| Conservative Judaism movement to establish first community in Ukraine Ukrainian-Reuven Stanov, 38, is accredited by the Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies in Jerusalem as part of its program of preparing Conservative rabbis as spiritual... | |
| Rabbi a perfect fit Rabbi Stephanie Alexander addresses an evening confirmation class of teenagers. They discuss issues concerning Jewish culture, identity and... |
| Day For Dialogue Between Catholics And Jews VATICAN CITY, 17 JAN 2012 (VIS) - Today in Italy marks the Day for Dialogue between Catholics and Jews, an initiative launched by the Italian Episcopal Conference in 1990 with the aim of increasing... |
| Father details incident with haredi ultra-Orthodox The father of a 10-year-old boy who was recently accosted by haredi ultra-Orthodox children in Beit Shemesh, Israel, said he never expected to encounter the types of problems he has seen and ... |
| Jewish Federation honors former president Bill Clinton LITTLE ROCK - The Jewish Federation of Arkansas will honor President Clinton with its Tikkun Olam Lifetime Achievement Award this evening when JFAR celebrates its 100th anniversary with a dinner and... |
| The medal count was good – four silvers and two bronze – but they tell only half the story of the recently concluded Pan American... Opening ceremonies at Pan American Maccabi Games The medal count was good – four silvers and two bronze – but they tell only half the story of the recently concluded Pan American Maccabi... |
| Dr. Oz is coming to Toronto The most famous doctor in the world, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who shot to fame in 2004 when he appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show, will be in Toronto Feb. 12 to offer some health advice and stern warnings... |
| Rabbi Applauds Litchfield School Board Decision on Jewish Holidays LITCHFIELD - Hours after news hit web pages about the Litchfield Board of Education’s decision to not observe Jewish high holidays on the 2012-13 school calendar, community members responded... |
| Firsts concede massive score The Firsts will have to produce something special as they set to chase down a big total against Heatherton at 1pm next Saturday. Heatherton Recreation Reserve (Melway: 87... |
| Temple of Israel to install 20th rabbi A little less than 140 years later, the Temple of Israel will celebrate the installation of its 20th rabbi on Friday.The Rev. Paul D. Sidlofsky delivered his first sermon back in July. Friday... |
| Radical party spokesman says Jews ‘colonizing’ Hungary BERLIN - A spokesman for the anti-Jewish and pro-Iranian Jobbik political party in Hungary cast doubt last week on the veracity of the Holocaust in Hungary, compared Israel with Nazi Germany, and... |
| Synagogue Opens in S. Petersburg Prison S. PETERSBURG, Russia -- On December 12, Jewish inmates and Jewish community leaders participated in the opening ceremony for a synagogue, newly opened at the corrections facility 7 (otherwise known... |
| Survivor, 88, raises funds for monument at massacre... Mila Mesner is assisted as she steps down from the monument commemorating the murdered Jews of Zaleszczyki, a mass grave previously unmarked. Her husband, Izio, is behind... |
| TEL AVIV — Pick a day during any month of any calendar year and no doubt you’ll come across a Scrabble tournament taking place... Pick a day during any month of any calendar year and no doubt you’ll come across a Scrabble tournament taking place somewhere around the world. So it’s not surprising that more than 40... |
| Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies president and CEO Avi Benlolo says he’s fed up with universities that... Avi Benlolo Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) president and CEO Avi Benlolo says he’s fed up with universities that continue to allow "hateful speakers"... |
| JCC Chai Sports and Maccabi Canada have entered a partnership that will expose young athletes to top-level competition competing under the... Soccer players will get enhanced training and competition as a result of a partnership between JCC Chai Sports and Maccabi Canada . JCC Chai Sports and Maccabi Canada have entered a partnership that... |
| Chabad at Mont-Tremblant moves to new home The cable cars at Mont-Tremblant Mont-Tremblant is known worldwide as a ski centre and après-ski hot spot, but this famous Laurentian Mountain resort is actually a popular holiday destination... |
| How you imagine England to look from movies and novels – the archetypal England – is what you can expect to see in Yorkshire. Narrow... The hope for the University of Haifa’s new Holocaust studies graduate program – the first of its kind in Israel – is that it... |
| Shaker Heights student sings national anthem Shaker Heights student sings national anthem - Cleveland Jewish News: Local News: national anthem, united states, barack obama, shaker heights high school,... |
| Obama appoints consumer watchdog in Shaker speech Obama appoints consumer watchdog in Shaker speech - Cleveland Jewish News: Local News: barack obama, richard cordray, obama, ohio, dodd frank wall street reform and consumer protection... |
| Clinic Wellness Institute hosts open houses Hear Dr. Michael Roizen, Cleveland Clinic's chief wellness officer and Cleveland Jewish News columnist, offer tips on living healthy in 2012 during two open houses of the Wellness Institute at... |
| Judaism provides help, hope in death of loved one After hearing of the tragic death of Laurel School junior and Gross Schechter alumna Jessica Frankel on Dec. 21 (see p. 3), many may be left with fundamental questions: Can parents ever overcome... |
| Anti-Israel activist convicted for attacking Jewish man The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.The incident occurred after a protest by anti-Israel activists at an Ahava store in Covent Garden, central London. Garfield was part of a group of counter-demonstrators... |
| Litchfield School Board Adopts Calendar That Ignores Jewish High Holidays LITCHFIELD - Over the last few years, Litchfield's public schools have been "very lucky" with Jewish high holidays like Yom Kippur falling on weekends, according to Board of Education... |
| Russian Jewry forum announced at UN A new international Jewish organization tagged "The World Forum of Russian Jewry" was announced last week at the United Nations during a ceremony commemorating International Holocaust... |
| VIDEO - Seventy years ago, no one at the Majdanek concentration camp would have imagined that one day Jews would film a music video at the place where masses were ... Kazimierz Smolen, 91, who after World War II became director of memorial site, passes away in hospital in southern Polish town of Oswiecim exactly 67 years after Nazi death camp's... |
| Former NYC Comptroller, William Thompson, Jr. Special Guest Speaker at... Former New York City Comptroller, William C. Thompson, Jr. will be the special guest speaker at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event being held on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 3:00pm by the Free... |
| Pepperdine University's Glazer Institute Honors the SImon Hero... On Tuesday, January 17, at 4 pm, The Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute honors American heroes and Holocaust survivors Bernd and Judy Simon in a special ceremony at Pepperdine University's... |
| Jewish Leaders Call Eddie Long’s Torah Ceremony ‘Disrespectful’ Atlanta Journal-Constitution spoke to Jewish leaders who are highly offended and speaking out against a ceremony held Sunday at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, in which Bishop Eddie Long was... |
| Jewish leaders offended by preacher's ceremony ATLANTA -- Jewish leaders are criticizing a ceremony that involved a controversial megachurch leader being wrapped in a religious scroll and exalted as a "king" to the applause of his... |
| Jewish Federation honors Bill Clinton The Jewish Federation of Arkansas will present its Tikkun Olam Lifetime Achievement Award this evening to former President Bill Clinton during a sold-out dinner and ceremony at the Statehouse... |
| Rabbi holds naming ceremony for her one-year-old Kingston Liberal Synagogue's first female rabbi has held a celebratory naming ceremony for her one-year-old daughter, Eliana Lily Rogers, at her synagogue. Rabbi Charley Baginsky, 33,... |
| 'Jewish Indiana Jones' admits brash Torah fraud FILE- In this Aug. 24, 2011 file photo, Menachem Youlus leaves federal court in New York after appearing on mail and wire fraud charges. Youlus, a Jewish charity co-founder who claimed he traveled... |
| Jewish Indiana Jones faces jail after admitting to $1m fraud A charity co-founder who claimed he travelled the world as a "Jewish Indiana Jones" to rescue Torahs has pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting that he lied about his... |
| A Jewish charity co-founder who claimed he traveled the world as a "Jewish Indiana Jones" to rescue Torahs pleaded guilty to fraud charges Thursday, saying he lied when ... Jewish charity co-founder, who claimed he traveled world to rescue Torahs, admits he lied when he said he personally obtained vintage scrolls in Europe and Israel for six... |
| Donetsk Celebrates Chassidic New Year DONETSK, Ukraine -- The Jewish community of Donetsk celebrated the "Rosh Hashana of Chassidus" on the 19th of Kislev, marking the release from prison of the first Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch.... |
| Israeli quartet gives lesson in improvised jazz Ori Dakari performs at Trane Studio. [Ronnie Friedman photo] Toronto’s Trane Studio was packed recently when the Ori Dakari Quartet made their way onto the stage, to play the first show of a... |
| Survivor of 9-11 no longer lives to work Esti Fogel was once ill and housebound, relying on the goodness of family and friends to help her with basic needs such as meals and child care. Once recovered, she resolved to "pay it... |
| Nazi reenactor gives $1,000 to Mandel Senate campaign Rich Iott, a 2010 Ohio Republican congressional candidate who for years dressed up in SS uniforms to participate in Nazi reenactments, has given $1,000 to Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel's Senate... |
| Cleveland Jewish population: 80,800 The complete archive of the Cleveland Jewish News is now accessible to everyone. Search for relatives, friends and events; and see every article, every photo, every ad since... |
| King’s dream, life still resonate today In delivering the keynote address at Montefiore's 16th annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Margot James Copeland touched on the many ways in which she feels King's dream still ... |
| MONTREAL — There was a time in Susan Burt... Program co-ordinator Jose Baillargeon, right, supervises Marie Quesnel at the YM-YWHA's therapeutic exercise program. [Marlene Eisner photo] MONTREAL - There was a time in Susan Burt’s... |
| Tri-C launches alumni group Cuyahoga Community College has launched an Alumni & Friends Association, intended to reconnect former students and graduates with the university and to engage friends in the community who ... |
| Super Sunday hopes for super turnout The Jewish Federation of Cleveland has adopted the slogan "Doing a world of good" for its 2012 Campaign for Jewish Needs fundraising effort, which kicks off with the annual Super Sunday... |
| JECC honors top local Jewish educators The complete archive of the Cleveland Jewish News is now accessible to everyone. Search for relatives, friends and events; and see every article, every photo, every ad since... |
| Kosher items may be mislabeled Kosher patrons at the recently opened GFS Marketplace in South Euclid should be cautious as multiple red-and-white signs indicating kosher products may be... |
| Singer Katy Perry’s minister dad blasts Jews The Rev. Keith Hudson, father of pop megastar Katy Perry, spoke at Church on the Rise in Westlake on Thurs, Jan. 5, and made comments stereotyping Jews that the church's pastor Paul Endrei ... |
| Canadians to root for at the Grammys Toronto's Melanie Fiona and Montreal's DJ A-Trak, round out the known Canadians vying for the golden gramophone. You can watch the Grammys live on Feb. 12 8 p.m. on Global and... |
| U.S. Jewish leaders visit Pollard in prison, call for speedy release U.S. Jewish leaders visit Pollard in prison, call for speedy release Top officials from Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations express concern about convicted Israeli... |
