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Education ElevatEd takes root in Pittsburgh: Investing in the next generation of Jewish educators. By Justin Vellucci. Cross ocean politicking. Jewish UK Member of Parliament visits Pittsburgh. By David Rullo. “Without the U.S.,” he said, “European Jewry would have all died and the United Kingdom would have fallen under the boot of Hitler”.
We must re-commit to fight the contagion of antisemitism
3 天之前 · Antisemitic incidents increased 140% from 2022 to 2023, breaking all previous records. According to the most recent FBI hate crimes report, anti-Jewish hate crimes rose 63% to 1,832 incidents in 2023, the highest number recorded since the Bureau began collecting data in 1991. Driving this surge is a concomitant increase in antisemitic attitudes.
US issues record $4 million bias fine to Lufthansa, which ‘strongly ...
4 天之前 · The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it issued a $4 million fine to the German carrier Lufthansa—a record fee from the U.S. agency for discrimination. The department penalized the airline for refusing to board 128 Jews in Frankfurt, Germany, in May 2022. The passengers were ...
Israel is reeling from an unbearable tragedy. But does it change ...
2024年9月2日 · Earlier in the day, for the first time since Oct. 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for not rescuing hostages, even as he blamed Hamas for the deadlock in negotiations.And President Joe Biden said he was more determined than ever to reach a deal.
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2024年10月10日 · By Justin Vellucci. October 9, 2024, 11:17 am. 80 years ago on Oct. 7, Jewish Sonderkommando workers staged a failed revolt at Auschwitz. Decades before the Hamas atrocities, inmates took up arms against their Nazi tormentors. It didn’t succeed, but the revolt was singular, unprecedented, and facilitated by women.
US gives Israel 30 days to address Gaza aid crisis, threatens to curb ...
4 天之前 · The White House has warned Israel it has one month to implement significant improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza or jeopardize the continued supply of US weapons, noting that humanitarian assistance entering the Strip has plummeted in recent months. In a Sunday letter to Defense ...
Jews worldwide haven’t been this fearful in living memory
November 8, 2023, 12:04 pm. Two decades ago, the former British Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks astutely likened antisemitism to a constantly evolving virus. One that, in the modern era, specifically targets the Jewish nation-state. He aptly described this prejudice as a deeply ingrained malignancy, perpetually lingering beneath the surface of ...
US confirms plans to send missile defense battery, troops to …
6 天之前 · The Pentagon on Sunday confirmed that Washington will send an advanced air defense battery to Israel to protect the country in case of an Iranian reaction to an expected Israeli reprisal attack, along with American soldiers to operate it, as Tehran appeared to threaten the US troops to be stationed in the region.
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2022年12月27日 · Added journey, new beginnings. Following the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Mega Mission to Israel, a group of almost 20 Mission attendees traveled from Jerusalem to the United Arab Emirates between June 22 and 26.. Federation senior vice president and chief development officer Brian Eglash told the Chronicle that visiting UAE was a chance to “connect with the growing and ...
Full text: Israel’s new rules barring foreign tourists, tightening ...
2021年11月28日 · Below are the new rules approved by the coronavirus cabinet on Saturday, as conveyed by the Prime Minister’s Office. The decisions will take effect at midnight between Sunday (28 November 2021) and Monday (29 November 2021) and remain in effect for 14 days.