June Events: Grease Sing-A-Long, Israeli Cooking Class, Getty Villa, and More
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June 8, 2010
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June 8, 2010
An ‘Edible History’ Of Immigrant Families
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2010
On Manhattan\’s Lower East Side, 97 Orchard Street is an old tenement building. It\’s now a museum. But in its life as an apartment building, it housed thousands of working class immigrants, each one with a story to tell. Now, some of those stories are being told through an exploration of the food they ate. Guy Raz speaks with Jane Ziegelman, author of 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement.
Poll: 49% of Americans blame pro-Palestinian activists for flotilla deaths
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2010
Nearly half – 49 percent – of likely U.S. voters believe that pro-Palestinian activists were to blame for the deaths that occurred when the Israel Defense Forces raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last week, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Two Jewish SoCal Soccer Players Head for World Cup
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2010
Two Jewish soccer players from Southern California are on the U.S. team facing England during America’s first World Cup match, in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 12. Jonathan Bornstein and Benny Feilhaber, both 25, along with Chicago’s Jonathan Spector, 24, a defender for London’s West Ham United and the grandson of NBA star Art Spector, comprise one of the largest Jewish contingents on a single team in the U.S. squad’s history.
Israeli grass-roots effort fights flotilla fallout
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2010
Two days after last week’s flotilla incident, with Israel weathering a hailstorm of international condemnation, a group of young Israelis hunkered down in a Tel Aviv recording studio to produce a satirical music video they hoped would become a weapon in the battle for world opinion
Taitz seeks Republican Jewish support
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2010
The founder of the \”birther movement\” sought Republican Jewish support for her candidacy for California secretary of state.
South Africa Jewish students protesting envoy’s recall
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2010
A South African Jewish student group is protesting the government\’s decision to recall its ambassador to Israel following the flotilla incident.\n
Boston synagogue websites hacked
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2010
A pro-Palestinian organization reportedly hacked the websites of Boston-area Conservative synagogues.
Flotilla fallout becomes rallying cry for U.S. Jews
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2010
The last time American Jews took to the streets in significant numbers to make the case for Israel’s right to defend itself, during Israel’s war with Hamas in early 2009, rockets were raining down on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip.
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