Category Archives: World
‘Zionism = Racism,’ ‘Boycott! Divest! Sanction’ & ‘[W]elcoming Zionists to campus…[is] a declaration of war against Arabs, Muslims, Palestinians’ Remain on SFSU Department’s Facebook Page [on Rabab Abdulhadi]: New Post Solicits Funds for Professor’s Lawsuit and to Fight the ‘Israel Lobby’
‘Zionism = Racism,’ ‘Boycott! Divest! Sanction’ & ‘[W]elcoming Zionists to campus…[is] a declaration of war against Arabs, Muslims, Palestinians’ Remain on SFSU Department’s Facebook Page [on Rabab Abdulhadi]: New Post Solicits Funds for Read more » »
Filial Heschel: Conversatorio sobre un tema tabú En un muy cálido ambiente y con la exquisita atención de nuestra anfitriona, QH Jenny Posternak, se desarrolló la reunión habitual de la Filial A.J. Heschel del día 20 de agosto. Read more » »
Filial Yehuda Halevi: la charla censurada de Manuel Férez
El pasado lunes 19 de agosto, la Filial Yehuda Halevi tuvo como invitado al sociólogo e historiador mexicano Manuel Férez, quien presentó la Charla “Conflictos en el Cáucaso y Medio Oriente”, que debía ofrecer en dos parte en el Café Literario del Parque Balmaceda de Providencia pero le fue censurada. En la sede Vitacura. Read more » »
80 Jewish groups protest SF State prof’s postings
SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Eighty organizations on Tuesday wrote to the California State University (CSU) Chancellor and the University’s General Counsel demanding answers regarding San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab Read more » »
Kenneth Bialkin, Lawyer and Jewish Leader, Dies at 89
He helped win freedom for Soviet Jews and a posthumous pardon in a notorious lynching case. He also offered counsel in a major corporate merger. Kenneth Bialkin, right, in 1999 during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, speaking with the American diplomat Lawrence S. Read more » »
Ready to Help: B’nai B’rith Disaster Relief Fund Accepting Donations
(Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2019)–B’nai B’rith International is accepting donations to its Disaster Relief Fund to assist those impacted by Hurricane Dorian, a powerful Category 3 storm currently pummeling the Bahamas and expected to hit the southeastern United States in the coming days. Read more » »
‘A splendid fellow’ Lionel F. Cohen 1926-2019 | Robert AH Cohen
My father passed away last week, aged 93, after a short illness. I reached his bedside too late to be with him in his final moments. Read more » »
US considering including ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ on passports
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Trump administration is considering allowing US citizens born in Jerusalem to list “Jerusalem, Israel” on their US passports. Read more » »
Where Is the Promised Investigation of the Hezbollah-Iran Plane Bombing in Panama?
In May 2018, Panamanian President Juan Varela issued a public promise that briefly made international headlines and was much heralded: After nearly 25 years, Panama would open a full investigation into the mid-air bombing of Alas Chiricanas Flight 901, which killed 22 Panamanians, including 12 of that country’s leading Jewish businessmen. Read more » »
Valley With a Heart rallies riders for good causes
Charlie Coleman, 69, of Wilkes-Barre stands next to his Harley Davidson three-wheel motorcycle after arriving at Holy Child Grove in Sheatown. The bike was a gift from his wife two weeks before she died of cancer. Read more » »
