Even Palestinian leaders want Jewish doctors
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2016
Many Palestinian leaders frequently, and in utmost secrecy, ferry their loved ones to receive medical treatment in Israeli hospitals.
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May 18, 2016
7 fun facts about 113-year-old Goldie Michelson — the oldest person in the US
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2016
After the death last week of 116-year-old Susannah Mushatt-Jones, a 113-year-old Jewish lady named Goldie Michelson became the oldest living person in the United States.
In pro-Israel victory, Methodists to withdraw from BDS coalition
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2016
Just days after rejecting four resolutions calling for divestment from companies that profit from Israel’s control of the West Bank, the United Methodist Church voted to withdraw from the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.
US, Egypt discuss reviving Mideast peace talks while Netanyahu appoints hard-line minister
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2016
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sissi to discuss how to revive Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, along with other shared concerns.
Israel’s opposition leader Isaac Herzog freezes unity government talks
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2016
The opposition leader in Israel said he has frozen talks about joining the government coalition.
House passes bill protecting circumcision, ritual slaughter as religious freedoms
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2016
A bill unanimously approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would extend religious protections to advocates of circumcision and ritual slaughter as well as atheists, addressing what its sponsors describe as an increase in religious persecution in recent years.
Beit T’Shuvah transitions leadership again as new CEO departs
Jared Sichel
May 18, 2016
Beit T’Shuvah — one of the nation’s premier addiction treatment residences—announced a leadership turnover on May 17, less than two months after appointing Bill Resnick, a psychiatrist, philanthropist and longtime board member, as its new CEO. Resnick, 51, resigned from the job, according to a Beit T’Shuvah press release.
Vedem: The ‘Dead Poets Society’ of Terezin
Evan Henerson
May 18, 2016
Based on accounts of the people who knew him during his short life, Petr Ginz was the perfect person to create and pilot an underground magazine.
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