Who is Simone Zimmerman?
David N. Myers
April 19, 2016
In recent days, the name of a young Jewish woman has furiously buzzed around national media outlets.
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April 19, 2016
Passover and the freedom to laugh
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2016
Freedom is much on the mind of Jews around the world right now: Passover, the holiday which celebrates freedom itself, begins at sundown this evening.
Russian protesters demand ban on Chabad movement
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2016
Demonstrators protesting the allocation of land to the Jewish community in the Russian city of Perm demanded the outlawing of the Chabad movement.
In Europe, the far right doesn’t quite know what to make of Trump
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2016
Donald Trump’s xenophobic views are neither new nor particularly shocking in Europe, where fears of jihadism and the challenges of illegal immigration are blowing winds into the sails of a rising far right.
Convoy of U.S. ambassador to U.N., Samantha Power, hits and kills boy in Cameroon
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2016
A vehicle in the motorcade of the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations struck and killed a young boy in Cameroon on Monday during a visit to the Lake Chad region where countries have been targeted by the Boko Haram group.
Sweden’s deputy PM says she misspoke in calling 9/11 attacks ‘accidents’
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2016
Sweden’s deputy prime minister walked back her labeling of the 9/11 attacks as “accidents” in her defense of a politician who resigned over his anti-Israel rhetoric.
Singapore’s prime minister makes historic visit to Israel
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2016
Making the first visit to Israel by a prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu discussed increasing bilateral cooperation in several areas.
Security ramped up in Jerusalem in aftermath of bombing
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2016
Security has been increased throughout Jerusalem in the wake of the bus bombing on Monday that injured 21 people.
Tel Aviv rally for soldier accused of manslaughter draws 2,000
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2016
A Tel Aviv rally for the Israeli soldier charged with manslaughter after shooting dead a disarmed Palestinian stabber drew approximately 2,000 people on Tuesday night, according to police estimates.
What Simone Zimmerman represents about millennial Jewry
Jared Sichel
April 19, 2016
On April 12, Simone Zimmerman, a Los Angeles Jewish day school graduate and UC Berkeley alumna, was named head of Jewish outreach for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, a dream job for a young, politically active, liberal American Jew.
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