http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/jewish/ en-us Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:35:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415042/posts Leaflets mailed to homes in heavily Jewish districts of Canada's major cities last November struck with uncharacteristic ferocity at the political party that Canadian Jews have long favored. Canada's Liberal Party, the Conservative Party broadsides charged, had "opposed defunding Hamas and asked that Hezbollah be delisted as a terrorist organization." The Liberals had "willingly participated" in the 2001 "overtly antiSemitic" Durban international conference on racism. And Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff had "accused Israel of committing war crimes," the leaflets charged. Only the last charge was incontestably accurate and free of distortion. But the mass mailing reflected a new facet... HaAretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415042/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:35:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411718/posts A Jewish woman who married an Arab who subsequently tortured her is pleading to the Israeli government to include three of her six Jewish children, trapped in Gaza, in any deal that returns kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411718/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:17:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408522/posts A Seattle court declared Naveed Haq guilty Tuesday for the 2006 shooting spree at a Seattle Jewish center. He as sentenced to life in prison on the eight counts of murder and harassment he was convicted on. Haq killed one person and injured five, one critically, in the shooting spree at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle in July 2006. INN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408522/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:32:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407322/posts ROME (Reuters) - A nativity scene featuring a dark-skinned Jesus, Mary and Joseph that has gone on display in a Verona courthouse has created heated debate in a city with strong links to Italy's anti-immigration Northern League party. The nativity's appearance coincides with the League's controversial operation "White Christmas," a two-month sweep ending on Christmas Day to ferret out foreigners without proper permits in Coccaglio, a small League-led town east of Milan. The Christmas scene -- featuring a dark-skinned baby Jesus dressed in a red shirt and lying in a manger -- was the idea of Mario Giulio Schinaia, the... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407322/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:51:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406866/posts NORFOLKCommodore Uriah P. Levy He left home when he was 10, running away to become a cabin boy, and eventually became the first Jewish commodore in the Navy, the highest rank available at the time. On Sunday, the Jewish chapel at Naval Station Norfolk – the oldest land-based Jewish chapel in the Navy – was rededicated to Commodore Uriah P. Levy, 50 years to the day after it was first named after him. Born in Philadelphia in 1792, Levy had a career that spanned pirate-chasing to authorship – he wrote “A Manual of Internal Rules and Regulations for Men-of-War.” It... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406866/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:32:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401918/posts Dr. Richard Antoun of Binghamton University, a retired professor of anthropology with a specialty in comparative religions allegedly was stabbed four times in the chest by a Saudi national, Abdulsalam Al-Zahrani, a cultural-anthropology grad student. Professor Antoun was a peace activist, and a convert to Judaism, and was known on campus as "a really nice guy." The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401918/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 11:23:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405205/posts According to a Quinnipiac poll released today (1), Jewish support for President Obama has tumbled to 52%. In January, Obama’s approval rating among Jews was 83%; by September it had fallen to 64%, according to a Gallup poll (2). The Quinnipiac poll asked respondents whether they approved of President Obama’s handling of specific issues. Only 52% of Jewish respondents approved of the way President Obama is handling the economy, and 49% approved of his handling of health care. Among Jewish respondents, only 36% were satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. today. RJC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405205/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:53:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403555/posts Golda Meir proposed halting aliyah of disabled Polish Jews By Lily Galili, Haaretz Correspondent Last Update: 09/12/2009 09:56 In 1958, then-foreign minister Golda Meir raised the possibility of preventing handicapped and sick Polish Jews from immigrating to Israel, a recently discovered Foreign Ministry document has revealed. "A proposal was raised in the coordination committee to inform the Polish government that we want to institute selection in aliyah, because we cannot continue accepting sick and handicapped people. Please give your opinion as to whether this can be explained to the Poles without hurting immigration," read the document, written by Meir to... Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403555/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:33:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398241/posts Chelsea Clinton is Methodist. Her new fiancé is Jewish. From Ivanka Trump to Ed Koch, Jewish Americans talk to The Daily Beast’s Samuel P. Jacobs about the question every mother-in-law wants answered. “The great thing about America is everyone wants to marry a Jewish boy.” —Harvard professor of Yiddish literature Ruth Wisse All summer long, Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky were dogged by rumors of an engagement. A Martha’s Vineyard wedding was in the works—and then it wasn’t. Over Thanksgiving, the couple at last made it official. So now that the former first daughter has finally announced her plans to... