admin | April 3, 2022
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A 16-year-old was arrested in an alleged group assault of a Hasidic man in Brooklyn Friday, police said. Police did not release the name of the teen who was arrested Saturday on charges of gang assault and assault as a hate crime.
admin | April 3, 2022
NEW YORK (VINnews) Eliya Haliwa, who married a member of a Syrian Jewish family in Brooklyn last October, was exposed immediately after the wedding as a Shiite Muslim from Lebanon. The revelation led to a huge controversy and calls for more stringent investigation of peoples Jewish lineage before allowing them to wed. Haliwa himself was forced to leave his new wife and even though he wished to convert to Judaism, the Syrian Jewish community maintains a longstanding ban on accepting Jewish converts
admin | April 3, 2022
In March, Noah Jacob took his team on his dream trip to New York: A five-day tour of New Yorks iconic Jewish delis, bakeries, and restaurants. They ate bagels and bialys at Kossars, kishke and chopped liver at Katz, smoked fish at Barney Greengrass, knishes at Yonah Schimmels. And of course, they took the obligatory trip to Zabars, strolling the aisles of the famous Upper West Side market and bakery, peering in the deli cases and watching gloved men slice sable.
admin | April 3, 2022
You are invited to a very special screening of the documentary film, THEY SURVIVED TOGETHER, being presented by ReadingFilm at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts Boscov Theater on April 21st at 6 PM, with a filmmaker meet and greet reception provided with support from the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks. THEY SURVIVED TOGETHER chronicles the experience of one familys escape from the ghetto of Krakow, Poland during WWII. Its a moving portrait of courage, faith and endurance
admin | April 3, 2022
Leaders from the Jewish Family Service say the steady line of cars picking up care boxes of pre-prepared Passover meal kits reflects the spirit of giving. Liz Vogel said this Passover holiday marks an opportunity to share even more with those in need.More than ever, it means so much to us this year when we see the cost of food rising
admin | April 3, 2022
When Lee Kofman was six years old, she moved from Siberia to Odessa, where her home was a hub for Jewish dissidents. When she was 12, the family moved to Israel and then at the age of 26, she moved to Australia on her own. Suffice to say, she has very interesting stories to share
admin | April 3, 2022
In a letter to Jewish House Democrats, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Paul OBrien apologized for representing the views of the Jewish people, responding to the members unanimous condemnation of his recent remarks that his gut tells him American Jews want a safe Jewish space rather than a Jewish state. All 25 Jewish House Democrats came together earlier this month in a rare joint statement condemning OBriens comments at a Womans National Democratic Club event as patronizing, alarming, deeply offensive and antisemitic. In his response letter, dated March 25 and obtained by Jewish Insider on Thursday, OBrien wrote, I regret representing the views of the Jewish people.
admin | April 3, 2022
Shabbat Parashat HaChodesh is always the Shabbat on or just before the first of Nisan.
admin | April 3, 2022
(JTA) Princeton University spent months planning an exhibit of 19th-century American Jewish art before cancelling the show because two of its featured artists had supported the Confederacy. The cancellation has drawn criticism from the exhibits Jewish donors and consulting historians.
admin | April 3, 2022
Bertie, our loveable dachshund, left us a couple of years ago. He was willful, stubborn, loving and adorable
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