Posts Tagged: Jewish refugees
Telling the Truth About Israel on College Campuses
On Wednesday night, my son Mendy held a demonstration inside an event held by the Students for Justice in Palestine. They were screening a documentary...
Tragedy of Mizrahi Jewish Refugees Emerges From the Shadows
JNS.org - To properly understand how the Holocaust has been seared onto Israel's collective consciousness, one should visit the country on the 27th of...
Shanghai Unveils Memorial for WWII Jewish Refugees
JNS.org - The Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum unveiled a memorial dedicated to the 13,732 Jewish refugees who fled to the Chinese city during World...
Report: Kerry Proposes Return of 80,000 Palestinian Refugees to Israel
JNS.org - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas the return of 80,000 Palestinian refugees to Israel...
UN Conference Highlights Plight of Jewish Refugees, Fate of Iraqi Jewish Archive
JNS.org - NEW YORK—On a boat departing Egypt for America in 1963, Lucette Lagnado's father screamed "Take us back to Cairo!" He would never...
U.N. Conference Urges More Attention for Jewish Refugees From Arab Countries
JNS.org - NEW YORK—Jewish and Israeli leaders on Thursday urged greater attention for the plight of the 850,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries during...
Center Urges Canada to Recognize Jewish Refugees From Arab Nations
JNS.org - The Canadian Center for Israel and Jewish affairs (CIJA) has called on the Canadian government to adopt the recommendations of the House...
Typhoon Haiyan Relief Provided by Jewish Groups
JNS.org - Jewish groups organized relief efforts following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded. Authorities said it...
Knesset Committee Approves Memorial Day for Jewish Refugees of Arab States
JNS.org - The Knesset Ministerial Committee for Legislation endorsed a new proposal on Sunday that will mark Nov. 30 as a national day to...
Jews from Muslim Lands: The Forgotten Refugees of 1948
June 20 was World Refugee Day, dedicated to nearly 60 million people worldwide who were forcibly displaced by conflict or persecution. One...
Psychoanalysis, Fish and Chips Among Jewish Contributions to Top British Refugee Poll
The contributions of Jewish refugees were prominently featured in the results of a Britain Thinks poll that were released to coincide with the launch of...
Activists to Canadian Parliament: Jewish Refugees From Arab Countries Have Been Ignored
JTA - Jewish refugees from Arab countries have been ignored by the Western world, the Canadian Parliament was told in its first-ever hearings on...
Happy 65th Birthday, Israel!
For many nations, a 65th birthday may not generate much excitement. But if the country happens to be Israel, which celebrates its birthday...
Congress Members Discuss the Middle East at Annual Breakfast
NEW YORK - Despite Nor'easter Nemo battering the region some 24 hours earlier, nearly 300 Jewish and community leaders attended the legislative breakfast hosted...
