admin | June 22, 2017
What a simcha to see Shaarei Orahs own Joshua Schulz marry a wonderful young lady, Rachel Lina (Lini) Sassen, this past week in Israel! The young couple returned for sheva brachot in New Jersey this past week, concluding at a seudah shelishit at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck. It is especially gratifying to see Joshuas beautiful development from a young boy at Shaarei Orah to his emergence as a charismatic, young ben Torah
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admin | June 22, 2017
In the midst of the spring bloom in May, the province of Ontario proudly celebrates Jewish Heritage Month (JHMO) by acknowledging the plentiful and impressive achievements and contributions made by the members of the Jewish community while honouring Ontarios Jewish rich culture & heritage. Since its unanimously passing in the Legislature on February 23, 2012, the Jewish Heritage Month (Bill 17) has provided all citizens the unique opportunity to learn about the history and culture of Ontarians of Jewish heritage, who have made an impact in communities across the province, from Kenora to Cornwall, as well as appreciate the significant contributions made by the Jewish community in the fields of medicine, law, politics, arts, business and philanthropy. The Jewish Heritage Month Bill was spearheaded by MPP Mike Colle (Eglinton-Lawrence) and co-sponsored by MPP Cheri DiNovo (ParkdaleHigh Park) and MPP Peter Shurman (Thornhill).
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admin | June 22, 2017
Given that June is both Gay Pride and Immigrant Heritage Month, its fitting that the Tenement Museum last week announced the appointment of Kevin Jenningsa former history teacher who became a nationally recognized advocate for LGBT youthas its new president. Jennings, 54, will lead the Lower East Side museum as it undergoes an expansion andseeks to widen its audience through new technology
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richards | June 22, 2017
An online petition asking the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to deny entry to an American Holocaust denier and conspiracy theorist has garnered more than 2,000 signatures to date.
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richards | June 22, 2017
In a time when lying seems to matter less than it used to, when truth is questioned, when history is turned on its ear, its no wonder that Holocaust denial is emerging from the dung heap, brushing itself off and continuing to go about its evil business. Holocaust denial the odious suggestion that the Holocaust was made up, that world Jewry created this fiction to secure monetary reparations from Germany to help establish the State of Israel is a malevolent lie thats been perpetrated by neo-Nazis and other assorted anti-Semites. Yet, like a blood stain on a white garment, its hard to erase.
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richards | June 22, 2017
Belz is a Hasidic dynasty founded in the town of Belz in Western Ukraine, near the Polish border, historically the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The Hasidut was founded in the early 19th century by Rabbi Shalom Rokeach, also known as the Sar Shalom, and led by his son, Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach, and grandson, Rabbi Yissachar Dov, and great grandson, Rabbi Aharon, before the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939. While Rabbi Aharon managed to escape Europe, most of the Belz Hasidim were killed.
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simmons | June 22, 2017
By June 21, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT The worlds largest online poker company will soon enter the fastest-growing smartphone market.
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richards | June 22, 2017
Many physicians don't connect race or ethnicity to genetics and clinical decision-making With the availability of home genetic testing kits from companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry DNA, more people will be getting information about their genetic lineage and what races and ethnicities of the world are included in their DNA. Geneticists, meanwhile, are also getting more tailored information about disease risk and prevalence as genetic testing in medical research centers continues. Physicians accept that cystic fibrosis, for example, is much more common in people with Northern European ancestry and that sickle cell disease occurs dramatically more often in people with African origins
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richards | June 22, 2017
BBC News Missing babies: Israel's Yemenite children affair BBC News One of the disturbing aspects of the Yemenite Children Affair is the way the darker-skinned immigrants appear to have been treated as second-class citizens. The founders of Israel were mostly Ashkenazi Jews, of European descent, some of whom expressed ..
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admin | June 22, 2017
Males with a singular genetic mutation are likely to live about 10 years longer than their peers without the change, shows a new study appearing in the journal Science Advances. Researchers have linked a mutation in the growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene to longer life in a number of populations, ranging from Ashkenazi Jews to Pennsylvania Amish. Our study provides the first consistent evidence linking the GHR to human longevity, report the study authors from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and other institutions
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