“Lord of the Universe, I beg You to redeem Israel; but if You do not want to do that, then I beg You to redeem the gentiles.”— Rabbi Yisrael Hopstein, Maggid of Kozhnitz and legendary Chassidic leader in Poland (1733-1814) (1)
Bomb threats were called in to at least 16 Jewish community centers and other institutions in seven states on Monday.
On Election Day 2008, Marcella White Campbell remembers her 4-year-old son playing in front of the TV, repeating the name of the man who would soon become the first African-American president of the United States.
Accusations that the United States orchestrated last month’s U.N. Security Council anti-settlements resolution have no basis in fact, President Barack Obama said.
Former Secretary of State James Baker on Sunday defended the Obama Administration’s move at the United Nations Security Council against Israel last month.
Jewish community centers in several states reported receiving ultimately discredited bomb threats on Monday. None of the threats targeted Jewish organizations or institutions in Los Angeles.
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