Taking back the power to define Zionism – Jewish News (blog)
simmons | August 16, 2017
Its difficult to fit 2 years of experience in Israel advocacy into these brief words.
The Zionist-white supremacist alliance in Trump’s White House – The Electronic Intifada (blog)
admin | August 16, 2017
Ali Abunimah Lobby Watch 15 August 2017 Pro-Israel billionaire Sheldon Adelson, center, and his wife Miriam speak with Trump advisor Steve Bannon at the presidents inauguration on 20 January 2017. A much-discussed article in The New York Times about pressure on President Donald Trump to fire his advisor Steve Bannon contains this intriguing sentence: Mr.
Berl Katznelson backers want day in his memory – The Jerusalem Post
richards | August 16, 2017
Berl Katznelson 88 224. (photo credit:Courtesy) Israel marks special days in honor of Zionist visionaries Theodor Herzl and Zeev Jabotinsky and must do the same for Labor Zionism intellectual founder Berl Katznelson, his intellectual heirs in the Labor Party and the Berl Katznelson Education Center said Wednesday, on the eve of the 73rd anniversary of Katznelsons death on the Jewish calendar. A ceremony at his grave on the Sea of Galilee will be held Thursday on the anniversary, but under a bill that will be proposed by Zionist Union faction head Merav Michaeli, Katznelson Day would be marked every year by teaching his legacy at schools nationwide
This Undercover Spy Operation Helped Foil a Nazi Plot in 1930s LA – L.A. Weekly
richards | August 16, 2017
German American Bund meeting, 1935 CRC Papers In the spring of 1933, a police report submitted to LAPD captain William "Red" Hynes noted "considerable quantities" of Nazi literature littering the streets of downtown Los Angeles.
Tzedakah: Valuing Human Dignity as Envisioned in the Torah – Jewish Exponent
simmons | August 16, 2017
By Rabbi Howard Alpert Parshat Reeh For many Jews, tzedakah is the quintessential Jewish act. Whether it is accomplished by simply putting a coin in a pushke (a charity box) or holding a door for someone who cannot open it for herself, or with a complex social project intended to improve the lives of a whole community, an act of tzedakah is seen as bringing the values of Judaism to fruition. How is that so
Jane Shapiro ’76 Brings New Perspectives to Jewish Education – Princeton Alumni Weekly
simmons | August 16, 2017
Jane Shapiro 76, co-founder of Orot: Center for New Jewish Learning in Chicago, says her views on Jewish education for adults are a bit radical. I actually think this isnt Jewish education anymore, she says, describing the avant-garde teaching that happens at Orot. Its a gateway experience for people whove been on the outside of things who want to come in
DOJ secures guilty plea in attempted hate crime attack on Florida synagogue – CNN International
admin | August 16, 2017
The timing of Justice Department's announcement of James Gonzalo Medina's guilty plea struck a chord during a week plagued by the aftermath of deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. The FBI launched an investigation into Medina in 2016 after authorities learned he had expressed anti-Semitic views with associates and discussed plans to attack the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in southern Florida, according to court filings
Broward man admits synagogue bomb plot, expected to serve 25 years and get treatment – Sun Sentinel
admin | August 16, 2017
A Broward man admitted Wednesday that he planned to bomb an Aventura synagogue during Passover last year. But James Gonzalo Medina, 41, of Hollywood, has been diagnosed with a spider-like brain cyst that may have affected his conduct, according to the defense. Under an uncommon agreement between the prosecution and defense, Medina is expected to be locked up for 25 years and will spend at least the first portion of that in a prison medical ward where he can get treatment for the cyst and his mental health
The Secret Jewish History Of Rum – Forward
simmons | August 16, 2017
bhofack2/istockphoto a rum and Cola Cuba Libre cocktail. Today is National Rum Day
Who owns America’s oldest synagogue? It’s a 350-year-old argument – jewishpresspinellas
admin | August 16, 2017
By Ben Sales JTA news service Touro Synagogue, nestled in historic Newport, R.I., is the oldest synagogue still in existence in the United States. John Nordell/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images NEW YORK The story of Americas oldest synagogue, as told by retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, is the story of American Jewish history
