Atlantan leads Jewish history museum Sep 8, 2009
Atlantan leads Jewish history museum ... In April, the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia named him president and chief executive officer ... Q: Why a museum on American Jewish history. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Sweden's foreign minister cancels Israel visit Sep 6, 2009
The discomfort may have come from their reading of Jewish history or from stories of the more recent past heard from their parents and grandparents. This time, the unfounded charges of gruesome crimes came in a newspaper column suggesting that Jews, in this case Israelis, may have snatched Palestinians and killed them to steal their organs for transplant. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Israeli team works to decipher ancient texts Sep 4, 2009
Archaeological discoveries in recent years have shed light on Jewish history and the Old Testament. Most popular. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Unusual Reform-Orthodox partnership born of Katrina blossoms Sep 4, 2009
The congregations have held joint Israeli film series, Hebrew literacy programs and Jewish history classes. Implementing joint ritual programs has been more challenging. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Podhoretz Asks: Why are Jews liberals? Sep 3, 2009
" He credits Alterman with having "a point" about the Jewish history of marginality, but says that "the socio-economic position of the Jews in America is no longer marginal by any of the usual standards. " "As for attitudes toward Israel, the issue is not whether a politician is more or less critical; it's whether or not he sides with Israel against its enemies and whether he grants Israel the right to defend itself against them," Podhoretz says. Lerner and Podhoretz each worry about the future... (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Jewish temple readied for museum transition Sep 1, 2009
Society officials have said the temple will not be a Jewish museum, but the city's Jewish history will be preserved in a permanent display alongside other artifacts. The Friedman, Liverman and Samuels families of Wesson and Brookhaven, and the former members of B'nai Shalom's congregation nationwide, consented to the temple's donation to the society unanimously as a way to see the historic site preserved. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
More theater offerings in the fall Aug 31, 2009
Stateless: a hip-hop vaudeville experiment: Dan Wolf, who wrote last year's blockbuster "Angry Black White Boy," and co-author Tommy Shepherd explore aspects of German and Jewish history with music by One Ring Zero and Gebrueder Wolf. Ellen Sebastian Chang directs the world premiere to open the former Traveling Jewish Theatre's first season under its new name, the Jewish Theatre. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Unveiled: life at the heart of conflict Aug 29, 2009
Adamantly opposed to giving up territory that is at the heart of Jewish history, Haim Ya'acobi denies any Palestinian right to the land of the West Bank. To Haim the idea of a pre-existing Palestinian nation is not supported by history. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Rabbi meets the road: Klaven to serve several congregations across the South Aug 29, 2009
" It's an approach the 30-year-old is embracing in his new role as director of rabbinic services for Jackson's Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. An institute study conducted in fall 2007 revealed 39 percent of the 344 Jewish congregations in the South's 13-state region do not have a full-time rabbi. Only two of Mississippi's 15 congregations do. Klaven is the institute's third circuit-riding rabbi who will bring spiritual leadership to these communities. He succeeds Rabbis... (The Clarion-Ledger)
School choice provided grounding Aug 28, 2009
They study Jewish history, the Jewish holidays, and many intensive hours of Bible study. In the state-secular schools, however, the Bible is taught as literature and not as religious text. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
The Racist Who Might Head UNESCO Aug 27, 2009
Although there are certainly a lot of books about Israel on the market in Egypt -- most of them full of conspiracy theories or tendentious views of Jewish history -- Egypt's head translator said he wanted to publish more, if not directly from the Hebrew ... Unless we start scrutinizing Jewish history, politics, and religion the way racist Jewish Zionists trash Arab and Muslim history and politics, we don't have a balanced view. (Slate)
Israel PM Seeks Compromise Over Settlements Aug 26, 2009
Netanyahu discussed at length his visit Tuesday to the London museum of the Palestine Exploration Fund, an organization that sent explorers on expeditions to the Holy Land in the 1800s to examine the physical traces of the Bible and Jewish history. He talked about the Arab invasion of the newly declared state of Israel in 1948 and the Arab "stranglehold" on Israel before the 1967 Mideast War, in which Israel captured territories that included the West Bank and Gaza. (Time.com)
MacMillan’s ‘Dangerous Games’ traces revisionist histories Aug 16, 2009
