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February 3, 2011

Leon Uris, macho man

Jewish Journal February 3, 2011

Jews take pride in calling themselves “the people of the book,” and while there’s something a little vainglorious about the phrase — all peoples have books, don’t they? — its appeal is easy to understand. For millennia, in the absence of land and power, Jews found a kind of virtual sovereignty in texts, and the history of Judaism from the Babylonian exile onward could be written as a history of books and writers — the Torah and the Prophets, the Mishnah and Gemara, Rashi and Maimonides, down to modern, secular authors such as Theodor Herzl, Sholem Aleichem and Primo Levi.

Letter from Cairo: Mubarak’s plight, as Egyptians fight back

Jewish Journal February 3, 2011

Egypt\’s internal stability is on a razor’s edge 10 days after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators began to take to the streets to speak out against rising food prices, unemployment and political unrest. Major city squares in the Egyptian capital of 18 million people as well as in the nation’s other cities have turned into encampments for Egyptian armed forces and tanks, while the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has taken measures to ensure that the demonstrators cannot reach each other, including blocking social networking websites, such as Twitter and Facebook.

Egypt ‘working group’ says cut off aid

Jewish Journal February 3, 2011

A \”working group on Egypt\” that includes prominent conservatives and liberals urged the Obama administration to cut assistance to Egypt if violence continues. \”Until unrestrained thug violence began on February 1, the Working Group was hopeful that the Egyptian military would play a positive role in safeguarding a peaceful transition,\” said the statement Thursday, which was first reported by Politico. \”If the government continues to employ such violence, the United States should immediately freeze all military assistance to Egypt.\”

Italy collecting Holocaust memorabilia for museums

Jewish Journal February 3, 2011

The Italian government has launched a national campaign to collect material related to the Holocaust and Jewish history in Italy for inclusion in two new museums. Called \”Family Stories,\” the campaign was launched Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and will run through June 30.

Conservative synagogue group releases strategic plan

Jewish Journal February 3, 2011

The Conservative movement\’s synagogue association released a draft strategic plan calling for a narrowing and streamlining of its functions. The plan is a joint product of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism and Hayom, a coalition of Conservative leaders that emerged in 2009 to demand fundamental reforms. The draft strategy urges the synagogue association to focus on three functions: strengthening congregations; creating an integrated educational system; and seeding new congregations and congregational leadership. It also calls for the development of new philanthropic sources and the reduction of synagogue dues.

Christian Israel supporters urge Rand Paul on aid

Jewish Journal February 3, 2011

Christians United for Israel garnered more than 20,000 signatures on a letter urging U.S. Sen. Rand Paul to drop calls to end aid to Israel. \”Eliminating aid to Israel would abandon a key ally in a dangerous region at a turbulent time,\” said the letter organized this week by the evangelical group. \”Such a cut would betray our highest principles, endanger our nation, and, in the long run, end up costing us far more.\”

Carter sued over book on Palestine

Jewish Journal February 3, 2011

Five readers have filed a class-action lawsuit against former President Jimmy Carter for his book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” His publisher, Simon & Schuster, also was named in the lawsuit over the book published in 2006.

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