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Richard Schifter, Legendary US Jewish Diplomat and Human Rights Advocate, Dies at Age 97
Ambassador Richard Schifter, who died on Oct. 4, 2020, seen addressing the United Nations. Photo: UN Watch. Richard Schifter, one of the the US Jewish community’s foremost diplomats and advocates, passed away on Sunday at the age of 97, drawing a flood of tributes for a lifetime of achievement in Jewish and international affairs. Read more » »
Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Oct. 6
Gibson Southern 31, Calumet 6 Hobart 41, Kankakee Valley 17 Kankakee Valley 0 10 0 7 — 17 H — Riley Johnston 31 run (Miki Djankovich kick) H — Marc Enslen 65 pass from Johnston (Djankovich kick) KV — Markus Ritchie 43 field goal H — Zach Vode 76 pass Read more » »
Former US diplomat and presidential adviser Richard Schifter dead at 97
Learn more about our friend, partner and colleague, Ambassador Richard Schifter, in this Times of Israel story on his life. May his memory be a blessing. Read more » »
Richard Schifter, Holocaust survivor who later served as a U.S. diplomat, dies at 97
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Opération d’urgence Alpes-Maritimes
Opération d’urgence Collecte de dons pour les populations sinistrées des Alpes-Maritimes Chères sœurs, chers frères, Les intempéries dramatiques qui ont frappé et endeuillé plusieurs sites des Alpes-Maritimes nous ont tous bouleversés. Afin de témoigner de notre solidarité avec les populations sinistrées, le B’nai B’rith se mobilise. Read more » »
Opthea to Appoint Dr Jeremy Levin as Chairman of the Board
MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Opthea Limited (ASX: OPT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel therapy to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, is pleased to announce that Jeremy Read more » »
Former US diplomat and presidential adviser Richard Schifter dead at 97
Former top US diplomat Richard Schifter has died aged 97, according to American Jewish organizations and Israel’s Foreign Ministry director general. Schifter fled his native Austria to the US at the age of 15 just after the Nazi takeover of the country. The rest of his family could not obtain visas and were killed by the Nazis. Read more » »
Many ultra-Orthodox said to be flouting rules, cop seen throwing bucket at boy
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B’nai B’rith Mourns The Loss Of Ambassador Richard Schifter
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2020)–B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend and colleague Ambassador Richard Schifter, the AJIRI (American Jewish International Relations Institute) chairman of the board of directors. Read more » »