MacMillan describes how distortions of the historical record assisted Hitler s rise to power, aided the French in repressing the Vichy regime s collaboration with the Germans during World War II (and then France s subsequent fiasco in Algeria), underpinned Australian rationalizations for the treatment of Aborigines, and sustains an Israeli rendering of Jewish history to justify the sequestration of Palestinians and their history in the Holy Land. It suits the focus of MacMillan s book when the... (Boston Globe)
Kerem Shalom in Concord announces plans for 2009-2010 year Aug 15, 2009
Children in the elementary grades learn Hebrew and the prayer service, study Torah, and develop their understanding of their Jewish identity through the study of Jewish History, Israel, and the importance of social action in Jewish life. Once they become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, students are free to concentrate on topics of particular interest to them. (Concord Journal, MA)
Free Taste of Meah hosted by Kerem Shalom Aug 15, 2009
Kerem Shalom of Concord will host a Me ah course, which brings Jewish scholars and adult learners together to study Jewish history, philosophy, and culture. Co-sponsors are Combined Jewish Philanthropies and Hebrew College. (Concord Journal, MA)
Amos Kenan; Israeli writer who rejected Jewish history Aug 7, 2009
In the 1940s, Mr. Kenan was one of a number of artists and intellectuals who sought to create an Israeli identity without Judaism by rejecting Jewish history and harking back to the Biblical Canaanites, whose name the artists adopted for their group. Amos Kenan was one of the creators of Hebrew culture, Hebrew, not Jewish, said Avnery, who met Mr. Kenan when the two served as soldiers in Israel s War of Independence. (Boston Globe)
Jones: Finding God in mourning Aug 7, 2009
Fascinatingly, it was around this time - August - that a number of devastating events occurred in Jewish history. Both Jerusalem Temples were destroyed - the First Temple in 586 B.C. and the Second Temple in 70 A.D. And, at the beginning of August 1492 came a cataclysmic occurrence. (Athens Banner-Herald)
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Playing Loose With History and Law in the Settlement Debate - HUMAN EVENTS. Playing Loose With History and Law in the Settlement Debate by 08/05/2009. (Human Events Online)
Playing Loose With History and Law in the Settlement Debate Aug 4, 2009
In an effort to back pedal on Vice President Joe Biden s June 5th observation that Israel would be justified in using its own initiative to launch a preemptive strike against Iran s nuclear facilities, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly quickly cautioned that "We are certainly not going to give a green light to any kind of military strike. But, he added as a way of making such a future action diplomatically tolerable, Israel is a sovereign country and we're not going to dictate its actions.... (Human Events Online)
Oldest active US synagogue opens visitors center Aug 2, 2009
The visitors center details the history of the synagogue, which was dedicated in 1763, but has a broader focus on Colonial Jewish history and culture and the principles that guided the nation s founding, said David Kleiman, center curator. There s a placement in history of the role that this building has played and, more importantly, the role as a living symbol of the concept of religious freedom, separation of church and state, Kleiman said. (Boston Globe)
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We also include terms that are more universal in nature, but we are not afraid to display our feelings about the importance of God, Judaism, Torah, Israel, Hebrew and Jewish history in our organization and in our lives. I could not be more proud of my organization for this. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Keeping the faith Jul 27, 2009
It also offers the opportunity to experience Jewish history as living history, connecting the teachings of the past with the lifestyle of the present. "Israel is not Disneyland. Israel is the Motherland," Scheiner said. (The Palm Beach Post)
CV Chamber Music Festival celebrates fairy tales, Jewish history and Lincoln Jul 27, 2009
The Dreams of Isaac and Jacob: A Historical Narrative of Waterloo Jewish History, Sons of Jacob Synagogue, Waterloo, 7 p.m. Aug. 12 ... "The Dreams of Isaac and Jacob: A Historical Narrative of Waterloo Jewish History" will be performed at 7 p.m. Aug. 12. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Ex-POWs in battle against time try to tell stories Jul 16, 2009
Jewish history museum wants your vote on top 18 most accomplished Jewish-Americans. Steel girders, plywood guardrails, windblown sawdust and gloomy caverns of concrete are all there is to see at the National Museum of American Jewish History on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
World and national religion briefs for the week of July 10 Jul 10, 2009
Building starts on Warsaw's Jewish history museum. WARSAW, Poland (AP) ---- For the second time in two years, last week Polish officials began building a new museum of Jewish history in Warsaw that they hope will become a major cultural landmark. (North County Times)
AP: Mo. Renames Road Adopted by Neo-Nazis After Rabbi Jul 3, 2009
