“Latino Radio Show Stirs Concern Over Views on Jews”, featured in the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, is an ugly read. The story focuses on a Latino radio show that consistently trash talks Israel in vitriolic statements that often boil over into blatant anti-Semitism. Is this a symptom of a larger rift between the… Continue reading Latinos against Jews
“No one should again have to wear a yellow star,” fumed Fadela Amara, France’s Secretary of State for Urban Affairs. She is so strongly opposed to a move that France might make to collect data on its minority population that she likened this move to a notable Nazi practice during the Holocaust. “Even if it’s… Continue reading Yellow Star Bites Back
The Israeli rabbinate has been quiet on conversion lately and in its stead, the Interior Ministry has decided to make news. A recent article (“Fresh Rift Seen Over New Israeli Conversion Rules,” February 25, The Jewish Week-New York) says that stricter guidelines will be imposed for diaspora converts wishing to immigrate to Israel. Conversion must… Continue reading 350 Hours of Oppression
Read this: “Rape Trees” Found Along Southern US Border” and you might throw up but learn why Phoenix has apparently become the kidnapping capital of the US. Latina magazine further explored this atrocity in an article, “The Steep Price of Immigration” that discussed how common rapes are for women who are coming over the border?… Continue reading What is a rape tree?
Now read this: Egyptian Cleric: Boycott Starbucks Because Queen Esther in Logo
Can you be loyal to more than one homeland? I think it’s a pretty interesting question considering the fact that I feel connected to three. In “A Question of Loyalty”, David Bogner discusses his connection to Israel and America and why he doesn’t think they conflict. Meanwhile, in other news, “IDF Rabbinate Corps Appoints First-Ever… Continue reading News: Loyalty and Madame Rabbi
From Iranian.com. In my last post on Iranian Jews, Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen said all signs seem to indicate that Jews in Iran were doing pretty well. In “Iran, the Jews and Germany, he’s responding to the backlash he’s gotten from voicing this opinion. I was even more cynical about this story than I was… Continue reading Iran is Better than Germany, I guess?
At UC Santa Barbara in California: At York University in Toronto: “Jewish students under ‘siege’ at York U” “Jewish students ‘held hostage’ at Toronto Hillel” At UC Irvine in California: “Quiet war on campus: Israel remains under attack despite fewer public protests” “Jewish students urged to avoid UC Irvine” In the UK: “Jewish Students Say… Continue reading Jewish Students Under Siege
I was surprised to open up yesterday’s New York Times and find an article on Iranian Jewry. “There are still Jews in Iran?!” I exclaimed. Apparently, there are and according to Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen, they are thriving there. It’s hard to believe such positive news when so many of us are still worrying about… Continue reading Holla to Iranian Jews
I’ve hesitated to write about the plight of Jews in Venezuela ever since the Israeli incursion into Gaza. I think part of that comes from shock. It’s hard for me to process such overt hate, such overwhelming anti-Semitism, sitting comfortably in front of my computer in New York. It is easy for me to see… Continue reading Venezuela and Jews
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