Latin American Education Is Struggling, Israel May Have the Answer
Four lessons learned to improve education in Latin America
Many of us in Latin America have searched for solutions to the massive educational hurdles plaguing our region. I found some of the answers in the Holy...
Warsaw Bill to Criminalize Implication of Polish Collusion With Nazis Paints ‘One-Sided Picture,’ Says...
“The attitude of Poles toward the Jews before, during and after World War II is a complex issue,” a renowned antisemitism scholar told The Algemeiner on Wednesday, amid reports that Poland is set to...
John Geils, guitarist and J. Geils Band leader, dead at 71
Groton Police went to Geils' home for a simple well-being check, but he was found to be unresponsive and was declared dead at the scene. Foul play wasn't suspected, and preliminary investigations suggest Geils...
ADL Redirects $56,000 in Past Trump Donations to Support Anti-Bias Education Programs Across America
The Anti-Defamation League has decided to redirect the total amount of funds contributed to ADL by Donald Trump and his foundation over the years – about $56,000 in all – to fund new anti-bias...
Shift in tone: Liberals warn Israel against settlements, Palestinians against unilateral statehood bids
The Liberal government on Sunday put out its first statement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which included calling Israel a “steadfast friend and ally” while also warning it against building more settlements on disputed land.
Released...
Innovative drug for treating prostate cancer approved in Mexico
A successful Phase III clinical trial in Latin America, involving 80 patients, confirmed the high rate of local cures and minimal side effects, as evidenced by negative biopsies and maintenance of patients’ potency, continence...
Historic New York Shul Considers, Then Rejects, ‘SynaCondo’ Plan
Astoried New York Orthodox synagogue, just blocks from the Empire State Building, is looking to its future, but says a report that it may build a gleaming 19-story ‘SynaCondo’ is wrong.
The West Side Jewish...
EU passes controversial anti-Israel resolution
The European Union (EU) passed on Monday evening a resolution stipulating that all agreements between Israel and the EU not apply to any areas over the 1949 Armistice borders.
In the convoluted wording of the...
Biden picks Dana Stroul to lead Pentagon’s Mideast desk
U.S. President Joe Biden has picked Dana Stroul to lead the Pentagon’s Middle East desk, reported Al-Monitor.
Stroul, currently a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was a senior official on the U.S. Senate...
DANCING IN YIDDISH @ Congregation Beth Ohr
Friday, Feb 12, 2016, 6:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City
12355 Moorpark St., Studio City 91604
RSVP required. Call 818-773-3663. $10 Donation.
Congregation Beth Ohr is proud to present Karen Goodman’s talk Dancing in Yiddish. Learn...