Heschel is a Jewish history professor at Dartmouth College who was lecturing in Germany on Wednesday about her book focusing on the Nazis. She told The Associated Press her father wouldn't feel honored to have the road named after him and she's worried some might think her father condones the Nazi's beliefs. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Blessed be the shtreimel makers, despite fur fury Jun 27, 2009
"Today, as I told the history of the shtreimel, what it means to Jewish history and custom, I left them all wide-eyed in the Knesset. Jaws open," he said. Moses said that the Opposition Leader, Tzipi Livni, was one who approached him after his speech offering congratulations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Team finds ancient Holy Land quarry Jun 23, 2009
Archaeological discoveries in recent years have shed light on Jewish history and the Old Testament. updated 6:20 p.m. ET June 22, 2009. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Brookhaven Jewish temple may become museum Jun 22, 2009
Samuels said the temple would not be used as a Jewish-only museum, though the county's prominent Jewish history would be maintained at the altar, which will be left intact. "Our family has been six generations," he said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
High-tech edge for Poland's Jewish history Jun 17, 2009
AFP - Wednesday, June 17. Monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in the Polish capital, in 2006. (Yahoo! Asia News)
All Jews are Doctors, Lawyers, and ... Jun 16, 2009
An Examination of Jewish History. In Eastern Europe especially, and anywhere where Jews were outcasts in society (basically everywhere) Jewish people learned the value of taking professions based on intellectual talent. (Suite101.com)
Netanyahu's two-state solution: You recognize us, we'll recognize you. Jun 16, 2009
In part of his speech, Netanyahu summed up thousands of years of Jewish history in the Holy Land, challenging Palestinian moderates to recognize the justice of the claims of Jewish nationalists to a parcel of land that Arabs consider to be their own. Netanyahu said that as a corollary to recognizing Israel's Jewishness, Palestinian refugees can't be allowed to be repatriated inside Israel another highly sensitive issue at the core of the conflict. (Christian Science Monitor)
Rush Limbaugh, Intellectual Jun 5, 2009
Ive listened to other colleagues on WGKA, like classics professor Victor Davis Hanson interviewed by host and law professor Hugh Hewitt, and host and professor of Russian and Jewish history, Dennis Prager. On radio host Glenn Becks Fox television program, I learned about Florida State University history professor Robert Gellatelys currently apropos and lively study, Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler. (Townhall.com)
We need insights, wit from Limbaugh Jun 2, 2009
I ve listened to other colleagues on WGKA, like classics professor Victor Davis Hanson, interviewed by host and law professor Hugh Hewitt and host Dennis Prager, professor of Russian and Jewish history. On radio host Glenn Beck s Fox television program, I learned about Florida State University history Professor Robert Gellately s currently apropos and lively study, Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Perfect Day: offbeat Los Angeles attractions May 31, 2009
Murals on the side of the restaurant depict the city's Jewish history. Canter's is open 24 hours a day. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Filipinos who aided Jews to be honored in Israel May 22, 2009
"The warm hospitality of the Filipino people undoubtedly shed light to one of the darkest and most difficult periods in Jewish history," the embassy said. The "Open Doors" monument, designed by Filipino artist Jun Yee, is scheduled to be unveiled June 21 at the Rishon Lezion Holocaust Park in central Israel. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Jewish agencies forced to downsize May 22, 2009
"The American Jewish community has probably lost 30 percent of its wealth, and we have no idea how to cut the costs of the Jewish community by 30 percent," said Jonathan Sarna, a professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University. Sarna said that across the nation, there are unusual signs of the impact: In addition to widespread cutbacks, a few Jewish organizations are merging with non-Jewish organizations, and some Jewish community centers are closing. (Boston Globe)
In Jerusalem, an uptick in demolition orders of Arab homes May 20, 2009
Several human rights organizations say there is an obvious link between the ramping up of demolition orders and Barkat's plans to develop the tourist complex in East Jerusalem focusing on Jewish history in the area known in Hebrew as Ir David (City of David) and as Silwan in Arabic. According to Ir Amim, which tracks policy affecting both Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem, the under-the-radar project is motivated by a right-wing ideological goal of cementing Israeli sovereignty in East... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Not a conflict of faith May 12, 2009
By constructing it as a religious battle we must write away over a millennia of Mizrahi and Sephardi Jewish history. These Jewish communities were found in the Iberian Peninsula, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus, and represented the vast majority of the worldwide Jewish community. (CNN)
Redevelopment project strengthens Israel's ties to Jerusalem May 10, 2009
