Posted By simmons on May 3, 2014
Matthew #39;s Message: Ukraine, Israel/Palestine, Nuclear War, Whales Dolphins, etc - May 2, 2014 http://cosmicgaia.com http://www.matthewbooks.com. By: rainbowabundance
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Posted By simmons on May 3, 2014
Tear gas launched by Israelis amid rock-throwing incident Protesters and Israeli forces clash in the West Bank after Palestinian prisoners were released. Vladimir Duthiers reports
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Posted By simmons on May 3, 2014
ADL CALLS ICA URBAN MOVING SICKNESS REMIX Sol Rosenbaum of the Anti-Defamation League, diligently doing his part to combat online hate, leaves a message for racist film critic Rainer Chlodwig von Cuck. By: Ideological Content Analysis Film Reviews
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Gaza #39;s Reality Occupation 101 Taken from the documentary Occupation 101. By: 2EyezAreBetterThan1
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Posted By richards on May 2, 2014
By Bridget Bowman Posted at 4:37 p.m. on May 1
On the eve of Jewish Heritage Month, members of Congress gathered in the Capitol to honor the life and legacy of Anne Frank as part of Holocaust remembrance week.
Lawmakers dedicated the Anne Frank Memorial Tree Wednesday; it was planted on the West Front Lawn two weeks ago. The sapling derives from the chestnut tree that grew outside of the Dutch home where Frank and her family hid from the Nazis.
From my favorite spot on the floor I look up at the blue sky and the bare chestnut tree, Frank wrote in her diary. I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.
Due to inclement weather, the dedication ceremony took place in Statuary Hall. Lawmakers and about a dozen Holocaust survivors and relatives sat in the hall as speakers recalled Franks story.
Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans attended the event and spoke of Franks global effect. Anne Franks diary has become a sapling of humanity, said Timmerman. It has been translated in so many languages. It is read all over the world.
Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., organized the ceremony.
Although McConnell and Reid sat on opposite sides of the podium during the event, the two leaders struck similar tones in their remarks, both saying how it is difficult to imagine Franks world and that we must all strive to follow her example.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said the tree would remind Americans that their country rejects the hatred that fueled the Holocaust.
This is your Capitol and that means this will always be your tree, said Cantor.
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Posted By richards on May 2, 2014
Helene Bortz has just arrived. Shes in high spirits, exuding a joie de vivre and a sense of purpose, the kind that undoubtedly got her to where she is today. As she warmly greets her business partner of five years, Myrice Goldberg, a woman who seems reserved and low key in comparison, one can soon see how well they complement each other.
Bortz and Goldberg, 2014 Jewish American Heritage Month Local Hero honorees, run the Jewish Gift Closet, a non-profit organization which isn't so much a closet as it is a full service that helps those in need in a multitude of ways. The first of its kind in San Diego, its purpose is rooted in the Jewish tradition of "gmach," an acronym for a Hebrew term meaning deeds of loving kindness.
Gmach has to do with the Jewish values that tell us how to give, and this is something we do that is very different from other charities, explains Bortz, director and founder of the organization, who is of French origin. The Jewish philosophyand it's written in the Torahsays you must give the person whom you're giving, more than you would give yourself. You have to give better than what you'd keep for yourself. We take pride in that. Not just give. Give good.
The Jewish Closet helps Jewish families with whatever they need--whether it be clothing, toiletries, toys, and assistance with paying the rent, getting the car fixed or even in finding a job. Bortz and Goldberg also organize outings for children to local theme parks and attractions.
Each year, over 250 people come to the Jewish Gift Closet, despite a cultural disinclination to seek assistance.
Jews are very reluctant to ask for help, observes Goldberg, the Jewish Gift Closets treasurer who hails from South Africa. For a lot of them, it's recently that they've needed help but it's not in the culture to ask for it. You provide for yourself. You do the best that you can. They don't feel comfortable with it but when they come here, there's a sense of comfort. We don't want them to lose their dignity. They tell their stories and they cry. This isn't me. This isn't how I lived, they say. I feel so badly and we try to make them feel at ease. Things happen, you know. We're only human.
Some who come have a learning disorder and haven't been very well provided for by their family, adds Bortz. They are vulnerable and there's no safety net to catch them. We also get a lot of single moms. We see a lot of abused women who have left abusive marriages and need helpclothing for their kids, furnitureand this way we can help in a big way.
We do anything, continues Bortz. This woman came the other day and she was crying. She was a single mom without a job and new to San Diego. So I made some calls to people I know and organized for her an interview for today. Whatever people need we will find it, including medical assistance and emergency help. How do we do it? Well that's the thing. We just do it.
Through their program, Goldberg and Bortz fill a void, and sometimes that means helping someone feel that theyre not on their own and that somebody cares.
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Posted By simmons on May 2, 2014
FULL Similarities Between Islam, Christianity Judaism by Dr Zakir Naik By: Madge Higdon
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Posted By richards on May 2, 2014
President Barack Obama in Washington on April 30. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
The Kansas City shootings are a reminder that Americans must come together to reject intolerance, President Obama said in his Jewish heritage month proclamation.
Jewish communities continue to confront anti-Semitism both around the world and, as tragic events mere weeks ago in Kansas reminded us, here in the United States, Obama said in his, proclamation declaring May Jewish American Heritage Month, issued April 30.
Following in the footsteps of Jewish civil rights leaders, we must come together across all faiths, reject ignorance and intolerance, and root out hatred wherever it exists, he said.
The FBI director in a speech this week to the Anti-Defamation Leagues Washington summit also made a key point of the three killings last month at two Jewish sites in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park.
We must do everything in our power in government, in law enforcement, and in society to stop them, James Comey said of extremist attackers.
We must do everything in our power to educate people about diversity and the strength that comes from our differences, he said. And we must do everything in our power to bring those who act on such hatred to justice.
In the White House message, Obama also noted how Jews, despite hardships, have maintained their holy covenant and lived according to the Torah. He also said the occasion was a time to renew our unbreakable bond with the nation of Israel.
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Anne Frank trailer Crown Theater Productions presents The Diary of Anne Frank.
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Posted By simmons on May 2, 2014
Pinecrest Schools Designated No Place for Hate by ADL ADL was proud to designate all five public schools in Pinecrest as No Place for Hate, and the Village of Pinecrest as a Community of Respect partner, during the Taste of Pinecrest last month... By: Anti-Defamation League
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