Category Archives: World
Israeli teen Deni Avdija drafted by Wizards at No. 9 overall
Congratulations to 19-year-old Israeli basketball phenom Deni Avdija, who was drafted by the Washington Wizards with the 9th pick in the NBA Draft. This makes him the first player born in Israel 🇮🇱 ever to be drafted in the top 10. Read more » »
The Trial and Lynching of American Leo Frank
Leo Frank was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1884. He was the son of immigrant German Jewish parents. After graduating from university, in 1908 Frank found employment managing a pencil factory in Atlanta, Georgia. Shortly after moving to Atlanta, Frank met and married Lucile Selig. Read more » »
WATCH: As part of our 2020 Leadership Forum, The New York Times political reporter Lisa Lerer and …
WATCH: As part of our 2020 Leadership Forum, The New York Times political reporter Lisa Lerer and National Journal columnist Josh Kraushaar joined our Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Fusfield to analyze the 2020 U.S. elections, the Jewish vote and how the Biden win might impact issues like Israel, Iran and anti-Semitism. Read more » »
Corbyn Reinstated by Labour After He Walks Back Anti-Semitism Remarks
We are dismayed at the re-admittance of Corbyn to The Labour Party just weeks after disputing the legally-binding Equality and Human Rights Commission report declaring Labour to have acted unlawfully on anti-Semitism. We call for an investigation into the process by which his re-admittance was conducted so swiftly. Read more » »
A Tale Of Two Morgenthaus: Zionist And Anti-Zionist
Photo Credit: Jewish Press Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1891-1967) is best known for his service as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during most of FDR’s administration; for stabilizing the dollar and for his major role in designing and financing the New Deal; and for his leading role in financing America’s participation in World War II. Read more » »
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Boston-area synagogue equates Trump post-election actions to Nazi Germany
We are deeply disappointed that spiritual leaders of a Boston-area synagogue have resorted to the debasement of the #Holocaust by using Nazi comparisons to President Trump. Using Nazi wording and imagery dilutes the unique, absolute evil that was the Nazi regime. Read more » »
How a leading Jewish Canadian activist got major companies to go green
Tzeporah Berman’s environmental activism was awakened in the summer of 1991, on a trip to explore the rainforests near Vancouver between her freshman and sophomore years of college. Read more » »
Meet Tzeporah Berman, the Canadian ג€˜environmental Nobelג€™ prize winner who never set out to be an activist
(JTA) — Tzeporah Berman did not set out to be an environmental activist. Raised in a Jewish family outside Toronto, she dreamed of becoming a fashion designer and after high school moved into the city to enroll in a fashion arts design program at Ryerson University. Read more » »
