Yes, the Jewish Community can unite
When I was growing up on the West Side of Manhattan, I recall elderly men from Jerusalem ringing our doorbell a couple of times per year. They were pious, and they were raising money...
City park would honor 19th century lawmaker who stood up for Jews
Members of Congregation B'nai Abraham in Hagerstown are backing the idea of a park across from the synagogue to honor Thomas Kennedy, a Washington County state lawmaker who pushed for the right of Jews...
Through Rutgers program, teachers become ‘masters’ of Shoa education
At a time of rising concerns about racism and anti-Semitism, 38 educators from throughout New Jersey chose to spend part of their summer in a Rutgers University program whose aim is to enhance their...
Greece: Monk vandalizes Holocaust memorial
Father Kleomenis, an excommunicated Old Calendarist monk, on Monday filmed himself desecrating a Holocaust memorial in the city of Larissa while cursing Jews, denying the Holocaust and calling on “patriotic organizations” to take a...
Mélenchon agrees with Le Pen: France not responsible for Holocaust
Leftist French leader Jean Luc Mélenchon has said France bears no responsibility for the actions of the pro-Nazi Vichy government during the Holocaust, according to Haaretz — echoing the remarks of far right wing leader Marine le Pen.
Mélenchon...
“Ser Pintor o Poeta”
Si no arivo a pintar todo lo ke yo veo
Komo puedre ser un pintor komo lo deseo?
Kuando veo una lagrima en kara palida
La pena me s’esta gravando por toda la vida.
Si oyo suspiros de...
Au Vel d’Hiv, une cérémonie qui fera date
Quai de Grenelle, sous l’œil d’une foule nombreuse, une cérémonie officielle s’est tenue soixante-quinze ans après la rafle du Vel d’Hiv où furent arrêtés puis déportés vers les camps de la mort 13152 juifs...
Former Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu finds salvation beyond perfection
Matisyahu has gone through some drastic changes in recent years, and this was the capper. In 2011, he’d shaved his beard and announced that he was backing away from Hasidic Judaism, a decision that...
‘Irreplaceable bedrock’ of U.S. backing for Israel is threatened by — intermarriage
The best thing about this big piece at Newsweek titled, “How long could Israel survive without America?” is that it notions the end of U.S. aid to Israel– “the largest beneficiary of American aid in the...
Federation values pluralism in Israel
In the past couple of weeks, I have received many questions from supporters in our community about the recent actions of the Israeli government that affect religious status issues in Israel, particularly at the...