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Tag Archives: jewish institutions
Increased Security At Synagogues This Sabbath
One prominent shul on Pico Blvd emails its members: Dear Members, In light of the Jewish Institutions security situation in New York, we will be extra cautious this Shabbat. We request your cooperation and compliance with directives. There is no … Continue reading
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Tagged armed guard, front doors, jewish institutions, pico blvd, shabbat shalom, shul
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Tough Times For Venezuela’s Jews
Melanie Kirkpatrick writes: In 1998, the year Hugo Chavez was elected president, there were 22,000 Jews in Venezuela. Today the Jewish population is estimated at between 10,000 and 15,000. Those numbers tell a story, and it’s not a happy one. … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbi, hugo chavez, jewish institutions, melanie kirkpatrick, mr chavez, venezuela today
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Why Are Some Orthodox Jews Fighting A Bill That Would End The Statute Of Limitations On Child Abuse In New York?
The New York Times reports: Roman Catholic and Orthodox Jewish officials in New York are mounting an intense lobbying effort to block a bill before the State Legislature that would temporarily lift the statute of limitations for lawsuits alleging the … Continue reading
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Tagged civil liberties union, jewish institutions, jewish officials, new york civil liberties union, orthodox jews, york civil liberties union
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What Hamas Is Doing To Southern Israel Will Inflame Jews
It is unpredictable how Jews in the United States will react to these rocket attacks and non-Jews should be on guard against angry rioting Jews. Can you imagine such a thing? Or the pope announces that non-Christians should beware because … Continue reading
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Tagged alicia mundy, british citizens, british muslims, Dennis Prager, jewish institutions, muslim council, pressure israel, southern israel
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Jewish Education
George D. Hanus (chairman of the Superfund for Jewish Education and Continuity, the World Jewish Digest and the Jewish Broadcasting Network) writes: Where are the Jewish Federations? They are allegedly the central community charity chests in every local community. There … Continue reading
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