Broward Circuit Judge Merrliee Ehrlich is retiring, effective at 5 p.m. Monday, after a video surfaced of her berating a wheelchair-bound defendant at a recent hearing. Ehrlich, 67, already had submitted paperwork to the governor’s office announcing her intention to retire June 30. But on Friday, reaction to the video was swift. Read more » »

April 23, 2018 17: 23 2 minute read. Star of David. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) American Jewish historian Dr. Howard M. Sachar, who wrote prolifically on Middle Eastern and European history, passed away at his home in Kensington, Maryland, on April 18, two months after his 90th birthday. Read more » »

By Julia Solomon for Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara | April 22, 2018 | 11: 57 a.m. Marking 31 years, the Santa Barbara Jewish Festival is the Central Coast’s largest community-wide Jewish cultural festival and celebration of Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’Atzmaut). It will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Plaza del Mar, 23 W. Read more » »

Soixante-quinze ans après être venu en aide à plus de 1 000 Juifs qui fuyaient un village de France occupé par l’Italie, Enzo Cavaglion, un Juif italien aujourd’hui âgé de 98 ans, a fait l’objet d’un hommage dans sa ville natale de Cuneo, dimanche. Read more » »

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WILKES-BARRE — Marie Toole didn’t make up an excuse for her rather primitive painting style. “I couldn’t stay in the lines,” she laughed. Then, in a mock defensive tone, added “I don’t have a beer until noon. Read more » »

HaaretzGiving the Jews of Port Said a Name That Will Endure ForeverHaaretzIt had two synagogues – one Sephardi and one Adenite – a rabbi, ritual slaughterer and mohel, a number of Jewish organizations such as B’nai B’rith, as well as Zionist, Revisionist (right-wing) Zionist and women’s organizations. The city’s flagship was … Read more » »

Premier Rachel Notley is greeted at the door as she was honoured by the B’nai Brith Calgary and the Calgary Menorah Foundation during their 67th Annual Charity Dinner at the Beth Tzedec Synagogue in Calgary on Thursday April 19, 2018. Read more » »

Gazeta WyborczaDziękujemy za potępienie antysemityzmu i za słowa solidarnościGazeta WyborczaBlisko 100 osób z Europy, USA i Izraela podpisało poniższy list publiczny skierowany do blisko 100 polskich organizacji pozarządowych, które z okazji 50. rocznicy Marca ’68 wyraziły swą solidarność z ówczesnymi ofiarami i sprzeciw wobec narastającego … Read more » »

Harry Weisman, 93, of Lititz, passed away on April 17, 2018 at Brethren Village. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Max and Katie (Rubin) Weisman and husband of the late Anita „Pat” (Myers) who died January 5, 2010. Read more » »