Category Archives: World
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 » »
B’nai Brith Discontinues Lawsuit Against Government with Expectation of Criminal Sanctions against IRGC Leaders
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (BBC) Cliquez ici pour le français Jan. 04, 2023 OTTAWA ‑‑ B’nai Brith Canada discontinued today its lawsuit against the Federal Government for its failure to answer our request to list the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its entirety as a terrorist entity. Read more » »
CEDAC provides financing to build 235 housing units across Massachusetts – Boston Real Estate Times
Roger Herzog BOSTON– The Baker-Polito Administration convened a Housing Roundtable discussion in Haverhill last month and announced funding awards in the most recent competitive round for affordable housing across the Commonwealth. Read more » »
What white people get wrong about Black dads – Daily Montanan
When my dad, Lawrence, had cataract surgery in 1994, my sister and I took the day off work. The white supervisor at the bank where I toiled frowned at my request for time off. It was a routine surgery for older people and not worthy of my level of concern, she explained. Read more » »
What Grant’s battlefield promotion 137 years after his death says about race in America today
David M. Shribman | Milwaukee Journal SentinelLost in the pre-holiday rush … was an important marker in the culture wars on religion and race in America. Ulysses Grant is getting a battlefield promotion.The 18th president has been dead for 137 years, his presidency ended in 1877, and his Civil War heroics ended more than a century and a half ago. Read more » »
