Category Archives: World

Obituary: Ilse Loeb, A Founder Of Hidden Children Of Rockland Co.

From the Glick Family Funeral Home Ilse Loeb, age 94 of Boca Raton, FL. (formerly of Monroe Township NJ, Chestnut Ridge, NY, and Vienna, Austria), died on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter Loeb for more than 60 years. Ilse was the daughter of the late Max and Elvira Morgenstern. Read more » »

Canada election clash with Shemini Atzeret causes anger in Jewish community

An angry B’nai B’rith Canada has slammed the country’s chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, who has refused to change the federal election date this year, which falls on Shemini Atzeret, the last festival of the month of High Holy Days. Read more » »

Navigating the ‘Perfect Storm’ of Modern anti-Semitism – The Jewish Press

Photo Credit: Marco Verch via Flickr / https: //www.flickr.com/search/?text=Marco%20Verch%20scrabble%20 Any way you spell it, it’s anti-Semitism {Originally posted to the JNS website} Contemporary anti-Semitism has been described as the perfect storm: coming from the left, the right and from Islamists in the Middle East and beyond. Read more » »

Navigating the ‘perfect storm’ of modern anti-Semitism

Navigating the ‘perfect storm’ of modern anti-Semitism  Israel HayomContemporary anti-Semitism has been described as the perfect storm: coming from the left, the right and from Islamists in the Middle East and beyond. Read more »

BBYP Friday Night Dinner with Ner Yisrael Synagogue Sells Out!

B’nai B’rith UK Young Professionals (BBYP) held its second annual joint Friday night dinner with Ner Yisrael Synagogue, on Friday 2nd August for young professionals in their 30s and 40s. This was the fourth joint BBYP Friday night dinner in the area, including previous dinners at Hendon United Synagogue in December. Read more » »

AP-News Pronunciation Guide AC

A Mahmoud Abbas — mahk-MOOD’ ah-BAHS’ Abbottabad — AHB’-tuh-bad Bilal Abdullah — BIL’-ahl ab-DUHL’-uh Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab — OO’-mahr fah-ROOK’ ahb-DOOL’-moo-TAH’-lahb Shinzo Abe — SHIN’-zoh AH’-bay Salman Abedi — SAHL’-muhn ah-BEE’-dee Huma Read more » »

United Church of Canada should Come Clean on Anti-Palestinian Accord

Toronto church Trinity-St. Paul’s shameful suppression of a Palestinian youth cultural event highlights anti-Palestinian rot festering in the United Church of Canada. It ought to also shine a light on a little discussed anti-Palestinian accord UCC leaders signed with Israel lobby groups five decades ago. Read more » »

AP-News Pronunciation Guide AC

A Mahmoud Abbas — mahk-MOOD’ ah-BAHS’ Abbottabad — AHB’-tuh-bad Bilal Abdullah — BIL’-ahl ab-DUHL’-uh Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab — OO’-mahr fah-ROOK’ ahb-DOOL’-moo-TAH’-lahb Shinzo Abe — SHIN’-zoh AH’-bay Salman Abedi — SAHL’-muhn ah-BEE’-dee Huma Read more » »

The City: Week of August 2 | The City

The City: Week of August 2 | The City  Cleveland Jewish NewsHere’s a glance at what’s happening in the Cleveland area this week. Read more » »

Community Briefs: DA Larry Krasner, City Sued in Discrimination Suit and More

The Lion King Disney’s upcoming film journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Toy Story 4 When Bonnie takes Woody on a road trip, he ends up on an unexpected detour that includes a reunion with his long-lost friend Bo Peep. Read more » »