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5/22/13 Round Up PM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/22/2013 at 6:43 PM

Categories: United States, Israel, Round Up

5/22/13 Round Up PM Edition

The ADL is involved in a mission to get bibles out of state-funded lodgings. [Times of Israel] Jeffrey Goldberg wants everyone to stop ranking Jews. [Bloomberg] Rabbis demand an end to the Boy Scouts gay ban. [Forward] Meet Jessica Lanyadoo, a Jewish home-psychic. [Tablet] A new augmented reality game traces Jewish history in New York. [Boing Boing] Musical Arab-Jewish youth find the key to coexistence. [Christian Science Monitor] CAMERA launches new site to aid pro-Israel students. [Algemeiner] New …More

5/22/13 Round Up AM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/22/2013 at 11:10 AM

Categories: Culture, Judaism, Round Up

5/22/13 Round Up AM Edition

The seven Egyptian guards kidnapped in the Sinai Peninsula last week have been freed. [Times of Israel] Germany is supporting efforts to add Hezbollah to the European Union’s list of terrorist organizations. [Times of Israel] Hundreds of protestors marched in Malmo, Sweden to address rising levels of anti-Semitism in the city. [Ynet] A Jewish conductor will celebrate the 200th birthday of anti-Semitic composer Richard Wagner. [Forward] The 18-year-old heir to the Belz Hasidic Jewish dynasty was married …More

  • LA elects the city's first Jewish mayor
  • Egyptian guards were freed
  • Germany is in favor of Hezbollah being named a terrorist group
  • US envoys accompany imams on concentration camp visit

5/21/13 Round Up PM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/21/2013 at 6:11 PM

Categories: Round Up, Israel, United States

5/21/13 Round Up PM Edition

Warsaw Ghetto insurgent Boruch Spiegel dies at 93. [Haaretz] The EU says it is preparing to add Hezbollah to its terrorist list. [Times of Israel] Despite rift, Israel-Turkey trade continues to flourish. [Algemeiner] A European airline wants to make special Auschwitz routes. [Arutz Sheva] The sister of yesterday's Israel bank shooter says perpetrator was "damaged." [Ynet] Bin-Laden's son-in-law wants to keep his Jewish lawyer. [Tablet] …More

5/21/13 Round Up AM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/21/2013 at 11:03 AM

Categories: United States, Israel, Round Up

5/21/13 Round Up AM Edition

US reform Jewish seminary reconsidering policy against intermarried students. [Haaretz] Ex-IDF chief rabbi takes over Israel's new Jewish identity administration. [Haaretz] Yair Lapid talks about removing settlers for peace. [Reuters] A new exhibit highlights Albanians who saved Jews. [New Jersey Jewish News] Charges are sought after a Jewish high school student found a swastika carved into her locker. [Republic] John Kerry announces a new anti-Semitism envoy. [JPost] The ZOA regains its tax exempt …More

5/20/13 Round Up PM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/20/2013 at 6:09 PM

Categories: Round Up, Israel, United States

5/20/13 Round Up PM Edition

The US says bigotry against Jews and Muslims is on the rise. [BBC] Syrians trot our IDF Jeep "captured" from rebels. [Times of Israel] A UNESCO visit to Jerusalem is canceled by Israel. [Times of Israel] A New York exhibit highlights US Jews that helped refugees from Nazis. [WSJ] A UK program targets the "Jewish cancer gene" with DNA analysis. [Haaretz] Was the Toulouse terrorist a lone wolf? [Jewish Press] A look at Helen Keller's letter to Nazi Germany. [Tablet] …More

5/20/13 Round Up AM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/20/2013 at 11:00 AM

Categories: United States, Israel, Round Up

5/20/13 Round Up AM Edition

Four are dead in a Beersheba bank shooting. [Times of Israel] Vandals spray paint slogans against liberal Jewish women's prayer group in Israel. [Washington Post] Nazi flags were spotted flying over the West Bank. [Algemeiner] A Jewish PR firm is set to represent victims of the Cleveland kidnappings. [Jewocity] Many of Spain's Sephardic Jews are still waiting for citizenship. [NYTimes] Imprisoned contractor Alan Gross settles a lawsuit with his company over negligence claims. [Arutz Sheva] The New York …More

5/17/13 Round Up PM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/17/2013 at 4:43 PM