As part of the plan, former garbage dumps and once derelict wastelands are being cleared and turned into lush gardens and parks, now already accessible to visitors who can walk along new footpaths and take in the majestic views, along with new signs and displays that point out significant points of Jewish history ... In other words, while the Israeli narrative that guides the government plan focuses largely on Jewish history and links to the land, the Palestinian narrative heightens tensions,... (Boston Globe)
Israel's Netanyahu: Taking a Turn Toward Pragmatism? May 10, 2009
His father taught Jewish history at Cornell University, and the Prime Minister graduated from MIT. His advisers say he has a weather eye for the mood in Washington and knows it is not as sunny as it used to be. Israeli officials have gauged that while Netanyahu can count on support from the Obama Administration and Congress, "it's no longer infinite," says an official at a pro-Israeli lobby in Washington. (Time.com)
Chronicle movie critics look back May 9, 2009
He examines how the tragedies of Jewish history have shaped the victorious Israeli army. It was five hours long. I just found it boring. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
* The museum whose architecture is at odds with its displays May 5, 2009
And lest it all look too bleak, an Axis of Continuity leads upstairs, where you learn about where all of this fits into 2,000 years of German Jewish history. Meanwhile, the items on display are so cursorily identified and their owners so obliquely described that they might as well have been anonymous points on an Axis of Victimhood. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
FDR tried to save Jewish refugees, says book May 2, 2009
"Most of the initiatives to resettle refugees in underdeveloped areas proved impossible, met substantial resistance abroad, or developed very slowly partly because of resistance by the Department of State," the Center for Jewish History says in a statement about the book. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
FDR pushed to get Jews to safety in 1930s May 1, 2009
The book draws on papers at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. McDonald was chairman of Roosevelt's advisory committee on refugees. (USA Today -- News)
Planned digital database to cover 45 years of CJN May 1, 2009
The archive would also be of tremendous value to genealogists, contends Sean Martin, associate curator for Jewish history at Western Reserve Historical Society. Would-be researchers could use the database not only to locate birth, marriage and death notices, notes Martin, but they could further their investigation by gathering information about family members mentioned in articles. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Harvard peers press to stall a deportation Apr 30, 2009
"That is a very rare combination - and a precious one as well," professor Bernard Septimus, a Harvard professor of Jewish history, wrote in a letter provided by Munir's lawyer. "I am a skeptical man with a sensitive nose for phonies: I can say with confidence that Nur is the genuine article, someone who wants to devote his life to bringing Muslims, Jews, and Christians together through an appreciation of their commonalities and a respect for their differences.". (Boston Globe)
In Israel on Eisendrath International Exchange (2) Apr 28, 2009
EIE adds two classes: Hebrew and Jewish history ... We had classes from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. Hebrew was at 8:30 for an hour and a half, followed by Jewish history until lunch at 1 and general studies started at 1:20 ... We went on many trips throughout the semester: There were the regular nights out in Jerusalem, the daylong tiyulim for Jewish history, and the five days in army training and in Poland. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
> RELATED: Fed chief Bernanke sees some improvement Apr 16, 2009
Speaking to Morehouse faculty and students, Bernanke paid homage to the Passover tradition of a child asking four questions about Jewish history by posing and answering four questions about the current economic crisis. His complete prepared remarks follow. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Ties that bind Apr 15, 2009
In the letter, Netanyahu said, his brother wrote of his belief that he was an inseparable link in the chain of Jewish history that spanned from biblical times to the modern state of Israel. As children of Holocaust survivors, Esther and Yehuda Wachsman are fully aware of the weight of that history. (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
The New Bibi Apr 15, 2009
Confidants say he sees himself as a key player in Jewish history charged at a crucial hour with the responsibility of saving his people, and some contend that, as a result, he has already made up his mind to use force to set the Iranian nuclear program back several years. Others in his inner circle, however, expect him to be far more cautious, pointing out that he would not have undivided backing from the defense establishment for a strike. (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
• Religion letters Apr 11, 2009
Flavius Josephus was commissioned by the Roman government to write and preserve Jewish history. Josephus writes of Abraham that Abraham heard that the Syrians had certain ideas of God. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Irving Heymont; led camp for displaced Jews Apr 10, 2009
