Published by DPA Some 700 Syrian refugees left Lebanon for their war-torn home country on Wednesday, in a repatriation organized by the Lebanese and Syrian authorities, witnesses and security sources said. “Most of the returnees wanted to go back. Lists were given to Lebanese authorities and whoever was approved to return by the Syrian government […]
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Middle East
Published by Reuters By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – As corporations around the world including Adidas AG cut ties with Kanye West, music streaming service Spotify Technology SA said it would not remove the rapper’s music unless his label requested it. Music from the artist now known as Ye did not violate anti-hate policies, Spotify chief
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USA
(JNS) Two members of the Los Angeles City Council have called on America’s second-largest city to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism in response to recent antisemitic incidents locally. The Goyim Defense League placed a banner reading “Kayne is right about the Jews” on the heavily trafficked Interstate 405 freeway last weekend, prompting Hitler
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California
TORONTO, Canada (Press Release) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the Canadian Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology (CFJCT) 50th anniversary gala dinner that antisemitism needs to be called out whenever it happens during a keynote address Sunday night. “We have to call out antisemitism everytime we see it,” the
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International, Israel, Middle East, USA
(JNS) California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday condemned the recent antisemitic incidents in Los Angeles, including a banner reading “Kayne is right about the Jews” on the Interstate 405 freeway. “This weekend’s public display of antisemitic hate is another wake-up call to all of us that we must remain vigilant to protect our values and
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California, USA
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — In the whole of the Torah, there are only six portions that are named after an individual. Don’t look for parasha Avraham or Moshe. But we do have the Noach Ish Tzaddik Tamim Hayah BeDorotav the wholehearted, righteous man, “perfect in his generation.” Yes, there are of course
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — I wrote in past reviews of Chaim Grade’s books that I and many others are convinced Grade deserves the Nobel Prize for literature. Most readers of his book published in Yiddish in 1967, titled Tsemakh Atlas and translated into English in 1976 as The Yeshiva in
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr.
By Mark D. Zimmerman Donald Trump has come under criticism for recent comments he made about the Jewish community that some viewed as antisemitic. He noted on his social media platform Truth Social that “U.S. Jews have to get their act together and appreciate what they have in Israel – Before it is too late!”
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — The world seems to be in a mess. Where to start? Israel’s election is in a bit more than a week. The parties are maneuvering. We aren’t sure who’s going to be aligned with who? And will there be enough to assure that Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is not our
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — Tragedies often have a comic origin. This affair started out as being amusing and pleasurable, as well as uplifting, life-affirming and optimistic. It is August 25, 1917 Berlin. The premier of the operetta, The Black Forest Girl (Schwarzwaldmädel) is performed at the Komische Oper theatre. It has been a
By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. How do you decide? Do you prefer ad hoc or go through a process? Do you prefer action or caution? Do you look for information narrowly or broadly? Do you tend to opt for corporate or personal interest? Do you prefer continuity or change? Do you seek opinions or only
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — For a number of technical reasons we decided to hold our family celebration marking a milestone birthday in the neighbouring island of Cyprus. Family members came from various parts of Israel and the world, a hotel in the seaside resort of Ayia Napa was chosen and the dates
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Middle East, Travel and Food
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — Fabienne Perlov, who on Monday assumes the position of regional director at the Anti-Defamation League’s San Diego office, brings an approach shaped by diplomacy and diversity to a high-profile organization known locally and nationally for combating antisemitism and all forms of hate. In her first media interview pertaining
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — There are many widely different interpretations of the biblical book Ecclesiastes, Kohelet in Hebrew. Here is another one. A non-traditional one. It sees the book telling readers how they should behave. The name The root kahal in Hebrew means “assembly.” The Latin Ecclesiastes has the same
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion