Posts Tagged: Jewish Diaspora
Turkey’s Erdogan Shouts Anti-Israel Slur While Slapping Mine Disaster Protester (VIDEO)
Turkey's embattled Islamist Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan screamed an anti-Israel slur at a Turkish citizen, local media reported on Thursday. "Why are you running away from...
Jewish World Jams Together, But What Kind of Music Will it Produce?
JNS.org - Jam session. Flash poll. A tapping into our collective mind. For four days, from Feb. 16-19, 2,135 people—61 percent between the ages...
From Major Speakers to Exhibitors, Federation GA in Israel a ‘Global Jewish Shuk’
JNS.org - JERUSALEM—Several halls of Jerusalem's International Congress Center were filled with booths representing the best of Israeli innovations as the Jewish Federations...
Israel Government, Global Jewish Leadership Meet in Jerusalem; Joint Youth Engagement Plan to Be Presented in 2014
An unprecedented meeting of 120 Jewish leaders and senior Israeli government officials concluded on Thursday in Jerusalem to develop a strategy to better engage youth...
Is Jewish Life in the Diaspora Coming to an End?
The recent Pew Research Center survey of American Jews has ignited discussions extending from gloomy predictions of the inevitable demise of Diaspora Jewry by assimilation...
Tisha B’Av in the 21st Century
JNS.org - It is a testament to the amazing variability of Jewish synagogue life in America that the summertime fast of Tisha B'Av is for some...
The Israel-Arab Conflict Should be the Last Item on John Kerry’s To-Do-List
This week the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister blamed mass protests in his country on the 'Jewish Diaspora.' Millions of Egyptians took to the streets demanding...
July 4th: Land of ‘Herut,’ Home of the Brave
JNS.org - Today, July 4, Jewish families all over the United States will join the rest of the country and stare up in wonderment as...
Jewish Groups Slam Turkish Deputy PM’s Jewish Blame Claim
Several Jewish organizations have condemned statements reportedly made Tuesday by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay accusing the "Jewish diaspora" of causing unrest in...
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Blames ‘Jewish Diaspora’ for Country’s Unrest
The "Jewish diaspora" is a main culprit behind recent unrest in Turkey, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay claimed Monday, according to Hurriyet...
Power vs. Influence
The Korach rebellion was an unholy alliance of individuals and groups unhappy with Moses' leadership. There was Korach himself, a member of the tribe of...
British Indiana Jones Examines Evidence for Jewish Origin of Papua New Guinea Tribe (INTERVIEW)
During the 1990s, Welsh professor Tudor Parfitt, known around the world as the "British Indiana Jones," discovered evidence that the Lemba tribe in central Zimbabwe...
Report: Anti-Semitic Violence Rises 30 Percent in 2012
On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, a new study revealed that global anti-Semitism was up by 30% in 2012, Israel Hayomreported. The study, conducted by Tel...
Response to Judith Butler at Brooklyn College
The ironic and the disingenuous are kin. Their commonality resides in a gap, which is the distance between what is said and something else. With...
