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Daily Archives: June 20, 2017

Five Jewish refugees who changed the world /Watch

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In honor of World Refugee Day, the WJC has launched a social media campaign dedicated to the millions of refugees displaced from their homes. https://youtu.be/CH9xcyTv3tg

Einstein TV show distorts Jewish refugee issue

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Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time. His contributions to physics revolutionized our understanding of the universe. A current television series based on his life is appropriately titled Genius. But did...

Statues of Nazi-persecuted Jewish athletes destroyed in Frankfurt

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German authorities in Frankfurt are asking for witnesses to come forward after two sculptures of Jewish athletes who were persecuted by the Nazi regime were destroyed at an open air exhibit in a city...

San Francisco State University sued over anti-Semitism

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Students from San Francisco State University (SFSU) and members of the local Jewish community filed a lawsuit this week, asserting the university has an extensive history of fomenting discrimination against Jewish students. The suit alleges...

Trump envoy Greenblatt meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem, as US seeks renewal of Israeli-Palestinian...

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Jason Greenblatt — US President Donald Trump’s international negotiations representative — met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday, but remained tight-lipped as to the substance of their discussions. Greenblatt said on...

Ronald Meltzer Z”L

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It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Ronald Meltzer, beloved father of Rabbi Scott Meltzer ​The funeral will be today, Tuesday, June 20, at 2:00pm at Home of...

The scandalous murder of Alexander Rubowitz

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A blue plaque on a stone wall in the Rechavia neighborhood of Jerusalem seems to hold a special significance. One May evening in 1947, Alexander Rubowitz, 16, was abducted at that spot and never...

Six months later: The impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on American Jews

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In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s surprising November victory, five new developments are reshaping the Jewish landscape in this country. As we observe Jewish political behavior six months into this extraordinary period in American...

Protests erupt in Kiev against renaming main street after SS officer

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Dozens of demonstrators were injured over the weekend in Kiev, Ukraine in violent protests against the decision of the city council to replace the name a main street to that of an officer who...

French tech et Israël valley sont-ils complémentaires ?

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Sa mission : stimuler l’innovation dans tous les secteurs de l’économie, des industries traditionnelles aux startups du numérique. Avi Hasson milite pour davantage de partenariats entre la French Tech et la Silicon Wadi, deux...