STOCKHOLM (Press Release)–Mohamed Omar, a 34-year-old Swedish poet and commentator, has announced the foundation of a new political party whose main aim is to combat Zionism. Omar said he was prepared to welcome people from all political strands in Sweden into his new party as long as they subscribe to the its core principles. “Everyone […]
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Middle EastLONDON (WJC)–The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) have expressed concern about the government’s decision to lift its ban on relations with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), the UK’s largest Muslim organization. In a letter addressed to the Secretary of State for Communities, John Denham, the president of
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Travel and FoodPHILADELPHIA (Press Release)–A Kentucky-bound flight was diverted to Philadelphia after the crew mistakenly believed phylacteries used by a Jewish man for prayer were a bomb. A 17-year-old Orthodox Jew traveling from New York to Louisville on a US Airways flight had been using the prayer items, and even though he had explained the ritual to
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USAHANIA, Crete, Greece (WJC)–A Greek and two British men have been arrested in Hania, on the Greek island of Crete, following suspicion that they carried out two arson attacks again the town’s medieval synagogue on 5 and 16 January that caused significant damage. The three – a Greek aged 24 and two Britons aged 33
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USAATHENS (WJC)–According to the ‘Jerusalem Post’, Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos has returned an Israeli gift of three bottles of Golan wine in protest against Israel’s “illegal occupation” and the military action in Gaza. The Israeli Embassy in Athens had sent the wine to Pangalos, who is in charge of coordinating Greek foreign and
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Middle EastAUSCHWITZ, Poland (WJC)–The Auschwitz Museum has dismissed a security guard a security guard who was in charge last month when the infamous sign ‘Arbeit macht frei’, which hangs over the entrance to the former Nazi death camp, was stolen. “We found that the fault was human error. The head of the security team on service
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Travel and FoodLONDON (WJC)– Muslim police officers in Britain have blamed the government’s anti-terrorism strategy for triggering an upsurge in Islamophobia and deepening divisions between communities. The National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP) warned that the ‘Prevent’ program, which aims to combat violent extremism, was “stigmatizing” Muslims by focusing on “so-called Islamist extremism.” The group said the
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Middle EastHEBRON (WJC)–Hamas is reportedly ready to accept Israel’s right to exist and prepared to nullify its charter which calls for the destruction of the Jewish state, according to Aziz Dwaik, Hamas’s most senior representative in the West Bank and the elected speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council. According to the ‘Jerusalem Post’ Dwaik made these
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Middle EastPARIS (WJC)–The ultra-traditionalist Catholic Bishop Richard Williamson, whose denial of the extent of the Holocaust created an uproar a year ago, in a French video clip has called the discussions between the Vatican and his Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) a “dialogue of the deaf.” Williamson is one of the four SSPX bishops whose
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Middle EastPOETIC SAN DIEGO By Dr. Will Kramer, z”l (From his column ‘My Shtetele California,” November 12, 1971 in the Jewish Heritage newspapers) The San Francisco correspondent of The Jewish Voice of St. Louis wrote this San Diego item in his paper’s March 31, 1893 edition: The other day a gentleman, who has made a
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Compiled by Gail Umeham Mrs. Roosevelt To Speak Here April 3 Southwestern Jewish Press March 19, 1954 Page 1 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will speak at Russ Auditorium Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m. for the San Diego Chapter of American Association for United Nations aid in the nation-wide membership drive. Her topic will be
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) will be hosting its Annual K-12 Open House on Tuesday, February 2nd, for both prospective parents and current SDJA families. The event will provide an opportunity for parents and students to learn about the school, view classrooms and speak with faculty, staff and administrators. “People
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San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–To honor the memory of Sol Price, founder of Price Club which was later merged into Costco, the Helen and Sol Price Charitable Fund was established at the Jewish Community Foundation. “Helen and Sol’s legacy will live on through the thousands of lives they improved,” said Marjory Kaplan, president and chief executive
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM (Press Release)–You only have to read The Marker, the business section of the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, to be aware of the economic dynamism in the country. Whether it’s the ads for expensive cars or the availability and prices of luxury homes, the reader is soon persuaded that there’s scope for
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