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Nearly 200 people filled the ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., for the American Friends of the Hebrew University annual SCOPUS Award Gala on April 28, 2022. Shown on the screen is Albert Einstein, who was among the university's founders. Photo by Nathan Posner.

‘Light onto the nations’: Hebrew University and affiliates strive for knowledge, achievement and peace

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American Friends of the Hebrew University held its annual SCOPUS Award Gala on April 28, where two politically involved couples from opposite parties were given the prestigious award in a show of bipartisanship and...
Eitan Neishlos, whose grandmother survived the Holocaust, and Ahmed Obaid Almansoori, who established the first Holocaust exhibit in the Arab world, at the March of the Living, April 28, 2022. Photo by Tali Natfob.

Transmitting the torch: March of Living inspires new generation as survivors fade away

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The 34th International March of the Living featured religious figures and political leaders, including Polish President Andrzej Duda, who made a surprise, last-minute decision to join. They walked alongside a large Israeli delegation from...

Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices to Feature San Diego Jewish Academy Students

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Several years after Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices was inaugurated, one of the programs in the series became designated for the work of students, a showcase for student poets in our community. This year, that program...
Image of NIS 200 bills. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Israel unveils new measures to combat rising cost of living

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The Israeli government on Wednesday unveiled a raft of measures aimed at tackling the surging cost of living in the country. The new plan includes provisions to boost compensation for businesses and independent employees adversely...

Third annual Kyiv Jewish Forum expected to reach half a million viewers worldwide

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Celebrating 30 years of official diplomatic relations between Israel and Ukraine, the third annual Kyiv Jewish Forum—set to take place over two days starting this Wednesday—will be held online due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions....
Musician and composer Wynton Marsalis, who was presented the Albert Murray Award at the “Fighting Anti-Semitism and Racism Together” conference in New York, Oct. 24-25, 2021. Source: Twitter.

Jazz brings Jews and blacks together against anti-Semitism and racism

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A two-day cultural event in New York this week brought together members of the Jewish and black communities in an effort to take a stand against anti-Semitism and racism in the United States, organizers...
Miss World 2016 Stephanie del Valle, Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar and the winners of Miss World Continental Queens 2017, along with Miss Indonesia 2017 Achintya Holte Nilsen, visited the National Museum of Indonesia in February 2018. From left: Miss Caribbean Solange Sinclair; Miss Americas Andrea Meza, who would earn the crown in May 2021; Miss Ocenia Annie Evans; Miss Indonesia 2017 and Miss Asia Achintya Holte Nilsen; Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar; Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle; Miss Europe Stephanie Hill; Deputy of Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia Angela Tanoesoedibjo; Miss Africa Magline Jeruto; Dedah R. Sri Handari; unknown. Credit: The National Museum of Indonesia via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel to host ‘Miss Universe’ competition for first time

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The 70th “Miss Universe” annual competition is slated to take place in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on Dec. 12, the first time the Jewish state has hosted the contest. “The choice of...

Deadline for international Yiddish music contest extended to August 31

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די אָרגאַניזירער פֿון די „באָבע־פּרעמיעס‟ — דער גרעסטער קאָנקורס פֿון נײַע ייִדישע לידער און כּלי־⁠זמר־קאָמפּאָזיציעס אויף דער וועלט — האָבן געמאָלדן אַז מע האָט פֿאַרלענגערט דעם טערמין אַרײַנצושיקן די שאַפֿונגען ביזן 31סטן אויגוסט 2021. די געווינער וועלן...

What Motivated the Righteous to Rescue Jews?

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Laurie Baron, Ph.D, will lecture via Zoom at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 17, on “The Dynamics of Decency: Why Righteous Gentiles Rescued Jews.” Sponsored by the Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance Group, Baron’s lecture will...

Warsaw Ghetto: In Memoriam. Film Short based on true event

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The Warsaw ghetto uprising began in the early morning hours of Erev Peysach, April 19, 1943. Based on a true story that took place on April 19, 1943, a small group of surviving Jews gather...