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28 Tevet - 5 Shevat, 5772 Jan. 23-29, 2012 -- THE JEWISH OBSERVER, LOS ANGELES -- 456th Web Ed.
TOP NEWS
PROTEST AGAINST DISCRIMINATION OF ETHIOPIAN JEWS
JERUSALEM -- Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets of Jerusalem, in protest against what they say is discrimination against Jews of Ethiopian origin. MORE>OFFICE TO ESTABLISH JEWISH RUSSIAN ROOTS OPENS IN MOSCOW
On Monday, a ceremony to affix the Mezuzah and to celebrate the opening of the new a new Office to establish Jewish lineage and Status will open in Moscow to be called the Office for Clarification of Jewish Status which will take place in the Jewish Community Institutions building. MORE>
ISRAEL'S FEARS OF A NUCLEAR IRAN
On a cold morning in Jerusalem, US General Martin Dempsey enters the main hall of Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust Memorial. As he steps through the door, he removes his military cap as a sign of respect and replaces it with a Jewish skullcap. MORE>
GERMAN PRESIDENT VOICES 'SHAME' AT NAZI WANNSEE VILLA
At Wannsee the Nazi killings of Jews became organized
mass extermination, BBCi
At Wannsee the Nazi killings of Jews became organized
mass extermination, BBCi
German President Christian Wulff has spoken of Germany's "shame" on a visit to the villa where 70 years ago senior Nazis planned the mass murder of Jews.
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LSE INVESTIGATES ATTACK ON JEWISH STUDENT
The London School of Economics is investigating claims a Jewish student was assaulted on a trip where a Nazi-themed drinking game was being played. MORE>
EU REPORT CALLS FOR ACTION AGAINST ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS
The number of Jewish settlers in Arab East Jerusalem is increasing, BBCi
The number of Jewish settlers in Arab East Jerusalem is increasing, BBCi
The European Commission is being urged to consider drafting legislation to ensure financial transactions by EU member states do not support Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. MORE>
TOP-NOTCH COLLEGE GRADS FORGO US JOB SEARCH TO TEACH IN ISRAEL
NEW YORK -- Following a successful pilot year that placed 68 Jewish North American young adults as volunteer teachers' aids in Israeli public schools, Masa Israel Journey has opened 200 spots for next year's Israel Teaching Fellows (ITF) program. MORE>
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NEWSMAKERS
PM NETANYAHU VISITS THE NETHERLANDS
PM Netanyahu with Dutch Deputy PM Maxime Verhagen (Photo: GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is visiting the Netherlands, met on Wednesday, 18 January, with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen and Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal. MORE>
The experiences of a Jewish academic who fled Nazi-controlled Germany to settle in Oxford is the focus of a new exhibition on the city's World War II refugees. MORE>
WAR REFUGEE PAUL JACOBSTHAL'S OXFORD LIFE HIGHLIGHTED
Professor Paul Jacobsthal's interest in
Celtic art was politically dangerous in
Nazi-occupied Germany
Professor Paul Jacobsthal's interest in
Celtic art was politically dangerous in
Nazi-occupied Germany
The experiences of a Jewish academic who fled Nazi-controlled Germany to settle in Oxford is the focus of a new exhibition on the city's World War II refugees. MORE>
ISRAEL ARRESTS SENIOR PALESTINIAN AZIZ DWEIK
A senior Palestinian politician and member of the militant group Hamas has been arrested by the Israeli army in the West Bank. Aziz Dweik, speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), was arrested at an army checkpoint, his chief of staff told AFP news agency. MORE>ADVERTISEMENT
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EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Dynamic, conservative congregation seeks a creative, full-time Director of Education for our formal/informal experiential education programs from early childhood through 12th grade, including family education programs and programming for day school students. Our ideal Director of Education is a committed, Conservative Jew who is charismatic and relates well with children of all ages as well as their parents. S/he is Jewishly knowledgeable and has developed strong administrative, supervisory, communication, budgetary and especially people skills, and enjoys working in a team environment. Our ideal candidate will keep our school innovative and growing. Masters in Jewish education and educational administration background preferred. Competitive salary and benefits. Send resume by February 1 to B’nai Jeshurun Congregation 27501 Fairmount Blvd Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124 Attn: Education Director Search Committee
Or email to:
president@bnaijeshurun.org |
COMMUNITY NEWS
AJU KICKS OFF COLLOQUIUM SERIES
BEL AIR -- Each year the Graduate School of Nonprofit Management at American Jewish University (AJU) presents its unique Colloquium Series in which students, alumni, and members of the public have the opportunity to learn from and network with top leaders in the nonprofit sector. MORE>
AJU KICKS OFF COLLOQUIUM SERIES
BEL AIR -- Each year the Graduate School of Nonprofit Management at American Jewish University (AJU) presents its unique Colloquium Series in which students, alumni, and members of the public have the opportunity to learn from and network with top leaders in the nonprofit sector. MORE>
JOAN RIVERS QUIPS ABOUT KLUM'S KIDS: IS IT FUNNY OR RACIST?
There is no excuse for the seemingly racist gibes that Joan Rivers recently quipped on "Fashion Police" show about model Heidi Klum and entertainer Seal’s children. MORE>
ESKENAZI NABS 2 NATIONAL AWARDS
Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, professor of Bible at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, recently received two national honors. One for her new book won a 2011 National Jewish Book Award and another for her research interests in biblical women earned her a prestigious grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. MORE>
NEW CLASSES INSPIRE SENIORS TO THRIVE
BEVERLY HILLS -– If living well is on your list of New Year’s resolutions for 2012, you’re bound to find plenty of inspiration at BridgePoint at Beverly Hills, 220 North Clark Drive. This boutique assisted living community has always been home to thriving residents and now it will offer even more ways for both residents and area seniors to thrive in 2012. MORE>
US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM & BET TZEDEK PRESENT ‘LAW, JUSTICE AND THE HOLOCAUST’ SEMINAR
LOS ANGELES -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Dr. William Meinecke will deliver the keynote address on “Law, Justice and the Holocaust” seminar on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 5:30 p.m. at UCLA Faculty Center. MORE>
LOCAL
SWC SLAMS PUBLISHER'S SUGGESTION THAT ASSASINATING PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS AN OPTION FOR ISRAEL IN FIGHT TO STOP A NUCLEAR IRAN
Andrew Adler, the owner of the Atlanta Jewish Times, apologized for an opinion column in which he wrote that President Obama's assassination was one of Israel's options in the fight against Iran's pursuit of going nuclear.
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SWC URGES LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS
A December ski vacation in the Alps, organized by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), apparently degenerated into a Nazi-theme party at which a Jewish student was assaulted. MORE>
SPECIAL REPORT
Republican Candidates
Newt Gingrich
The former speaker of the House of Representatives hopes to make one of the greatest comebacks in US political history. In 1994, the Georgia congressman led the Republicans to control of the House for the first time in decades. Four years later, the party suffered losses in the mid-term elections, and Mr Gingrich resigned. MORE>