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ISTANBUL After walking through its great iron gates and bright yellow faade, visitors at the Grand Synagogue of Edirne are greeted with images of the structure pre-restoration. The poster shows the buildings once collapsed roof, decaying walls and ruined sanctuary. Surrounding them are the results of a stunning transformation: high, blue starry ceilings hoisted by ornate yellow columns, intricate reliefs and a marble-and-wood ark to rival New Yorks finest.
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admin | May 12, 2022
THE Victorian government will formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, becoming only the second state or territory to do so after NSW late last year. Ahead of an event at which Victorian politicians joined Jewish community leaders to celebrate Israels 74th Independence Day last night (Wednesday), Premier Daniel Andrews stated, From attempting to water down the horrors of the Holocaust or denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, adopting this definition ensures that Jewish history can never be rewritten or diminished. A statement from the Premiers Office added, Antisemitism has no place in Victoria nor does any act with the intention of spreading fear or hate
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admin | May 12, 2022
DG Footlights to present a reading of the full-length play The Jewish Question by Jeanmarie Simpson, Friday, May 20th | 6:30PM to 9:00PM. A talk back with the playwright will occur after the reading. Featuring performances by Ina Shivack, Beth Wheatcraft, and Matt Clarke.
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vaaseenaa / iStock / Getty Images Plus When Russias barbaric aggression against Ukraine began, Jewish aid organizations estimated that 200,000 Ukrainian Jews were integrated into the life of that country, making the Jewish community there the third-largest in Europe and the fifth-largest in the world. Since March, Jews have fled in droves, mostly to Israel.
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From left, participants in the JOC Mishpacha "We Are Family" JOCSM Shabbaton: Maetal Gerson, Avodah Jewish Service Corps Chicago, and Kol Or of JCUA; Denise Dautoff, Jewtina y Co.; Riki Robinson, Jews of Color Initiative; Ari Monts (kneeling); Mackenzie Martinez, Avodah Jewish Service Corps, San Diego; Sabrina Sojourner, co-founding director, KHAZBAR; Erica Riddick, Jews of Color Sanctuary; Deitra Reiser, founder, Transform for Equity; Kiyomi Kowalski, co-founder, Jewbian Princess; and Ramona Tenorio, Tiyuv Initiative. Courtesy of JOCSM Shabbaton By TaRessa StovallMay 11, 2022 How far would you travel for a Shabbat service? Last week, 105 Jews and allies from around the country gathered at the Pearlstone Retreat Center in Baltimore County, Md
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admin | May 12, 2022
Last week, I spoke at Park Avenue Synagogue (PAS) in New York City on the complexities of being a Zionist activist. I shared my own experiences of feeling ostracized from the progressive movement, feeling confused at the rhetoric surrounding Israel and Palestine on college campuses, and the implications of the BDS movement regarding contemporary antisemitism.
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admin | May 12, 2022
A rabbi and three mourners at a pandemic-era funeral at Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park in Clarksburg, Md.
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Southfield (CW50) There is over 350 years of Jewish history in American. Thousands of stories to be read, lessons to be learned, and moments in history that define a culture and its peoples generations of heritage. At Temple Beth El, a team of archivists oversee the Rabbi Leo M
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admin | May 10, 2022
When we talk about religious framings of abortion ethics, particularly in the US, the discussion usually brings to mind positions advocated by some Christian institutions and their members, who largely support legal bans on the procedure (even if these groups didnt always). But, as physician and medical researcher Tomas J.
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admin | May 10, 2022
In 1891, a time of heightened antisemitism and frequent pogroms across the Russian empire, the German Jewish philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch bought 17 million acres of rural Argentine land for Jews to farm.
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