Buoyed by charedi growth, Jewish school enrollment in NY up by 4.4 percent in one year
Jewish Journal
May 3, 2016
Enrollment in New York State’s Jewish day schools and yeshivas increased by 4.4 percent last year.
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May 3, 2016
Name-and-Shame BDS posters stir backlash at SDSU, UCLA
Eitan Arom
May 3, 2016
A planned appearance by pro-Israel provocateur David Horowitz ignited a firestorm at San Diego State University in advance of a May 5 lecture there by the right-wing activist.
That time ‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda sang in Hebrew
Jewish Journal
May 3, 2016
Raise a glass! The 2016 Tony Award nominations were announced this morning, and the the revolutionary Broadway megahit “Hamilton” collected the lion’s share, with a record-breaking total of 16.
Model of Oskar Schindler’s gold ring donated by jeweler’s son
Jewish Journal
May 3, 2016
A long-thought lost model used by grateful Jewish workers to create a gold ring for Oskar Schindler has been donated to the Melbourne Jewish Holocaust Centre, where it will go on display.
Michelin criticized for not publishing Israel guide
Jewish Journal
May 3, 2016
The president of the World Jewish Congress is taking the Michelin travel company to task for not including Israel in its repertoire of prestigious travel and dining guides.
Sheldon Silver, NY power broker, sentenced to 12 years for corruption
Jewish Journal
May 3, 2016
Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on corruption charges.
Prominent scholars blast theory tracing Ashkenazi Jews to Turkey
Jewish Journal
May 3, 2016
Prominent scholars of Jewish demography dismissed the findings of a newly published genetic study suggesting that today’s Ashkenazi Jews originate from converts to Judaism in what today is Turkey.
Undercover video of Chasidic principal handling boy prompts sex abuse probe
Jewish Journal
May 3, 2016
The story is an all-too-familiar horror tale: An adult in a position of power – in this case a Chasidic school principal – is accused of sexually abusing a child in his care.
Trump: Israel should continue settlement activity
jacobk
May 3, 2016
Republican presidential front-runner insists Israel should keep building settlements in the West Bank because the Palestinians had fired “thousands of missiles” at Israel over the years.
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