Categories: Round Up, Judaism, Israel

5/17/13 Round Up PM Edition

Egyptian police have blocked the border between Egypt and the Gaza strip, after Islamists kidnapped seven members of the force. [Forward] Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is funding the restoration of his country’s Jewish burial sites. [IJN] The London Jewish Cultural Center in Golders Green will host the country’s largest Jewish food festival, Gefiltefest. [Times] South Africa’s chief rabbi, Warren Goldstein, defends Israel amongst his country’s widespread support for the anti-Israel …More

  • IDF to face drastic budget cuts
  • Moroccan King to fund restoration of Jewish burial sites

5/17/13 Round Up AM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/17/2013 at 10:59 AM

Categories: Round Up, Entertainment, Judaism

5/17/13 Round Up AM Edition

The Autry National Center’s new exhibit, entitled “Jews in Los Angeles Mosaic,” will highlight the Jewish community's contribution to the city since the 1800s. [Daily News] Scarlett Johansson will make her directorial debut with an adaptation of Truman Capote’s novel, “Summer Crossing.” [Screen Daily] Destination bar and bat mitzvahs are becoming common practice among American families. [Tablet] A devout Jewish man and former “American Idol” contestant is suing …More

  • Jewish Home party pushes for greater representation in local government
  • A new exhibit will review the contribution of Jewish people to Los Angeles
  • A Nigerian tribe re-engages in Jewish roots
  • Measles outbreak in Orthodox communities
  • Destination Bar Mitzvah are becoming commonplace
  • Former American Idol sues Israeli baby's mother
  • Scarlett Johansson will make directorial debut

5/16/13 Round Up PM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/16/2013 at 6:08 PM

Categories: United States, Israel, Round Up

5/16/13 Round Up PM Edition

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men rally against forced military service. [Times of Israel] Colonial Jewish roots in America take center stage. [Times of Israel] Susan Rice briefs Jewish leaders on the Middle East. [Forward] A bullet from the Sinai hits an Israeli structure. [Ynet] The IDF may beef up security around Hevron. [Arutz Sheva] Ed Miliband is ranked 20th in list of most influential Jews. [Independent] A Polish couple has been posthumously named Righteous Among the Nations. [Algemeiner] …More

5/16/13 Round Up AM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/16/2013 at 10:56 AM

Categories: United States, Israel, Round Up

5/16/13 Round Up AM Edition

After a ban, Poland may be set to reinstate kosher slaughter. [Times of Israel] Unseen Amy Winehouse photos go on display at London Jewish Museum. [Londonist] Bulgaria's Ataka party is following neo-Nazi lines. [Arutz Sheva] Palestine has chosen a new president--on TV. [Ynet] Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men are breaking the fashion mold. [Forward] The Vatican plans a Torah art exhibit in Venice. [Forward] In praise of dairy restaurants...and blintzes. [Tablet] Gazans like KFC so much, they're smuggling it …More

5/15/13 Round Up PM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/15/2013 at 5:29 PM

Categories: Round Up, Judaism, Israel

5/15/13 Round Up PM Edition

Judaism’s biblical practice of schmita, a mandated year of rest, offers modern Jews the opportunity to diminish their consumerism. [NJJN] An Orthodox Jewish school in Brooklyn sent letters home to parents, banning the hipster-themed thick-framed glasses and requesting that they only buy their children simple frames. [Scallywag] The man who confessed to kidnapping and killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 in New York, will stand trial. [Forward] The 25-year-old man who defaced a Torah and Jewish prayer …More

  • More gas resources found off coast of Nahariya
  • Krakow opens a nightclub in historic Jewish building
  • Accused murderer of Etan Patz will stand trial
  • Justin Shawn Baker faces felony charges after defiling Torah
  • Netanyahu promises to bring down Assad if air raids continue

5/15/13 Round Up AM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 5/15/2013 at 11:14 AM

Categories: Round Up, Culture, Judaism

5/15/13 Round Up AM Edition

The Jewish community has praised Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a double mastectomy after she tested positive for the Ashkenazi-based BRCA1 gene mutation. [Forward] The Women of The Wall’s chairwoman gives an interview on her tactics for gender equality and the different Jewish values in Israel. [Jerusalem Post] Israel is receiving criticism as they maintain silence following the Arab League’s peace initiative two weeks ago. [ABC] Secretary of State John Kerry is being pressured by …More

  • Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Hungary
  • Women of the Wall continue to fight for gender equality
  • Kissin performs Yidish poetry
  • Ira Schwartz leaves Jewish Federation of Greater Phildalphoa
  • John Kerry continues to encourage peace talks
  • British man accused of anti-Semitism has stepped down from Labor Party