Anti-Defamation League | About | Houston
simmons | May 31, 2016
The Southwest Regional office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in Houston extends from El Paso on the west end of Texas to Beaumont on the east end, and all points south.
Anti-Defamation League – Metapedia
simmons | May 28, 2016
From Metapedia The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a powerful Jewish lobby organization primarily based in the United States but with offices in some other countries. It was founded in 1913 as a branch of B'nai B'rith. In 1930 they had only three fulltime employees
Kemp Mill Synagogue
richards | May 28, 2016
Toddler Playground Dedication Join us Sunday, May 29, at 11 a.m. for the dedication of our new Toddler Playground., which was built with support from the Ilan Rasooly, z"l, Playground Fund
Curaao's Sand-Floored Synagogue | Atlas Obscura
richards | May 28, 2016
Mikv Israel-Emanuel Synagogueoften referred to as the Snoa, another term for synagogueis the oldest surviving synagogue and Jewish congregation in the Americas. This is more than enough to make it a place of historical significance but it has another element that makes it unusual
Ashkenazi Jews, as well as the Yiddish language, came from …
richards | May 27, 2016
In an effort to discover the origin of the Yiddish language, researchers say that they have found evidence that proves that Ashkenazi Jews are descended predominately from four villages in northeastern Turkey. The study, titled Localizing Ashkenazic Jews to primeval villages in the ancient Iranian lands of Ashkenaz was conducted by researchers from three universities in the U.K., U.S., and Israel. It was published in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution.
Sephardic Jewish Names and Genealogies, How to start
richards | May 26, 2016
I would like to start by stating that I am not a professional genealogist. As I worked at developing the family tree on my Sephardic side I gradually discovered that there were fertile areas of research that were different from the sources I used for my Ashkenazi half.
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month | Law Library of …
simmons | May 25, 2016
To view PDFs Back to Commemorative Observances Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month is a month to celebrate and pay tribute to the contributions generations of Asian/Pacific Americans have made to American history, society and culture. Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month originated in 1978 when Congress passed Pub.
Soul Food Shabbat: How to Celebrate Black History Month …
simmons | May 25, 2016
Black-eyed pea hummus. Peach kugel. Matzah-meal fried chicken.
The Sephardic Studies Collection – content.lib.washington.edu
richards | May 21, 2016
The Sephardic Studies Collection at the University of Washington is one of most expansive and fastest growing repositories of source materials pertaining to the Sephardic Jewish experience.
Sephardic Studies | UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies
richards | May 21, 2016
Housed in the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies, the Maurice Amado Program in Sephardic Studies offers students at the undergraduate and graduate level the rare opportunity to focus intensively on the study of Sephardic history and culture.
