This week in power: Flag burning, Obama appointee, Greece, Abuse coverup

A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:

Antwerp burning
A Lag b’Omer bonfire in Antwerp got out of hand last week when Haredi participants ” title=”http://www.vosizneias.com/106241/2012/05/13/belgium-satmar-chasidim-face-possible-legal-action-following-israeli-flag-burning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vin+%28Vos+Iz+Neias%29″ target=”_blank”>said David Terry, general manager of the Jewish News.  “Do these people forget that Jews were burned in Auschwitz?  We must always strive for reconciliation, not this kind of malice.”

Obama’s controversial appointee
Stephanie Rose is a candidate for a U.S. attorney position to the dismay of some Jewish people, ” title=”http://gestetnerupdates.com/2012/05/13/breitbart-headline-orthodox-jews-angered-by-obama-judge-nominee-who-led-rubashkin-raid-as-assistant-prosecutor/” target=”_blank”>was quoted as saying that he “did not feel Rose’s character as U.S. Attorney in the Rubashkin matter should be at issue because she was acting mostly out of orders from Washington.”

Greece uproar
Some Greek Jews have ” title=”http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/blogs/wokkapedia/darkness-at-dawn-20120514-1ylxr.html” target=”_blank”>said a Sydney Morning Herald blogger.

Child abuse charges
A report in The New York Times last week got people talking about how New York City investigates and prosecutes child abuse within the Hasidic community. The sect “prefer not to use secular governmental institutions, such as the police and courts. Those not abiding by community rules are often shunned and sometimes even assaulted,” ” title=”http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/q-a-with-times-reporters-about-abuse-in-ultra-orthodox-jewish-communities/” target=”_blank”>said a New York Times writer. Amid the backlash that’s come, ” title=”http://forward.com/articles/153452/rewriting-hatikvah-as-anthem-for-all/” target=”_blank”>said a Jewish Daily Forward blogger in March. Proposed changes ” title=”http://www.anorak.co.uk/319477/news/holocaust-remembrance-day-a-hatikva-of-hope-in-bergen-belsen.html/” target=”_blank”>so powerful that any changes at all could alter the meaning of symbolic moments and times.