Category Archives: World
Arab American autoworkers lead walkout at Chrysler’s Dodge Main plant
On November 28, 1973, approximately 2,000 Detroit auto workers, led by Arab Americans, walk off their jobs at Chrysler’s Dodge Main plant, demanding that the leadership of their union, the United Auto Workers (UAW), divest from Israel. Read more » »
Laurel And Hardy’s Jewish Connections
Photo Credit: Saul Jay SingerLaurel and Hardy portrait Englishman Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) were a comedy duo act during the early classical Hollywood era of American cinema. Read more » »
Liderança é tema de nossa próxima Live, com Daniel Bialski
Tem encontro marcado pelo YouTube no Domingo, dia 24 de abril, às 18h00. O advogado criminalista, presidente do Conselho da Hebraica e vice-presidente da CONIB, Dr. Daniel Leon Bialski, falará sobre “Liderança pelo exemplo – plantando as raízes para uma comunidade judaica vibrante e participativa“ LINK DE TRANSMISSÃO: www.youtube. Read more » »
Princeton Students Voted to Boycott Machinery Used by Israel.…
(This article originally appeared in the Jewish Currents email newsletter; subscribe here!) AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY last week, undergraduates voted on a referendum to boycott Caterpillar, a manufacturer of machinery used by the Israeli government. Read more » »
Interview with Sam Goldstein about McGill University’s Student Union’s BDSM policy
Sam Goldstein interview regarding McGill University’s Student Union’s BDSM vote Sam Goldstein, Director of Legal Affairs for B’Nai Brith Canada remarks on how McGill University’s Student Union (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement) BDSM vote has made Jewish students on campus feel unsafe and unwelcome, in this interview on IHeart Radio. Read more » »
Meet Stephen Kantrowitz: The New Senior Director of Cultural Arts at the JCC Has Been Busy — Detroit Jewish News
Stephen Kantrowitz Besides getting to know the Michigan Jewish community, Stephen Kantrowitz is looking forward to getting to know the state. Read more » »
Ryan Vesler of Homage credits Judaism for business style
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Lions Can Win: 600 Club Sweeps B’nai B’rith Bowling Division Titles
The three-week, single-elimination league playoffs will end April 25 with the championship match at Country Lanes in Farmington Hills, the weekly league’s longtime home. The 600 Club batted 1.000 during the regular season in the Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith bowling league. Read more » »
Sonatas and Scholarship
Classical music is sometimes marketed as an escape. Alexandra Birch knows better. While a symphony or sonata can be a highly personal distillation of deeply felt emotions, it also serves as a reflection of the society and era in which it was created. Read more » »
