Jewish groups have taken lead roles in drawing attention to China\’s policies and specifically sought to spotlight the country\’s record in advance of this summer\’s Olympic Games in Beijing. Yet it appears as if China will suffer no significant international sanction when the games open Aug. 8
More than 1,400 people marched up Vanowen Street and across Victory Boulevard in West Hills last Sunday to raise funds and awareness about the genocide in Darfur. The second annual three-mile Walk for Darfur raised more than $35,000 for Jewish World Watch\’s work in refugee support, political advocacy and education.
In Washington and abroad, longstanding Jewish organizations added their voices of protest against the genocide in Darfur.\n\nBut guess what: It\’s not enough.\n
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Winner of the Camera d\’Or prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, \”Jellyfish\” is another example of the remarkable cinematic explosion of Israeli films garnering
The simplest innovations sometimes lead to the greatest rewards, as Rachel Andres learned this week when she was named the 2008 recipient of the $100,000 Charles Bronfman Prize. The annual prize is awarded to a person or team under 50 years of age, whose Jewish values spark humanitarian efforts that contribute to the betterment of the world. In Andres\’ case, her work gives succor to some of the most helpless and brutalized people in the world, the 10,000 refugee families, mostly fatherless, who have escaped the massacres in Darfur.
As an American citizen, I would like to see President Bush demonstrate some of the courage and resolve exemplified by the celebrity activists, using his power to try to persuade China to change its behavior. If China does not cooperate, the president should reconsider his plans to attend the Olympics.
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Imagine walking into a room full of 1,000 Jewish teenagers from all over North America who are singing in unity and celebration of their Jewish heritage.
This was the sight at the 2007 United Synagogue Youth (USY) International Convention. From Dec. 23-27, the Marriott Hotel in Anaheim became the center for teens from all over North American attending an amazing weeklong convention packed with social action projects, Jewish studies and most importantly, a focus on tzedakah.
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