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February 9, 2011

Harlem Hebrew charter school submits application

Jewish Journal February 9, 2011

A Hebrew charter school serving the Upper West Side of Manhattan has submitted its application to open. The application for Harlem Hebrew was submitted to Manhattan\’s Community School District 3, which runs from West 59th Street to 122nd Street, The New York Jewish Week reported. The area includes one of the country\’s most densely populated Jewish enclaves, as well as a slice of lower Harlem.

Coalition including AIPAC slams GOP proposed cuts

Jewish Journal February 9, 2011

Proposed Republican cuts to foreign assistance endanger national security, according to a foreign policy umbrella that includes AIPAC among its members. \”These cuts are of particular concern as the International Affairs Budget provides extensive counter-terrorism and counter-Insurgency assistance to countries of high-priority national security, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan,\” said the statement Wednesday from the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. \”The proposed cut would gut our embassies and consulates, and hurt our commitment to key allies in the Middle East.\”

Jewish Identity Day in Knesset introduces social values

Jewish Journal February 9, 2011

Israel\’s Knesset held its first Jewish Identity Day to provide lawmakers with a Jewish outlook and context in the lawmaking process. Lawmakers from across Israel\’s political landscape supported Tuesday\’s program, which was initiated by the Tzohar rabbinical organization as part of its Legislation Project.

Letter to George Soros: Israel, a stumbling block or shining light?

David Suissa February 9, 2011

I saw that you wrote in The Washington Post last week that Israel is the “main stumbling block” to democratic progress in Egypt. You also said that “as a committed advocate of democracy and open society, I cannot help but share in the enthusiasm that is sweeping across the Middle East.”

Siren Song

Rob Eshman February 9, 2011

The last two weeks have been a shining moment for the Egyptian people. For us Jews, not so much.

Oren hecklers face conspiracy charges

Jewish Journal February 9, 2011

The Orange County district attorney’s office announced on Feb. 4 that it was filing misdemeanor charges against the 11 students arrested in February 2010 for disrupting a speech by Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The defendants — students at UCI and the University of California, Riverside when the incident took place — have been charged with one count each of conspiracy to disturb a meeting and disturbance of a meeting. Arraignment is scheduled for March 11.

Historian charts L.A. reform academy’s future

Jonah Lowenfeld February 9, 2011

When he took over as dean of the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in July 2010, Josh Holo, already a professor at the college, brought with him a few photographs of 11th-century letters to hang on the wall behind his desk. Among the letters is one that mentions a major problem for the Jewish communities in Egypt at the time: how to raise funds to redeem fellow Jews who had been taken captive by pirates.

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