Palestinians announce ceasefire after five-day rocket barrage
Jewish Journal
August 22, 2011
Palestinian factions in Gaza appeared to be observing a ceasefire with Israel reportedly brokered by Egypt.
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August 22, 2011
Europe’s largest Jewish cemetery vandalized
Jewish Journal
August 22, 2011
After vandals stuck Europe\’s largest Jewish cemetery in Berlin, Jewish leaders are asking area metal dealers to check for wrought-iron objects that might have been stolen from the cemetery.
Human rights leader Jerome Shestack dies
Jewish Journal
August 22, 2011
Jerome Shestack, a human rights leader and Jewish activist, has died.
U.N. chief: Gadhafi forces must end fighting in Libya
Jewish Journal
August 22, 2011
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi to stop fighting and allow a peaceful transition of power in the oil-producing North African state.
Miss. Jewish casino worker wins discrimination lawsuit
Jewish Journal
August 22, 2011
A federal jury found that a Mississippi man was fired from his casino job because he’s Jewish.
Al Sharpton: I made ‘mistakes’ during Crown Heights riots
Jewish Journal
August 22, 2011
Rev. Al Sharpton says he made \”mistakes\” during the Crown Heights riots 20 years ago.
Child Holocaust survivors meet in Poland for first time
Jewish Journal
August 22, 2011
More than 300 people who survived the Holocaust as children are meeting in Warsaw — a first for Poland.
Song contest searches Diaspora for ‘the next Jewish star’
Jewish Journal
August 22, 2011
When Israeli music producer-to-the-stars Eitan Gafni put on a global song contest for Jews nearly two decades ago, finding contestants was difficult.
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