admin | April 20, 2024
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), the nations largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the restoration of a Muslim activists position on the state Department of Educations Holocaust and Genocide working group. On March 28, Muslim activist Asma Nizami was reportedly accepted to the Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples and Other Genocides Working Group of the Minnesota Department of Education. On April 15, two weeks after her acceptance, she was reportedly informed that she had been dropped from the working group
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admin | April 20, 2024
Alleging admonishments and threats from both students and staff in an opinion piece published by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, the executive director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University has left the Worcester institution to join Assumption University.
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admin | April 20, 2024
Rabbi Itzik Schwartz from Chabad of Sheepshead Bay, NY, had 3000 sets of Shmura Matza to give out which should have been plenty. But then he read a letter of the Rebbe which changed everything. Rabbi Itzik Schwartz from Chabad of Sheepshead Bay, NY, had 3000 sets of Shmura Matza to give out which should have been plenty
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admin | April 20, 2024
The FBI says it's on alert for threats to Jewish places of worship nationwide, as millions of Jewish Long Islanders prepare for Passover on Monday. FBI Director Christopher Wray spoke about the threats during a meeting with Secure Community Network, a Jewish community nonprofit safety and training organization. "We at the FBI are closely tracking these very real threats that have your communities on edge and were actively hitting back at the perpetrators full force, said Wray.
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admin | April 20, 2024
The FBI confirmed it is investigating numerous threats of violence communicated to schools and houses of worship in Western Pennsylvania over the last 48 hours. The Diocese of Pittsburgh said a school received two concerning emails through the area of their website where people can request a tour. The diocese immediately shared those emails with diocesan security officers, local police, and the FBI
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admin | April 20, 2024
The FBI is monitoring for threats against Jewish Americans ahead of the Passover holiday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said, adding that the number was already high before Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Wray mentioned the FBI’s work in investigating anti-Jewish hate crimes while speaking at an event Wednesday hosted by the Secure Community Network, the largest Jewish security organization on the continent. “Today, we at the bureau remain particularly concerned that lone actors could target large gatherings, high-profile events, or symbolic or religious locations for violence — particularly a concern, of course, as we look to the start of Passover on Monday evening,” he said.
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admin | April 11, 2024
A groundbreaking study by Israeli scientists has identified a significant ethnic disparity in the prevalence of early-onset Alzheimers disease, show that Sephardic Jews are at higher risk for the disease than their Ashkenazi Jewish counterparts.
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admin | April 11, 2024
There are great reasons to consider taking a gap year to Israel right now. Consider these as you and your teen contemplate how to spend your time this coming Fall
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admin | April 11, 2024
ThemeThe author, a former Director General of Israels Ministry of Foreign Affairs, lays down the reasons for recognising the State of Palestine in order to create the conditions for a sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians. SummaryThe 7 October War is a strategic turning point for the Israeli-Palestinian bilateral relations, as well as for Israels regional and global alliances. The concept marketed by the Israeli government that Hamas was contained and deterred, and that Israel could be integrated into the Middle East region without addressing the Palestinian issue an idea that had been conveniently adopted by Western leaders collapsed on that very day
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admin | April 11, 2024
Since October 7, there has been a proliferation of students vocalizing their views on the Hamas-Israel war. Most universities are no strangers to differing views; however, the already prominent friction between students has increased since the Palestinian Solidarity Working Group released its Toolkit on Teaching Palestine at York University. As a Canadian student based in Ontario, I am deeply concerned about the damage this toolkit could cause to the Jewish community both on and off campus
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