Security training the new normal – Thousand Oaks Acorn
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On Jan. 15, a gunman held four people including a rabbi hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, because, in his words, Jews control the world.
The Idolatry of Permanence – Jewish Journal
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Like physicists in search of a unified field theory, the sages of old sought the Torahs great unifying principlethat which encompasses and undergirds all of Gods teachings to the Jewish people. Rabbi Akiva proposed: And you shall love your fellow man as yourself. (Leviticus 19:18) Ben Azzai offered: This is the book of the lineage of Adam.
Traveling exhibit sheds light on the Holocaust during visit to north central Florida – WUFT
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As a young Jewish girl living in Toronto, Jordana Lebowitz decided her purpose in life was to help keep the memory of the Holocaust alive. Lebowitz, now 26, was just 16 years old when she traveled to Poland and Israel with the March of the Living, an international program that educates people about the history of the Holocaust by taking them to those countries
Holocaust victims opera stored for years in trunk gets premiere at last – The Guardian
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An opera score retrieved from a San Francisco basement has had its world premiere in a German theatre, exuberantly brought to life by more than 150 musicians and performers nearly 80 years after its composer was murdered by the Nazis. Grete Minde, a late-romantic opera of 1920s jazz-inspired melodies and large orchestral sounds, was the work of Eugen Engel, a Berlin-based Jewish textile tradesman in his day job, who gave his handwritten sheet music to his daughter for safekeeping when she escaped to the United States in 1941
We cheapen the grief of the Holocaust by conjuring Nazi tyranny it must stop | Opinion – NorthJersey.com
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Lisa Swain| Special to the USA TODAY Network Whoopi Goldberg suspended from 'The View' over Holocaust comments Whoopi Goldberg led off Tuesday's episode of "The View" with an apology but was suspended for 2 weeks for her Holocaust comments. Entertain This!, USA TODAY In the wake of Holocaust Remembrance Day, I have found myself reflecting on what it truly means to honor the over 17 million people, including 6 million Jews, who were murdered by the Nazi regime
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
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Recent Developments In October 2020, an Israeli courtruledthat several Palestinian families living in Sheikh Jarraha neighborhood in East Jerusalemwere to be evicted by May 2021 with their landhanded overto Jewish families. In February 2021, several Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah filed an appeal to the court ruling andpromptedprotestsaround the appeal hearings, theongoinglegal battle around property ownership, anddemandingan end to the forcible displacement of Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem. In late April 2021, Palestinians began demonstrating in the streets of Jerusalem to protest the pending evictions and residents of Sheikh Jarrahalong with other activistsbegan to host nightlysit-ins.
Palestine – Roman Palestine | Britannica
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After the destruction of Jerusalem, a legion (X Fretensis) was stationed on the site, and the rank of the provincial governor was raised from procurator to legatus Augusti, signifying a change from equestrian to senatorial rank. Caesarea Maritima, the governors residence, became a Roman colony, and, as a reward for the loyalty of the Greeks in the revolt, a new pagan city, Neapolis (modern Nbulus in the West Bank), was founded at Shechem, the religious centre of the Samaritans.
Kaln reiterates Turkey’s support for Palestine in talks with Abbas | Daily Sabah – Daily Sabah
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Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kaln and Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat nal highlighted Turkey's commitment to the Palestinian cause in their meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday. According to sources, the Turkish delegation assured continued support to the Palestinian people within the framework of a two-state solution
Civil Society and the Question of Palestine – NGO Action News – 10 February 2022 – occupied Palestinian territory – ReliefWeb
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Schools issued guidance on teaching partisan issues like BLM and Israel-Palestine conflict – Sky News
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Teachers should avoid partisan support on issues like the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Black Lives Matter movement and NHS reform when in classrooms, according to new guidance published by the government. The document, which runs to 23 pages, outlines scenarios on how it believes schools can stay in compliance with the legal requirement to be impartial in their teaching, without "seek[ing] to limit the range of political issues and viewpoints schools can and do teach about". Some 19 different examples are given within the guidance, explaining ways in which teachers and schools can approach scenarios.
