Daily Archives: November 16, 2017
UNRWA & NSC Response to Comprehensive Study of PA/UNRWA textbooks.
With the launch of the new school year in the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA education system, it pains me to report that US funds flow to these schools, without constraints to UNRWA/ PA schools...
German court rules Kuwait airline is allowed to ban Israelis
A German court ruled Thursday that Kuwait’s national airline didn’t have to transport an Israeli citizen because the carrier would face legal repercussions at home if it did.
The Frankfurt state court noted in its...
Charity. Tzedakah. What’s the difference, anyway?
Where do you keep your hands? Where do you keep your wheat?
Rosh Hashanah is well behind us, but another new year draws near, and with it comes the last-minute impulse to donate to charity....
Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree: Norma Geller
From helping the less fortunate to aiding those with medical needs, tikkun olam, or repairing the world, has been an integral part of Norma Geller’s life.
Those who’ve benefited from her compassion, selflessness and generosity...
Zimbabwean Jews ‘cautiously optimistic’ following peaceful military takeover
Zimbabwean Jews are hopeful that a positive change is on the horizon, following what many are calling a “bloodless” or “soft coup” that took place there on Tuesday night.
The country’s military staged what it...
162 ‘lost’ Indian Jews arrive in Israel
(JNS.org) A total of 162 members from the Bnei Menashe Jewish community of northeast India arrived in Israel this week, marking the latest wave of so-called “lost” Jews to immigrate to the Jewish state.
The new...
The Jewish-American Writer Who Transformed U.S.-Mexico Relations
The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles is currently highlighting the life and writing of Anita Brenner, a Mexican-born, American Jewish writer. Brenner was born in 1905 in Aguascalientes, and spent the majority of her...
Thousands of Ethiopian Jews gather in Jerusalem for Sigd
Thousands of Ethiopian Jews gathered in Jerusalem Thursday to celebrate the festival of Sigd, marking the community’s centuries-old aspirations to return to the holy city.
On a sunny, warm winter’s day, busloads of people came...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wins First Genesis Prize For Lifetime Achievement
The Genesis Prize Foundation awarded U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg its first lifetime achievement award.
The foundation, which sponsors the annual $1 million Genesis Prize known as the “Jewish Nobel,” in its announcement Wednesday...
Contemporary Jewish Museum Opens Sabbath-Oriented Exhibit
San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum has opened a new exhibit dedicated to the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest, at its historic SOMA building.
Sabbath: The 2017 Dorothy Saxe Invitational can be seen at CJM (736 Mission St. between...