Category Archives: World
¿Aceptamos que América Latina sea un coto privado de caza para el terrorismo? – Radio JAI
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UN General Assembly Votes Show Steady Erosion of Support for Anti-Israel Committees
A tally board at the UN shows a record number of states abstaining or voting against the renewal of the UN’s Division for Palestinian Rights. Photo: Screenshot. Read more » »
Feed the Body and Mind During Hanukkah
Just in time to bring a bit of brightness into a dark year, Santa Barbara’s Jewish families and their friends will be firing up the menorahs at sundown on December 10 to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, which lasts until the evening of December 18. Here are numerous ways to feed your body and mind during the eight-night Festival of Lights. Read more » »
The Three Generations of Ku Klux Klan
By Richard Spence, Ph.D., University of Idaho The first group of Ku Klux Klan members appeared in the late 19th century in Tennessee. There were many allegations about the origins, purposes, and inspirations of these people, and they have been linked to other fraternity orders like Freemasonry. Read more » »
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰? We were instrumental in the U.S. recognizing Israel as a new nation. At the urging of …
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰? We were instrumental in the U.S. recognizing Israel as a new nation. At the urging of B’nai B’rith in 1947, Kansas City Lodge member Eddie Jacobson traveled to Washington, D.C. to convince his friend and former business partner, U.S. President Harry S. Read more » »
Ku Klux Klan: Origins and Some Unknown Facts
By Richard Spence, Ph.D., University of Idaho Secret societies played a significant role in American history. Some of them have disappeared, some of them have re-emerged under different names, and some are still around today. Read more » »
From the 1620 “Mayflower” to 2020 USA
Photo Credit: WikicommonsPlymouth ROck Significance of the 400th anniversary Four hundred years ago, in November 1620, the 102 pilgrims of the “Mayflower” landed in Plymouth Rock, which they considered the modern day Promised Land. Read more » »
‘A true champion for Detroit’: Business, philanthropic leader Joseph Hudson dies at 89
Was longtime retired chairman and CEO of J.L. Hudson Co., later Dayton Hudson Corp. Founded racial justice nonprofit New Detroit after 1967 rebellion Was founding chairman of Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan Joseph Hudson Jr., the former CEO of the J.L. Hudson Co. Read more » »
We strongly condemn the five anti-Israel resolutions passed today by the United Nations General …
We strongly condemn the five anti-Israel resolutions passed today by the United Nations General Assembly, while we are encouraged at the growing number of countries willing to stand up against anti-Israel entities that waste critical resources and hamper the U.N.’s legitimacy. Read the full statement from our President Charles O. Read more » »
Noted Jewish filmmaker Roberta Grossman sits down with CEO Dan Mariaschin to discuss the essential …
Noted Jewish filmmaker Roberta Grossman sits down with CEO Dan Mariaschin to discuss the essential role of film in Jewish memory, the Oyneg Shabes-Ringelblum Archive and her receiving the prestigious 2020 Jewish Peoplehood Award from Taube Philanthropies for her work making a uniquely Jewish contribution to global culture. Read more » »
