Posts Tagged: Jewish communities
Joint Distribution Committee Announces New CEO
The world's largest Jewish relief organization, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), has announced that Alan Gill will take the reins as CEO of...
Operation Pillar of Defense: Israel’s Game Changing War
The recent flare up of violence between Israel and the Hamas, dubbed Operation Pillar of Defense by the Israelis, has highlighted three specific game changes from wars...
Refusenik’s Translated Memoir Offers Rare Glimpse Into Soviet Oppression
"With neither family nor human warmth, it was an existence lived against the grain of human nature." That is how Yosef Mendelevich remembers the deprivations of...
European NGOs Want Relabeling of ‘Made in Israel’ Products
A report produced by a group of 22 European non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urges the European Union (EU) to consider relabeling products made in Jewish communities...
Why Does Bibi Stand up to Iran at the UN and Give in to Iran in Judea and Samaria?
Two days before Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu flew to the UN to fight the lethal challenge posed by Iran, Netanyahu's Defense Minister, Ehud Barak,...
Quakers Divest from Israel in ‘Absence’ of Definitive Information
Friends Fiduciary Corp.—a nonprofit managing assets for American Quakers—divested from its holdings in Caterpillar and Hewlett-Packard due to questions over whether the products they sell...
IDF’s Central Command Chief is Bracing for Possible Escalation
The Commander of the IDF's Central Command, Major General Nitzan Alon, addressed the current security situation in Judea and Samaria during a recent ceremony held in...
Shrinking Jewish Communities Seek Boost Through Offering Incentives
In the face of aging and shrinking ranks, many Jewish communities throughout the country have begun to offer financial incentives to attract new members,...
‘Obama…Oy Vey!!’ Billboards Target Jewish Voters in Swing State of Florida
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) has put up a series of billboard advertisements reading "Obama...Oy Vey!!" in South Florida Jewish communities in an effort to...
Global Jewish Holiday Recipes? There’s an App for That
There's a new app for those seeking to spice up their Rosh Hashanah menu this year—as well as that of their family and friends. The American...
Labor Day 2012 and Jewish Values
When Congress declared Labor Day a public holiday in 1894, workers had more to lament than to celebrate: an economic depression, a growing concentration of...
Reform Leader Seeks to ‘Go Beyond Denominations’
During a recent visit to three synagogues (two Reform, one Orthodox) on eastern Long Island, Rabbi David Ellenson, PhD—president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish...
Israel’s “Settlement” Activity in the West Bank is the Cause of Anti-British Sentiments in Pakistan
Many leading professional Israel-bashers are so off the wall and obnoxious with their ridiculous claims that at times, it's hard to figure out where to start. Last year in Washington, I debated Hussein...
Thousands of Israeli Students Mark Memorial Day at Yad Vashem With National Walk
Jerusalem - Thousands of high school students from across Israel participated in a national walk on Sunday, April 22, from Yad Vashem on the "Connecting...
