New York – Who is a Jew? As the recent passport row shows, that question can be murky, with elements of belief, values, descent and nationality mixed in.
It also has dark reminders of a terrible time in history when Jewish blood meant death; and science, or pseudo-science, claimed to be able to sniff it out.
Things [...]
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New York – View From The Lab: Who is a Jew? DNA Can Hold The Key
Mumbai, India – The alleged gunman in the 2008 bloody siege of Mumbai said Monday he should be tried by an international court because he does not expect justice in India.
Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 21, told a special court that police had falsely implicated him in the case.
“I should be tried in an international court,” he [...]
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India – Mumbai Gunman Demands Trial by International Court
Kingston – Abraham Cohen Henriques, a Jewish merchant from Amsterdam, arrived in Jamaica in 1670 on a mission to find the hidden treasure of Christopher Columbus.
Acting on a tip handed down to him by a forcibly converted Jew, he scoured the thick vegetation of the island’s interior searching for the great explorer’s secret stash.
By most [...]
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Kingston – Preserving The Unique Heritage of Jamaica’s Jews
Waitsfield, VT – Upwards of 30 children who battle for their lives on a daily basis continued to conquer their illnesses through adventure yesterday as they took to the ski slopes of Sugarbush Resort in Waitsfield, Vt. Utilizing the specifically-trained volunteers from Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the only year-round disabled sports program with daily [...]
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Waitsfield, VT – Jewish Org. Brings Children with Serious Medical Diagnoses to Vermont To Ski
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Brooklyn, NY – Avrohom Fried, Yossi Green, Yisroel Lamm, and other stars in the world of Jewish music have combined their unique talents to produce a theme song to benefit the many hundreds of cancer patients being assisted by RCCS, the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society.
The theme, “I Believe in Miracles”, came as a result of [...]
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Brooklyn, NY – Top Talents in Jewish Music Donate New Song To RCCS!
New York – On Dec. 10 the FBI’s New York Division honored a true fighter against terrorism with the presentation of the Director’s Community Leadership Award. This special award, presented on behalf of the Director of the FBI, was formally created in 1990 as a way to honor individuals and organizations for their efforts in [...]
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New York – Devorah Halberstam Honored at FBI New York
New York City – Monica Hirsch, artist and floral designer, created the first-ever floral Menorah displayed last night (December 8th), at Mayor Bloomberg’s Annual Hanukkah party held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park, New York City. Menorahs have been made creatively before, even a LEGO one has been done, but never flowers! [...]
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New York City – Florist Creates First-Ever Floral Menorah
New York – Not long ago, a 93-year-old man came to my office to see me for a divorce. As this elderly man sat down at my conference table for a consultation, I wondered what could have moved someone to seek a divorce after 60 years of marriage. He complained that he could no longer [...]
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Teaneck, NJ – A remarkable young mother from Teaneck, N.J., has been in the battle of her life, fighting breast cancer. Eight years ago, Rochelle Shoretz got the diagnosis. She was 28 years old and raising two young children. Since then, she has shown tremendous bravery in her own ordeal while also dedicating herself to [...]
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Teaneck, NJ – NJ Woman’s Brave Breast Cancer Battle
