Elan Carr: Jewish American Heritage Month passes without enough fanfare …
admin | June 21, 2022
(June 1, 2022 / JNS) May is over. Did you know it was Jewish American Heritage Month?
admin | June 21, 2022
(June 1, 2022 / JNS) May is over. Did you know it was Jewish American Heritage Month?
admin | June 21, 2022
(May 24, 2022 / JNS) New York City Mayor Eric Adams hosted this years annual Jewish Heritage Month reception at Gracie Mansion on Tuesday, celebrating centuries of Jewish history, achievement and community-building in New York City. Joining the list of dignitaries and speakers was Ambassador Asaf Zamir, the Consul General of Israel in New York, the largest Jewish community in the world outside of Israel. He spoke of the singular connection between Israel and New York City, emphasizing ties in all kinds of matters.
admin | June 21, 2022
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admin | June 14, 2022
May is the 3rd annual National Jewish Heritage Month in Canada. National Jewish Heritage Month is a great opportunity to learn about the impact of Jewish heritage in communities across the country, and to appreciate the significant contributions made by Jewish Canadians in the fields of medicine, law, politics, arts, business and philanthropy. Here are some ways you can celebrate National Jewish Heritage Month
admin | June 14, 2022
Read UC Berkeleys official announcement regarding the observance of Jewish American Heritage Month. This month-long celebration honors the generations of Jewish Americans who have greatly contributed to the history and culture of this country.
admin | June 14, 2022
(May 31, 2022 / JNS) I was ready for just about anything when I came to an Eric Adams party, but a Chassidic guy singing Billy Joel was not one of them. So quipped New York City Council Member Lincoln Restler, drawing the biggest laugh of the night at last weeks New York City Mayor Eric Adamss Jewish Heritage Month celebration
admin | June 14, 2022
When Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff sat down for a Zoom conversation with Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter on Wednesday, he opened by saying, I feel like I already know you! Though the two had never met, Emhoff did, to an extent, know Gutter. Just moments before the video call, Emhoff had engaged with Gutters interactive biography, asking him questions about his experience in concentration camps and even listening to Gutter sing Shir Hamaalot, the song that begins the blessing after meals. Emhoff was at the University of Southern Californias Shoah Foundation, where he visited to explore the centers Dimensions in Testimony project, a series of artificial intelligence bots that allow people to interact in real time with survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides.
admin | June 14, 2022
Due to the war, Gerda Cole was forced to give up her daughter. The 98-year-old was reunited for the first time with her 80-year-old daughter. Gerda Cole left her family and world behind when she was just 15 years old
admin | June 14, 2022
At reGeneration Education, we believe that more peaceful childhoods promote a culture of peace.
admin | June 6, 2022
Reverend Jeff Rock at the Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto on May 5.Tijana Martin/The Globe and Mail Inclusivity isnt just a buzzword at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto. Its evident everywhere in the century-old Simpson Avenue building in the citys east end, from the diverse faces of its congregation to the Buddha head statue perched atop a bookshelf in the pastors office. On this spring afternoon, Rev