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Could the Crown Heights Riots Recur? – The Wall Street Journal

| August 23, 2021

The most serious anti-Semitic incident in American history, as historian Edward S. Shapiro describes it, took place precisely 30 years ago when a mob took over the streets of Crown Heights, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y. Rioters killed one Orthodox Jew and beat dozens.

Dr. Jeremy Goodman takes the reins at Pittsburgh Zoo – thejewishchronicle.net

| August 23, 2021

Once, in the middle of a Rosh Hashanah service, a zoo curator entered a synagogue, accompanied by this is true an African black-footed penguin suffering an epileptic seizure.

The Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021 – coming soon – The Jerusalem Post

| August 23, 2021

Who are the worlds most influential Jews? The leaders, the innovators, the creators and the influencers. Each year, The Jerusalem Post highlights the individuals from across the Jewish nation who are doing big things in government and politics, art, medicine, science, technology and philanthropy

Jewish orgs scramble to assist Afghan refugees arriving in Bay Area J. – The Jewish News of Northern California

| August 23, 2021

Until this year, Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley was helping to resettle about 50 refugees per year from all around the world. But the picture has changed suddenly and dramatically with the recent pullout of American troops from Afghanistan and the rapid takeover by the Taliban.

SEFARAD – The Untold Story That Changed The World – Part 2 – The Media Line

| August 23, 2021

Sun, Aug 22, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) Register here. Jewish Heritage Alliance, in collaboration with our co-hosting Partners, presents Sefarad: The Untold Story That Changed the World PART II A 3-part series exploring History, Memory, and Legacy The Sephardic experience is more than merely recounting a history; this is a far-reaching segment of Jewish and world history spanning centuries with profound consequences still unfolding in present day. Yet despite its historic importance, many in the Jewish and Latino communities have yet to learn the relevance and impact of these events

The International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War were the First Jewish Resistance to Fascism – History News Network (HNN)

| August 23, 2021

Giles Tremlettis a contributing editor to theGuardianand Fellow of the Caada Blanch Centre, London School of Economics. He has lived in and written about Spain for over twenty years, and is the author ofCatherine of Aragon,Ghosts of Spain, andIsabella of Castile, winner of the 2018 Elizabeth Longford Prize


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