Reviewing Oscar’s Foreign-Language Contenders: Sure Things & Longshots

admin | October 31, 2011

The Academy’s member screenings in the Best Foreign-Language Film category are now underway, with four color-coded groups of volunteers viewing the 63 eligible films in a series of double features that began in mid-October and stretch into mid-January.

Palestine gains membership in UNESCO

admin | October 31, 2011

Palestine won its greatest international endorsement yet on Monday, full membership in UNESCO, but the move will cost the agency one-fifth of its funding and some fear it will send Mideast peace efforts off a cliff.

Top Cardinal Claims Jews Want Sainthood for Nazi-Era Pope

admin | October 31, 2011

Cardinal Kurt Koch, the Pope’s top liaison to Jewry, claimed Jews support sainthood for Nazi-era Pope Pius XII. In U.S. debut, he also called the cross ‘the definitive Yom Kippur.’

A Jewish exile returns to Libya – Video

admin | October 31, 2011


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Oren: Arab Spring Presents Opportunity for Israel as Regional Perils Persist – Video

admin | October 31, 2011


Complete video at: fora.tv Regarding the Arab Spring, Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren said Israel, long proud of its democratic tradition, will be “prouder still” to be counted among a number of Middle Eastern democracies – and that democracies across the Middle East will help secure Israel’s security. —– On Tuesday, October 25, 2011, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren joined the Monitor Breakfast for a conversation with reporters.

Black Rapper Joins Ultra Orthodox Judaism – Video

admin | October 31, 2011


Black Rapper Joins Ultra Orthodox Judaism

Palestine’s UNESCO move angers Israel

admin | October 31, 2011

Palestine became a full member of UNESCO overnight in a historic vote that could cost the agency a fifth of its budget and that the US and other opponents say could harm renewed Mideast peace efforts.The decision is a grand symbolic…

Buffalo Grove calendar – Oct. 31

admin | October 31, 2011

Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is noon Wednesday two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W.

Israel forcing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem

admin | October 31, 2011

Israel is forcing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem as part of a deliberate policy that might constitute a war crime.

Adrien Field: A Truly Frightening Halloween Costume

admin | October 31, 2011

Pairing the word “slut” with the memory of Anne Frank, who was 16 when she died at the hands of her Nazi captors, is not only grossly culturally insensitive, but also outrageously anti-feminist.