By Lloyd Levy LONDON– The early Zionists were intent on creating a new Jew, one who would not be beholdento the non-Jewish majority. The new Jew would be free of the Diaspora mentality, which was perhaps most famously described by the Zionist poet Bialik, in his poem “The City of Slaughter .” The poem describes how […]
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel (Press Release)–What effect will the congressional elections have on U.S. foreign policy generally and Middle East policy in particular? It isn’t a matter of the individual candidates, since nobody lost or won who will have some big influence on U.S. policy in the next couple of years. The important factor
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Middle East, USAROME (WJC)–Jewish leaders in Italy have criticized a TV series that portrayed wartime Pope Pius XII as working forcefully to save Jews from the Nazi onslaught as “unacceptable revisionism.” The feature ‘Under the Roman Sky’ was aired Sunday and Monday on the state-owned ‘RAI Television’. Set in 1943, it shows Pius remaining in Rome despite
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Travel and FoodJOHANNESBURG, South Africa (WJC)– A Muslim-owned company in Johannesburg has canceled an order placed by the South African Zionist Federation with comments saying: “Please don’t pay! Don’t contaminate our account with your blood money!” JTA reports that the organization had ordered conference bags from Saleys Travel Goods for a conference in March and had dealt with
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Travel and FoodTEHRAN (WJC)–Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for allegedly having committed adultery, escaped her execution on Wednesday after strong international protests, but still faces the death penalty. Ashtiani, whose case has captivated the world, might be hanged instead of stoned to death, human rights advocates said. The 43-year-old mother, was
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Rabbi Baruch Lederman By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–“Yaakov ish tam yoshev ohalim … Yaakov was a simple man, a dweller of tents.” Yaakov did the basic simple things with consistancy and enormous dedication. He didn’t overcomplicate things, he did what needed to be done – whatever needed to be done. Sometimes the most simple
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund has announced that more openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) candidates won election to public office in the U.S. in 2010 than in any year in America’s history. At least 106 of the group’s record-breaking 164 endorsed candidates were winners as of Wednesday morning, including Providence,
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USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) –The Media Art Center’s San Diego Latino Film Festival plans to offer the best of Jewish Latino films to San Diego County from November 2010 to February 2011. The Jewish Latino Film Series is a four- month celebration of films by Jewish Latino filmmakers or by filmmakers of other heritages about the
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The recent column on American madness produced one request to be dropped from my list, several accusations that I had turned against the homeland that nurtured me, claims for the superiority of American freedom and opportunity, an often-repeated accusation from a die-hard Democrat that I am a mad Israeli, one “Amen,”
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO–I quote to you a couple of paragraphs from the Musical America Worldwide website of October 29, 2010: CAPE TOWN OPERA TO GO TO ISRAEL Johannesburg. Cape Town’s Opera troupe is rejecting a call from retired Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu to cancel a performance in Israel scheduled for November of
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has stated that Tuesday’s Congressional election result indicates a sweeping rejection of President Obama’s domestic, economic and foreign policy. Many polls indicate Americans’ dissatisfaction with President Obama’s handling of the Arab/Israeli situation. This election further validates that part of the message sentWednesday to President Obama to
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Travel and Food, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Jewish Republicans won a variety of races throughout the country, the Republican Jewish Coalition reported on Wednesday, Nov. 3. “We are very proud of our members and friends who made the choice to serve, took on tough opponents, and won the day,” said RJC Chairman Matt Brooks. “We thank them for their
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USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Chronos Theatre Group performs on Nov. 12-14, 19-20 Tales of Chelm, a series of comic and heart-warming scenes of life in a Jewish village in Poland a century ago. Tales of Chelm is conceived and directed by Eric George Tauber, adapted in part from stories by Sholem Aleichem and also including accounts
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C — The day after sweeping electoral change, it is tempting to think the world is shifting on its axis. American voters may have shifted the political axis – or righted it, depending – but it would be a mistake to think things beyond our border have changed. This is the
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