richards | July 5, 2017
The Bienenfeld family from Plainview, NY getting off the plane in Tel Aviv with Minister of Aliyah and Integration Sofa Landver.. (photo credit:SHAHAR AZRAN COURTESY OF NEFESH BNEFESH) On Monday, 201 olim from 16 US states and three Canadian provinces gathered at JFK Airport to take a flight to the Promised Land. The El Al Boeing 777 was chartered by Nefesh BNefesh, in cooperation with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund and JNF-USA.
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richards | June 30, 2017
Lets redefine Jewish. Lets make it bigger, broader and more inclusive. That was my biggest takeaway from the annual PJ Library conference in Reisterstown,Md., that I attended in April with Jennifer Cohen, the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlandos director of Outreach and Engagement.
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simmons | June 30, 2017
The USA delegation entering Ramat Gan Stadium at the 2013 Maccabiah opening ceremony. During the 20th Maccabiah Games next month, about 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries will descend upon the Holy Land to join 2,500 Israeli athletes in the Olympic-style competition. Held every four years, the Jewish multi-sport competition is the world's third-largest sporting event.
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simmons | June 30, 2017
Beachwood celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2015 and the city doesnt appear to be slowing down as one of the most sought-after communities to live in and to work in. Beachwood was founded as a village in 1915 and became a city in 1960
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simmons | June 30, 2017
Yiddish words that adorn Ruben's refrigerator. My favorite Mother's Day gift was a refrigerator magnet set with more Yiddish words than even my "Bubbie" (grandmother) spoke.
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richards | June 29, 2017
In 1913, when anti-Semitism in Canada and around the world was rife and unabashed, and Jewish doctors were banned from practising in established hospitals, a group, including four Jewish women, set out to fund a hospital in the city of Toronto.
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simmons | June 29, 2017
Israel Pushing For Secret Ballot As part of its efforts to garner international support for an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, Palestinians have appealed to the UNs Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to protect the Old City of Hebron from Israel by making it a Palestinian world heritage site. UNESCO is due to vote on the issue next week, and Israel, which sharply opposes the move, is pushing for a secret ballot. Earlier this month, Israel blocked a UNESCO team from visiting the city, where about 800 Jewish settlers live among 100,000 Palestinians.
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richards | June 29, 2017
Among other objects, police found medical devices marked with swastikas. (Photos by Leonardo Kremenchuzky/DAIA) The objects, discovered earlier this month in a hidden room of a house in the northern part of the city, included equipment used for Nazi medical experiments during the Holocaust. They were analyzed a week ago at Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France, Federal Police Commissioner Marcelo El Haibe said on June 19
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richards | June 29, 2017
San Diego Symphony The San Diego Symphony kicked off its Bayside Summer Nights season with Star Spangled Pops Concert, a tribute to the music of America including Broadway tunes and patriotic favorites. This first concert under the stars will complete its weekend run onJuly 2. Wynonna Judd returns to Bayside Summer Nights onJuly 4with a celebration of the nations birthday, featuring her new band
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simmons | June 28, 2017
Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather spoke in the Commons last week in support of Bill S-232, which designates the month of May as Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, recognizing the contribution of Jewish Canadians over 280 years. Housefather pointed out that Jewish Canadian Emile Berliner was the first person to make telephones and microphones workable, and Montrealer Louis Rubinstein was the first Canadian world figure skating champion
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