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January 19, 2011

Governor’s slap spurs outreach by Birmingham federation

Jewish Journal January 19, 2011

Birmingham\’s Jewish federation said it would reach out to Alabama\’s governor after he said non-Christians were not his \”brothers and sisters.\” The federation told The Los Angeles Times that it would assemble a group of Christians and Jews \”as soon as possible to initiate a dialogue\” to reach out to Robert Bentley, the newly elected Republican leader. Bentley, speaking at a Baptist Church on Monday, the day of his swearing-in, spoke of his evangelical fervor. He said Christians are his \”brothers and sisters.\”

Author Ian McEwan to receive Jerusalem Prize

Jewish Journal January 19, 2011

British author Ian McEwan was chosen to receive the prestigious Jerusalem Prize. The biennial prize, which will be awarded next month in a ceremony on the opening night of the Jerusalem Book Fair, is Israel\’s highest literary honor for foreign writers. The award is given to an author whose works best exemplify the \”freedom of the individual in society.\”

Livni cancels South Africa visit

Jewish Journal January 19, 2011

Israeli lawmaker Tzipi Livni canceled a scheduled trip to South Africa due to a strike by her country\’s Foreign Ministry workers, the ministry said. Palestinian activists\’ groups on Wednesday disputed the reason given by the Israeli Foreign Ministry to the South African media, saying that the threat of being arrested on war crimes charges for her role in the Gaza war is what made Livni decide to nix her trip. Livni, Israel\’s opposition leader and head of the Kadima Party, was scheduled to visit South Africa at the end of the month as a guest of the Jewish Board of Deputies, according to the South African Press Association. She was scheduled to give several speeches and hold meetings in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

$50 million initiative aiming to better poor Israeli schools

Jewish Journal January 19, 2011

The Israel Sci-Tech Schools Network and Israel’s Education Ministry have launched a $50 million campaign to improve 50 schools on Israel’s periphery. The Sci-Tech Network, formerly known as ORT Israel, includes more than 180 schools that focus on technological training and high-tech curricula. The Education Ministry will match dollar for dollar up to $25 million to bring 50 schools in Israel’s poorest regions into the network, the group announced Tuesday night at a dinner honoring philanthropist Edith Everett. The schools will be equipped with new curricula, tools, infrastructures and technologies to provide students living in these economically lagging areas with marketable science and technology backgrounds and credentials critical to their own futures and that of Israel.

Ex-officials urge Obama to back U.N. resolution on settlements

Jewish Journal January 19, 2011

Former U.S. officials and policy writers are urging President Obama to endorse a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution blasting Israel\’s settlement policy and calling for a return to peace talks. \”At this critical juncture, how the U.S. chooses to cast its vote on a settlements resolution will have a defining effect on our standing as a broker in Middle East peace,\” says the letter, signed mostly by figures who have favored greater U.S. pressure on Israel in the past, sent Wednesday to Obama. \”But the impact of this vote will be felt well beyond the arena of Israeli-Palestinian deal-making — our seriousness as a guarantor of international law and international legitimacy is at stake.\”

NYPD checks out letter bomb

Jewish Journal January 19, 2011

New York police are investigating a possible letter bomb sent to an Israeli bank branch.

Lieberman notes barriers he broke in ending his political career

Jewish Journal January 19, 2011

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) noted his \”barrier-breaking\” vice presidential candidacy in announcing his decision not to run again. Lieberman announced his decision Wednesday in Hartford. Present were four of his children and six of his grandchildren. He noted to applause from his followers that an 11th grandchild is due next month, and then said he couldn\’t help but recall his four grandparents \”and the journey they traveled a century ago.\”

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