shootdown – B’nai Brith Canada

Rubble of Flight PS 752 (Reuters) Cliquez ici pour le français Jan. 06, 2023 OTTAWA – This Sunday, three years will have elapsed since the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS 752 by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Read more » »

With antisemitism on the rise, American Jewish groups aim to take a stand against threats – WFIN Local News

Antisemitism and antisemitic incidents are on the rise, but as Jewish people face hate at a higher rate than any other religious group in the U.S., there are organizations working to ensure that Jews can protect themselves and their communities – and in the process, perhaps dispel the idea that they are easy targets. Read more » »

Sanford  “Safe” Weissman

Published January 5, 2023 United States Military Veteran Sanford “Safe” Weissman, 98, passed away in his hometown of St. Louis, MO, January 2, 2023, surrounded by loving family. “Safe” was born in St. Read more » »

EDUCAÇÃO PARA A PAZ

EDUCAÇÃO PARA A PAZ A preocupação que os impactos de políticas segregacionistas, endossadas por governos racistas, possam ameaçar a democracia e a liberdade física, psíquica e econômica de um individuo, de sua comunidade ou grupo etnico-religioso, foi o que levou a BB a criar um programa educativo de largo alcance. Read more » »

The Shtadlanut Of Arthur Goldberg

Photo Credit: Saul Jay Singer Many people know about Arthur Joseph Goldberg’s incredible Horatio Alger story: The son of poor Orthodox Jewish refugees, who escaped to America fleeing Ukrainian antisemitic pogroms, rises from poverty to become a Read more » »

‘American Caliph’ revisits one of the most dramatic hostage crises in U.S. history

DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. When I first looked at the new book by our guest, journalist Shahan Mufti, I was amazed I had no memory of the events he describes, which occurred when I was in my 20s. In March 1977, nearly 150 people were taken hostage in Washington, D.C. Read more » »

B’nai Brith abandonne son action en justice contre le gouvernement dans l’attente de sanctions pénales contre les dirigeants de l’IRGC

Corps des gardiens de la révolution iranienne (BBC) CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH Le 4 janvier 2023 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada a abandonné aujourd’hui sa poursuite contre le gouvernement fédéral, qui n’a pas répondu à notre demande d’inscrire le Corps des Read more » »