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398241/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:17:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397340/posts Growing up in Kuwait, I had the best of everything. My father owned a successful construction company, and provided us five children with amenities like piano lessons, swimming, calligraphy and trips all over the world. Although we were Muslims like everyone else, we were totally secular and my father always aimed to shield us from religious people whom he described as crazies. I grew up being told that Israelis and Jews were the lowest type of creature in existence, put on Earth only to kill us Arabs. In math class the teacher would say, “If one rocket killed X number... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397340/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:42:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393628/posts EasyJet recalls magazine with Holocaust memorial fashion shoot Published: 24 Nov 09 10:14 CETOnline: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091124-23481.html British discount airline easyJet has recalled some 280,000 copies of its in-flight magazine after complaints about a fashion shoot staged at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial, daily Financial Times Deutschland reported on Tuesday. ADVERTISING Heavy wind storms rage through Germany - National (24 Nov 09)Berlin plans 'integration contract' for immigrants - Politics (23 Nov 09)Antique car dealer finds Hitler's Mercedes - Society (23 Nov 09) The November edition of “easyJet Traveller,” which features a fashion section with fashion models in provocative poses amid the pillars of the... The Local.de http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393628/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389671/posts At first glance, Moshe Holtzberg looks like any happy boy on the brink of his third birthday. Messy lunches and tons of playtime is how the lovable tot spends his time with his grandparents and nanny living in Afula, Israel. But Moshe is far from normal. He is a living miracle. Last year, a group of gunmen stormed into Moshe's old house in Mumbai, India, killing his parents and four others at the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish center. His nanny, Sandra Samuel, managed to grab him half way into the 36-hour siege, running from the chaos and saving his life. "He remembers... NY DAILY NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389671/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:08:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389658/posts Faith leaders on Tuesday gathered at a Jewish religious and cultural centre in Mumbai to light candles to those who died in last year's deadly terror attacks on the city. The candles were lit after a moment of silence to remember the six people who were killed at Chabad House on November 26-29, including the respected rabbi who ran it, Gavriel Holtzberg, and his pregnant wife, Rivka. The ceremony, on the ground floor of the bullet-scarred five-storey building in bustling Colaba Market, followed a multi-faith religious ceremony at the luxury Trident hotel, which was also stormed by gunmen. Overall, 166... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389658/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:43:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2384921/posts A British appeals court has ruled that a Jewish school unlawfully discriminated against an applicant who was not a Jew according to the British chief rabbi’s definition of Judaism. The applicant is the son of a Jewish father and a mother who converted at a Reformed synagogue; according to Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, a child of a mother who converted to Judaism is Jewish only if the mother converted at an Orthodox synagogue. Whether this definition of Judaism is “benign or malignant, theological or supremacist … the requirement that if a pupil is to qualify for admission his mother must... Catholic Culture http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2384921/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388367/posts Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matthew Brooks commented today on a post-election poll done by McLaughlin & Associates in New Jersey on November 3 and 4, 2009: "Recently released post-election poll results from New Jersey show that Republican Chris Christie won 38% of the Jewish vote this year in his run for governor. We are pleased by Christie's strong showing in the Jewish community in a very close race. [Click here to download a memo of the poll results.] "The Jewish community was a key battleground in this election, with both Republicans and the Democrats actively campaigning for Jewish support.... Republican Jewish Coalition http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388367/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:37:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384162/posts JERUSALEM – Israel displayed for the first time Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burned from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago. About 70 coins were found in an excavation at the foot of a key Jerusalem holy site. They give a rare glimpse into the period of the Jewish revolt that eventually led to the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple in A.D. 70, said Hava Katz, curator of the exhibition. The Jews rebelled against the Roman Empire and took over Jerusalem in A.D. 66. After laying siege to Jerusalem, the Romans... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384162/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:51:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382257/posts Swasticas, messages of hate found on wall of playgroundIt was an appalling sight at a Broward Jewish community center this morning when swastikas and anti-semitic messages were found painted on the walls of a playground. A half-dozen messages of hate were found graffitied at the Samuel and Helen Soref Jewish Community Center on the 5600 block of Coral Ridge Dr. in Coral Springs. Swasticas, Nazi "SS" lightning bolt insignias and messages like "Jews Shall Die" were painted in gold just feet from swing sets, monkey bars and slides where children play at the center. "Your Worst Nightmare" another message read.... NBC Miami http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382257/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:15:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382022/posts David Miliband accused by Jewish leaders of using anti-semitism" as "political football" David Miliband, the foreign secretary, has been accused by leaders of the British Jewish community of using anti-semitism as a “political football”. By Andrew Pierce Published: 7:00AM GMT 09 Nov 2009 Mr Miliband has made a series of attacks on Michael Kaminski who leads the antifederalist Law and Justice group in the European Parliament which David Cameron’s Conservatives have forged a new alliance with. In his speech at the Labour Party conference the Foreign Secretary said Mr Kaminski’s “anti-semitic, Neo-Nazi” past made him “feel sick”. He quoted Poland’s... Daily Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382022/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:01:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2373872/posts Muslim converts? Transsylvania Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2373872/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:42:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372443/posts On Sunday evening at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., J-Street opened its first ever-national policy conference. Officially founded over a year ago, the self-proclaimed "pro-Israel, pro-peace" lobby was birthed amid controversy. While J-Street positioned itself as the voice of mainstream American Jewish opinion on Israel, critics (myself included) argued it was a left-wing front far from the mainstream. American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372443/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:59:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369525/posts The Anti-Defamation League is up in arms over two South Carolina Republicans’ revival of an old stereotype. Peter Beinart asks: Is calling Jews thrifty really so offensive? This week, in an act of vicious anti-Semitism, Edwin O. Merwin Jr. and James S. Ulmer, chairmen of the Bamberg County and Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Republican parties, respectively, co-authored an op-ed in which they accused Jews of taking good care of their money. “Jews who are wealthy,” they wrote, “got that way not by watching dollars but instead by taking care of the pennies and the dollars taking care of themselves.” Then... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369525/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:07:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366681/posts Jewish Speed Dating Queen Expands London, New York, Paris, Israel Events By Gayla Goodman Israel News Agency Tel Aviv, Israel ---- October 17, 2009 ..... Speed dating, a highly popular, formalized dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people traces its origins to Rabbi Yaacov Deyo of Aish HaTorah. The Rabbi has said it was originally created as a way to help Jewish singles meet and marry. Today, Michal Matityahu, a native of Tel Aviv is ensuring that Rabbi Deyo work is carried on and expanded. "I saw a need to bring... Israel News Agency / Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366681/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:25:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364242/posts Tynan: "I was too stupid with my mouth"Irish tenor Ronan Tynan is belting out red-faced apologies today for alleged anti-Semitic remarks he made to a Jewish doctor looking at an apartment in his East Side building -- comments, he said, that were merely a joke. Famous for singing "God Bless America" at Yankee stadium, "Ave Maria" at the funeral of Ronald Reagan and songs for Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Tynan is now striking a chord of penitence and reconciliation. "It was stupid of me to be so callous, and I would never want to hurt anybody's feelings," Tynan told NBC New... NBC New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364242/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:51:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2363142/posts The other day, deep in Rego Park, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, Stanley Moscowitz and Walter Israel sat down at a Formica table for lunch at Ben's Best Kosher Deli on Queens Boulevard. Moscowitz, who's 53 and grew up in nearby Forest Hills, ordered first: matzo ball, tip of the tongue, roast beef, rye, Russian, onions and Dr. Brown's diet cherry drink. Israel ordered pastrami on rye bread. His son Jason ordered pastrami on white. In his defense, Jason did not ask for mayonnaise, but the combination of pastrami and white bread enjoys a certain... NPR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2363142/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:40:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361721/posts Sixty-four percent of American Jews approve of the job President Obama is doing, significantly higher than both the national average and the ratings the president received from the other religious groups surveyed, according to a new Gallup poll. President Barack Obama Gallup also found that while Obama’s job approval rating among Jews is down from 83 percent at the beginning of the year, he experienced the same percent drop among the general population. According to an analysis from the polling company, the equal rates of decline indicate that Obama’s policies on Israel and the Middle East have not had a... JWeekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361721/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:43:55 GMT