admin | May 19, 2017
The following is an edited excerpt of a speech given by Senator Linda Frum to the Senate Committee on Human Rights on May 10, to present her legislation to enact Canadian Jewish Heritage Month. As a member of Canadas proud Jewish community, I am delighted to have had the privilege to have sponsored Senate Public Bill S-232, An Act Respecting Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, the result of a bipartisan, bicameral effort to formalize, in law, a time each year to celebrate the contributions of the Jewish community to Canada.
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simmons | May 19, 2017
Jeff Goldberg/Esto Religious Liberty sculpture in front of the National Museum of American Jewish History. (JTA)-Only one religious group in the U.S
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admin | May 19, 2017
Flyers denying the historical accuracy of the Holocaust have sparked outrage from University of Western Australia studentsafter they were distributed around the campus on Wednesday. It is understood the flyers contained content that supported the works of controversial historian David Irvingand questioned whether the Holocaust actually happened. The flyers are similar in content to those posted around eastern state campuses last month, which saw pamphlets distributed at the Australian National University, Monash University and Monash University in Victoria
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richards | May 19, 2017
God works in strange ways. So does Israeli filmmaker Rama Burshtein.
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richards | May 19, 2017
Gere (left) and Ashkenazi go windowshopping. Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen
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admin | May 19, 2017
On Wednesday, May 17, the Anti-Defamation League presented State Sen. Joan Lovely with the North Shore Community Service Award at the Essex County Law and Education Day Event in recognition of her outstanding community service and longstanding efforts to promote equality across the North Shore.
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admin | May 19, 2017
People on the Move highlights promotions, appointments and career moves in public relations, finance and buisness development. Alex Reyes was named account representative for J. Wakefield Brewing, based in Miamis Wynwood district, and Sabine Robertson joined Silver International Realty in Delray Beach as a real estate agent.
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admin | May 19, 2017
(JTA) Joining critics of Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, the Anti-Defamation League warned that his reported consideration for a senior post at the Department of Homeland Security is shameful and dangerous. Clarke, who has said he would grab Democrats by the throat and whom ADL said has ties to two anti-government groups well known for trying to recruit law enforcement officers, said during an interview Wednesday that he has accepted a position within the Trump administration to serve as an assistant secretary in the department. Homeland Security said in a statement that no decision has been maderegarding the reported plan to appoint Clarke
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