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solidarity
Knesset Members stand up in solidarity with Reform Jews
Rabbi John Rosove
March 4, 2016
Charedi Member of the Knesset Israel Eichler’s comparison on Feb. 23 of Reform Jews to mentally ill patients diminishes not only Reform Judaism, but all who suffer mental illness and who struggle with disabilities of all kinds.\n
Rallies across U.S. support Israel’s right to defend itself, as others head for Israel
Jewish Journal
November 21, 2012
Israel solidarity rallies were held in venues across the United States as several groups sent missions to Israel to experience the siege on Israel first-hand.
Egypt uprising carries echoes of Poland’s Solidarity movement 30 years ago
Jewish Journal
February 15, 2011
The day after Egypt\’s President Hosni Mubarak was ousted by a widespread public uprising, I found myself presenting a lecture about Solidarity, the mass trade union movement that convulsed Poland 30 years ago and paved the way for the collapse of the Iron Curtain a decade later. It also helped land me in jail in 1983, eventually resulting in my expulsion from Poland.
Sunday rally planned to support Israel
Amy Klein
March 7, 2008
The Simon Wiesenthal Center and Young Israel of Century City are holding a memorial rally on Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m., in honor of the eight yeshiva students killed in a terror attack at Mercaz Harav in Jerusalem. StandWithUs and others will demonstrate in support of Israel in front of the Israeli Consulate at noon on Friday in response to a protest scheduled at the same time by the UC Irvine Muslim Student Union.
Support for Sderot is strong at L.A. benefit concert
Dikla Kadosh
March 3, 2008
\”Live For Sderot,\” a benefit concert organized by the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles and the Israeli Leadership Club (ILC), aimed to raise awareness of one of Israel\’s most painful, ongoing issues, along with funds for children\’s educational programs.
Celebrity-studded event to raise funds for Sderot
Dikla Kadosh
February 22, 2008
Two days after Hollywood\’s biggest night — the 80th annual Academy Awards — the Los Angeles Jewish community will be treated to a celebrity-studded red carpet event of its own: Ninette Tayeb, Israel\’s reigning pop idol, as well as Israeli-born hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari; Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; the Oscar-nominated \”Beaufort\” delegation; and the creme-de-la-creme of the Jewish and Israeli communities will gather at the Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills for an important benefit concert, \”Live for Sderot.\”
Life on the picket lines — a striking writer reports
Ellen Sandler
November 16, 2007
When I was asked by The Jewish Journal whether I\’d like to write something funny about the WGA strike, I thought — hey, there\’s nothing funny about this: corporate bullies refusing to pay writers for their work. This is serious. But as my friend Rob Lotterstein, creator and executive producer of Fox\’s \”The War at Home\” says, \”Just because we\’re not writing doesn\’t mean we\’ve lost our sense of humor.\”
Elmau & Dachau: A Muslim’s Testimony
Mehnaz M. Afridi
October 5, 2007
I am a Muslim intellectual woman who teaches Judaism and Islam, a Muslim who seeks dialogue with Jews, a Muslim who sympathizes with Jews and understands the need for the state of Israel.
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