Waving Israeli, American and Canadian flags and hoisting signs naming their hometowns, thousands of delegates at the Jewish federation system\’s General Assembly (GA) wound their way through the back alleys, markets and main streets of Jerusalem, vowing to stand by Israel.
While most participants at the North American Jewish federation system\’s annual conference were happy just to be in Israel this week, the network\’s decision makers were grappling with another matter — funding for overseas partners.
Israel said it would resume ties with the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), which recently named an ombudsman to oversee its Middle East coverage.
Did you know that Thanksgiving is really a Jewish holiday?
The Los Angeles campus of California State University hardly seems fertile ground to introduce studies on Jewish culture and history.
Nadav Morag has joined the University of Judaism (UJ) as the first director of its new Center for Israel Studies and chair of the political science department.
Local activists protesting Israeli policies have expanded this month at various events that have attracted a range of pro-Palestinian activists, scholars and clergy from across Southern California.
Senior City of Los Angeles officials, visiting Israel under the auspices of the L.A. Jewish Federation, presented a proclamation from the L.A. City Council to Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai praising Israel as a \”bedrock of stability, democracy and modernity with shared common values of pluralism and cultural diversity.\”
Years ago, one of my colleagues had the awesome task of officiating at the funeral of a 9-year-old girl killed by a car while riding her bicycle.
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