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December 21, 2010

Heritage site renovations approved

Jewish Journal December 21, 2010

An Israeli government committee approved the $25 million renovation of 16 national heritage projects and sites. The Ministerial Committee on the National Heritage, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday approved the renovation of the sites — among the 150 sites and initiatives included in the \”Plan for Renovating and Strengthening National Heritage Sites and Assets\” approved in February — at a cost of $25 million. The plan caused some controversy when two West Bank biblical sites, Rachel\’s Tomb and the Cave of the Patriarchs, were added to the list.\n

Appeals court turns down wrongly accused spy’s lawsuit

Jewish Journal December 21, 2010

A Jewish civilian employee of the U.S. Army wrongly accused of spying for Israel was turned down in his second attempt to sue the federal government. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Tuesday declined to overturn a lower court decision that dismissed David Tenenbaum\’s lawsuit. The judges agreed that Tenenbaum was subject to a high level of scrutiny and intrusion in his family\’s life due to the investigation, and that Tenenbaum\’s Orthodox lifestyle in part brought about the investigation, according to the Detroit Free Press. However, the judges said the issues already had been litigated.

U.S. Muslim group endorses Gazan visit to Holocaust museum

Jewish Journal December 21, 2010

A U.S. Muslim umbrella group strongly endorsed plans to bring Gaza Strip youths to the U.S. Holocaust museum in the wake of Hamas opposition. The Islamic Society of North America wrote to the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, which solicited endorsements in the wake of reports that Hamas, the terrorist group that controls Gaza, had criticized the the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for including the museum on a forthcoming U.S. tour for top Gaza students. \”We want to ensure that the UNRWA delegation of students visits the nation’s capital and its various museums and institutions, including the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,\” Islamic Society national director Sayyid Syeed said in a letter Dec. 20 to Rabbi Marc Schneier, the president of the foundation. \”We believe that this museum, in particular, has tremendous educational value and helps visitors appreciate the historical result of unbridled hate and human manipulation. We have taken delegations of Muslim leaders and imams to visit the museum, and each time, we have seen how transformative an experience it is.\”

Federations to dole out $2.4 million in fire aid

Jewish Journal December 21, 2010

The Jewish Federations of North America said the federation system will distribute $2.4 million to help Israel recover from the Carmel Mountain fire. JFNA, the umbrella organization of the more than 150 Jewish federations in North America, made the announcement Monday. The fires last week killed 44 people, scorched more than 10,000 acres of forest and burned 100 homes and structures, including much of the Yemin Orde Youth Village.

Extradite alleged Nazi Egner, WJC demands

Jewish Journal December 21, 2010

The World Jewish Congress has called on U.S. courts to facilitate a quick extradition of alleged Nazi war criminal Peter Egner to Serbia. Serbia\’s justice minister on Nov. 26 formally requested the extradition of Egner, 88, who lives in a retirement community outside of Seattle, Wash. “The accusations brought against Egner are so horrendous that no further time must be wasted,\” Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said Tuesday in a statement. \”Not only the Jewish community in Serbia, but Jews worldwide expect Nazi war criminals to be tried and brought to justice, irrespective of their age. These people may be frail, but so are many Holocaust survivors. Justice done belatedly is still better than justice not done at all.”

Could Hungarian anti-Semitism get out of control?

Jewish Journal December 21, 2010

The rise of Hungary’s far-right Jobbik Party has ratcheted up debate about anti-Semitism in this country and focused attention on the seeming paradoxes of Jewish life here. On the one hand, a recent article in Germany\’s Der Spiegel described Budapest as \”Europe\’s capital of anti-Semitism,\” where Jews are \”being openly intimidated\” and making plans to leave the country. On the other, Hungary is home to a flourishing and multifaceted Jewish life that finds vigorous public expression in religious, cultural and even culinary ways, and also enjoys high-profile government recognition.

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