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8/10/12 Round Up PM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 8/10/2012 at 5:30 PM

Categories: Culture, Israel, Round Up

8/10/12 Round Up PM Edition

Ramallah has plans to build a memorial to the terrorists who murdered 11 Israelis in a 1975 attack at the Savoy Hotel. [Algemeiner]

A Swiss hospital has lifted its brief ban on circumcision. [Expatica]

A debate heats up on whether or not Sacramento should become the sister city to Ashkelon. [Times of Israel]

Sao Paulo, Brazil, makes Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Ramadan official holidays. [World Jewish Congress]

An opera singer makes a Jewish connection in classic score. [NJ.com]

A Jewish mobster will retire in luxury. [Forward]

The NJDC doesn't think it owes Sheldon Adelson an apology. [Tablet]

Israel still has a dark horse in the race for an Olympic medal. [Times of Israel]

  • Ramallah
  • Ashkelon
  • Olympics, Neta

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