Tag: Jews
Delaware Republican Party leader fired for blaming Jews for Trump’s impeachment
A Republican Party leader in Delaware was ousted on Monday for blaming Jews for being behind the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nelly Jordan was fired by two votes as Sussex County Republican Party vice chairwoman...
Episode in new Netflix series mocks diarist Anne Frank
The new Netflix series “Historical Roasts,” which mocks the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank, finds itself in the midst of a backlash.
One particular episode features actress Rachel Feinstein as Frank, Gilbert Gottfried as Adolf...
Should Jews formally band together in Congress?
There is no question that individual Jews have a lot of clout in Congress. Four of the 28 Jewish members of the House of Representatives hold important committee chairmanships.
They are Democrats Eliot Engel on...
Polish, Catholic and Jewish leaders denounce anti-Semitic effigy on Good Friday
Leaders from the Polish, Catholic and Jewish communities have denounced an anti-Semitic ritual on Good Friday in the small southeastern Polish town of Pruchnik, where residents hanged, burned and beaten a dummy of the...
Jews and Muslims remember victims of 1992 Khojaly genocide in Azerbaijan
The American Sephardi Federation and the Muslim American Leadership Alliance of New York held a special event last week remembering victims of the 1992 Khojaly genocide in Azerbaijan.
The ceremony was in memory of the 613...
Israel reacts to declaration that Jerusalem does not belong to Jews, Arabs
The Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, has expressed gratitude at an Egyptian writer’s controversial remarks about the status of Jerusalem.
The embassy was reacting to an interview that was broadcast on Sunday, in which Youssef...
A Life in Dialogue: Building Bridges between Catholics and Jews, by Dr. Eugene J....
I was pleased to recently receive a review copy of a wonderful memoir by Dr. Eugene J. Fisher, entitled A Life in Dialogue: Building Bridges between Catholics and Jews (MR, MEDIA BOOKS, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA...
Are Jews at Risk for Parkinson’s Disease?
“My mother had always been haunted by Parkinson’s because her aunt had suffered from it,” Sergey Brin, one of the two Jewish co-founders of Google, wrote in a 2008 blog post. “For more than...
The Jews of the US Coast Guard: ‘Always ready’ during hurricane season
When Hurricane Irma menaced Florida last month, Rabbi Isaac Rosenberg was ready: The assistant rabbi at Miami Beach’s Congregation Ohev Shalom is also a pilot and officer with the US Coast Guard (USCG).
The nation’s...
Jews, Christians, Muslim work together after Hurricane to provide Kosher meals for Orthodox Jews
The floodwaters rose so high, that people found that snakes had moved in, ready to greet them when they returned home. From reports by people of faith, however, one ancient reptile didn't take part...