Hungarian Jews seek removal of anti-Semitic writers from curriculum
Jewish Journal
June 25, 2012
Hungarian Jews urged the government to take four anti-Semitic authors off the national high school curriculum.
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Manchester couple accused of targeting Jews
Jewish Journal
June 22, 2012
A Muslim couple in Manchester, England, allegedly purchased items for homemade bombs to be used against Jewish targets, a court in that city was told.
Gino Bartali, Italian cycling legend, saved Jews during WWII [VIDEO]
JewishJournal
June 18, 2012
Gino Bartali is best known as a cycling legend who holds the record for the longest time span between victories at the Tour de France – ten years – a feat made all the more impressive by the Tour’s status as one of most grueling endurance competitions in the world and the fact that Bartali was an old man (by cycling standards) when he made his comeback in 1948. Looking beyond the marvel of his athletic stamina, Bartali’s life provides a powerful lesson in how moral endurance can empower from within.
LGBT Jews take pride in inclusiveness
Jewish Journal
June 13, 2012
Before he told members of his family, Nathan Looney told members of his synagogue, Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), that he was transitioning from female to male. He says the encouragement he received is typical for members of this Pico Boulevard congregation.
Sweden’s guest tweeter makes inappropriate remarks about Jews
Jewish Journal
June 13, 2012
A guest tweeter on Sweden\’s official Twitter account raised hackles over some racially charged comments about Jews.
Gallup tracking of Jews has Obama support at 64 percent
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2012
Gallup has started tracking Jewish voters for the 2012 presidential elections, and its findings are commensurate with other polling, with President Obama enjoying a 35 point lead over Mitt Romney.
Being a light unto the Jews
Jewish Journal
June 6, 2012
My father-in-law, Yaghoub Shofet, is a Persian Jew who was born and raised in Iran. He is from a rabbinic family. His father, and all his ancestors on his father’s side, were rabbis. His older brother, Chacham Yedidia Shofet, was the Chief Rabbi of Iran during the reign of the shah. Throughout his adult life, my father-in-law was a “loan broker.” He would introduce individuals who needed to borrow money to those who had money to lend, and would make a commission in the process. His clients included Jews and Muslims, both as lenders and as borrowers.
Ethiopian-Israeli Jews, mistaken for African migrant workers, feel racism’s pain
Jewish Journal
June 4, 2012
When violent riots against African migrant workers erupted in south Tel Aviv recently, a mob attacked Hanania Wanda, a Jew of Ethiopian origin, mistaking him for a Sudanese migrant worker.
For Shavuot, Bay Area Jews head to the wilderness
Jonah Lowenfeld
May 23, 2012
Most Jews around the world observe Shavuot in the relative comfort of their synagogues and homes. Not so for Wilderness Torah, a Berkeley-based nonprofit.
Documentary traces changes in kibbutz life
Tom Tugend
May 23, 2012
Back in the 1930s and ’40s, when Diaspora Jews desperately needed a symbol of Jewish strength and pride, the brawny, sunburned kibbutznik became the poster image for the new Jew emerging in Palestine.
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