Abraham Peck, director of the Academic Council for Post-Holocaust Christian, Jewish and Islamic Studies at the University of Southern Maine, said Colonel Heymont's 3 1/2 months at Landsberg became a turning point in Jewish history, because the "surviving remnant" of Eastern European Jews developed their will to never let the world forget what happened in the Holocaust. "Heymont allowed these people their own sense of humanity," said Peck, who was born in the camp and later edited Colonel... (Boston Globe)
Jewish Families Celebrate Beginning of Passover Apr 9, 2009
But it means more than just time together, it marks an important moment in Jewish history. Bashuk says it is a celebration of religious freedom and freedom from slavery as the Israelites left Egypt for the promise land. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Jews gather for Birkat HaChama -- the blessing of the sun Apr 9, 2009
"It's a great opportunity to witness an amazing event that really connects you to many generations of Jewish history," said Miriam Rosenbaum, a Princeton freshman studying psychology and neuroscience. Following readings of Psalms and other biblical texts, led by Rabbis Eitan Webb of Chabad of Princeton University and David Wolkenfeld of Hillel at Princeton University, the group walked across the street to Robertson Hall to a blessing thanking God for "renewing the works of creation," according... (NJ.com -- Times)
Rosenzweig to steer Jewish museum in city Apr 8, 2009
The National Museum of American Jewish History, founded in 1976, positions itself as the only museum dedicated exclusively to telling the still-unfolding story of Jews in America. It will open late next year. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Brookline Adult & Community Education listings Apr 5, 2009
Jonathan Wilson, author of the recently released Marc Chagall, demonstrates how Chagall s life constitutes a grand canvas on which much of the 20th-century Jewish history is vividly portrayed. 7-8:30 p.m.; $5. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Local groups prepare for Passover Apr 4, 2009
The meal incorporates several symbolic dishes and foods to reawaken followers' sense of rebirth, particularly in the case of children, who are encouraged to ask questions about the meal and gain a better understanding of the various dishes' symbolism and significance in the rich narrative of Jewish history. "They should know that there is a history to their people, and knowing this history will help them navigate difficult waters," Zimelman said. (Odessa American, TX)
'Passover Around the World' Apr 2, 2009
The seder is a symbolic reenactment of this defining event in Jewish history, a dramatic way of passing the story down from generation to generation. The book "Passover Around the World" begins with a brief summary of the Biblical story, then defines the essential elements of a seder table: the symbolic foods, the special seder plate and Elijah's cup, and the Haggadah or book telling the story of Passover. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
How do we explain Bernie Madoff? Mar 27, 2009
Apart from the Moses/Sinai tradition, Jewish history and modern Judaism are not incomprehensible. And neither is Bernie Madoff. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Highs and lows in Wiesel's 'Mad Desire' Mar 25, 2009
Now independently wealthy, he has spent his adult life immersed in Jewish service and study, founding Jewish aid organizations, pursuing yeshiva studies in Brooklyn and Jerusalem, and working as a private tutor of medieval Jewish history. He's also on the brink of insanity. (Boston Globe)
Jewish scholar, author to speak at Temple Emunah Mar 17, 2009
Dr. Benjamin Gampel, scholar of medieval and early modern Jewish history, with a special focus on the medieval Spanish Jews, will be the scholar-in-residence at Temple Emunah on the weekend beginning March 20 ... At present, he is writing a book on the pogroms and forced conversions of 1391 in the Iberian Peninsula and the effects of those events on the course of Jewish history ... He lectures widely on the entire range of Jewish history. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Synagogues (73) Mar 16, 2009
Seder 6:45 P.M., Sean Martin, Jewish History in Cleveland after World War II 8 P.M. Reservations, Marcy 440-423-1718. MIKVAH. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Fearful, divided and outraged Mar 15, 2009
The curse of Jewish history the inability to take mere existence for granted has returned to the country whose founding was intended to resolve that problem. NO SECURITY SOLUTIONS. (Globe and Mail)
Deal sought for Colonial Penn building Mar 14, 2009
It also has a lot of activity under way, including completing a $25 million renovation to its headquarters at 6th and Market streets and the construction of the National Museum of American Jewish History at 5th and Market. The type of buyer who might consider a building like this in this market would likely be a private investor who either wants to have a presence in the historic area or is seeking an opportunity to do work to add value to the property, with plans to seize on near-term lease... (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
