Posts Tagged: Jewish organizations
Jewish Mayor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Gennady Kernes, Awakens
JNS.org - The Jewish mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine, who has been slowly recovering in an Israeli hospital after being shot in the back by an...
Brandeis Student Reportedly Verbally Accosted by J Street U Leader
JNS.org - A J Street-affiliated student leader reportedly verbally accosted Daniel Mael, a pro-Israel activist who attends Brandeis University. Citing witnesses of the incident, the Washington Free...
Jews Brought Holocaust on Themselves, Russian TV Host Says (VIDEO)
JNS.org - A Russian TV presenter, in a conversation with a writer about the Ukrainian protests and Crimea, said that the Jews brought the Holocaust...
Ukraine Synagogue in Crimea Spray Painted With ‘Death to the Jews’
JNS.org - A news website from Crimea, a Ukrainian region that is now the site of clashes between ethnic Russian residents and Ukrainians in...
Jewish Organizations to Extend Emergency Assistance to Ukraine’s Jewish Community
JNS.org - Jewish organizations have set up emergency assistance for Ukraine's roughly 200,000-member Jewish community amid ongoing political unrest there. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee...
American Jewish Leaders Mourn Ariel Sharon; Praise Political Pragmatism and Military Prowess
American Jewish organizations and their leaders expressed condolences to the family of recently deceased Israeli premier Ariel Sharon, in statements issued Saturday and Sunday. The groups...
Wiesenthal Center Calls on NBA Star Tony Parker to Apologize for ‘Disgusting and Dangerous’ Use of ‘Reverse Nazi Salute’
Jewish human rights group, the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), called on NBA star Tony Parker to apologize for his past use of the "quenelle" gesture...
Soccer Star Anelka Draws President Obama, Jay-Z and Beyoncé Into ‘Reverse Nazi Salute’ Controversy
French Muslim soccer star, Nicolas Anelka, has drawn President Obama, rapper Jay-Z and singer Beyoncé into a controversy surrounding his use on Saturday of a gesture...
Ukraine’s Jews Caught in the Middle of Escalating Conflict
JNS.org - Josef Zisels, the head of the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities of Ukraine (VAAD Ukraine), said in a speech Sunday at...
Jewish Groups Raise Concerns on Iran Nuclear Deal in Calls With White House
JNS.org - White House national security officials tried to assuage leaders of American Jewish organizations about the newly reached nuclear deal between the P5+1...
AIPAC Applauds Harry Reid on Tougher Iran Sanctions Bill Despite Obama Plea
JNS.org - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said he will go ahead with proposing a bill calling for tougher Iran sanctions early next...
How Chabad Breeds Fearlessness
"Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others." - Winston Churchill Jewish communal activists often...
Emergency: The Disappearing American Jewish Community
According to the first major survey of American Jews in 10 years, 71 percent of non-Orthodox Jews intermarry, two-thirds of Jews do not belong to...
Where Do Jewish Federations Draw ‘Red Line’ On Israel Criticism?
JNS.org - The "red line" associated with Iran's nuclear program or Syria's use of chemical weapons has sparked an ongoing international debate, in which...
