Category Archives: World
Inter-Parliamentary Task Force on Online Antisemitism to Hear First Expert Testimony
The testimony will cover the state of online antisemitism, how prominent advocacy groups are responding, and recommendations for actions legislators should take to address the issue. @MichaelMostyn & @BrianHerman14 will be testifying on our behalf. http: //ow. Read more » »
A decade of making a difference
MITZVAH Day – the international day of good deeds – will be back for its 10th year on Sunday, November 15. Born out of the belief that everyone can make a positive difference to the world by taking action together, the worldwide Jewish community is set to unite over a myriad of projects that will take place at a grassroots level. Read more » »
We are proud of B’nai B’rith France (BBF) for stepping up in a time of need. The BBF …
We are proud of B’nai B’rith France (BBF) for stepping up in a time of need. The BBF National Commission of Solidarity set up a program to help sponsor school meals for students in Jewish schools across France, including in Paris, Lyon, Marseilles, Nice, Bordeaux and Strasbourg. Read more » »
Headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Ukraine – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Several headstones were recently destroyed at a Jewish cemetery in Malyn, #Ukraine. Who would do something so disgusting as to desecrate graves? This should immediately be investigated by the Ukrainian government as a hate crime. Read more » »
Carol Beilenson Katz
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First plane with Israeli tourists lands in UAE after deal
A welcome sight: The first flight carrying Israeli 🇮🇱 tourists to the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 landed Sunday in the city-state of Dubai. Great to see the relationship between these two nations progressing after their historic normalization deal. Read more » »
Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Nov. 10
Merrillville 48, Lafayette Jefferson 14 Lafayette Jefferson 7 7 0 0 — 14 Merrillville 7 34 0 7 — 48 LJ — Thomas Hogan 3 run (Eliaz Marquez kick) M — Paris Hewlett 18 pass from Angel Nelson (Austin Pupek kick) M — Marcus Hardy 33 pass from Hewlett Read more » »
Anti-racism mustn’t be exploited to foment anti-Semitism | Opinion
„False accusations of ‘Zionist’ racism—along with attempts to preempt pushback by asserting that Jews dismiss all reproach as anti-Semitic—undermine the very cause of fighting bigotry,” our Director of United Nations and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels writes in Newsweek. Read more » »
