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| January 22, 2013
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Schwarzenegger Seeks Assistance from Simon Wiesenthal Center

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California Governor, has gained the assistance of a prominent Jewish group upon hearing news of name added to ‘Hitler poster.’

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has sought the assistance of the Jewish rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center after the organization had alerted the acclaimed celebrity that his name is being displayed on a poster of historical figures and celebrities at a prominent mall in Istanbul, Turkey, that also prominently displays Adolf Hitler.

Arnold SchwarzeneggerThe poster, titled “Who Would You Like to Meet if You Could?” can be seen at the Sapphire Mall, an upscale mall in Istanbul. Continue Reading »

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| January 21, 2013
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Italian students go to Poland to study the Holocaust

More than 700 students from 60 high schools & universities in southern Italy’s Puglia region made the trip.

Italy mandates Holocaust education in its public schools, and hundreds of students take part in educational trips to Auschwitz throughout the year.

By JTA

 

ROME  – Hundreds of Italian students traveled to Poland on special trips organized to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day.

Participants on a Holocaust educational trip set placards in memory of loved ones who perished in the Holocaust, Auschwitz, Poland. – Photo: Reuters

Some 130 high school students from all over Italy flew to Poland Sunday on the annual “Voyage of Memory” to Auschwitz and Krakow sponsored by the Italian Education Ministry in collaboration with the Union of Italian Jewish Communities.
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| January 21, 2013
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Judaica Collection Extraordinaire to be Auctioned in NY

Sotheby’s to conduct a public auction of more than 500 manuscripts, textiles & art collected by philanthropist & former Wall Street tycoon Michael Steinhardt. His collection is estimated to net approximately $11 million at the April 29th auction.

By the Associated Press

 

Philanthropist and former Wall Street money manager Michael Steinhardt began collecting objects of Jewish history and culture three decades ago, eventually amassing a collection of manuscripts, textiles and art worth millions of dollars.

Item carrying pre-sale estimate of $4.5-6 million by Sotheby's Photo: AP

Item carrying pre-sale estimate of $4.5-6 million by Sotheby’s – Photo: AP

Now, the 72-year-old wants to sell his more than 500-piece collection so others can enjoy it. Continue Reading »

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| January 21, 2013
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Thousands of Applicants flood Ashdod Port

Reports on the phantasmagorical working conditions for Ashdod Port workers are doing their bit to herd applicants towards the port.

By Avi Bar-Eli
 

The reports on the working conditions for Ashdod Port workers are doing their bit, it would seem: 3,000 candidates applied within a few days for the 45 new stevedore slots at the port.

Ashdod Port

Ashdod Port, apparently quite a wonderful place to work. – Photo: Ilya Melnikov

About half a year ago the Ashdod Port Company published a tender to hire stevedores, based on anticipation of employees retiring over the next few years and growing activity at the port. Continue Reading »

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| January 21, 2013
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Qatar Is Quietly Assisting Yemenite Jews Reach Israel

A Lebanese source says that a group of Jews from Yemen are on their way to Israel – via Qatar.

Preparations are being made to continue transporting the few remaining Jews from Yemen to Israel.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

A Lebanese source says that a group of Jews from Yemen are on their way to Israel – via Qatar.

A Jewish family in Rida, Yemen. [Archive] – Photo: Boaz Bismuth

The operation was carried out under the auspices of the State of Israel and is intended to extract the remaining Jews from Yemen.

One group has already arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport, according to “informed Israeli sources” quoted by Manar.com Continue Reading »

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| January 20, 2013
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Italian Parliamentarian & Journalist Plans Leaving Gov’t to Make Aliyah

Italian Parliament Member Fiamma Nirenstein has stated that she will not run for re-election at the Chamber of Deputies, instead, she’s fulfilling her dream by moving to Israel.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Italian journalist and Parliament Member Fiamma Nirenstein says she won’t run for re-election at the Chamber of Deputies. Instead, she’s moving to Israel.

Nirenstein, who was written numerous op-ed pieces for Arutz Sheva, announced her decision to make aliyah and return to her previous career as a journalist, “the two best things I’ve ever met in my life,” in an interview with the Il Giornale newspaper last week. Continue Reading »

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| January 19, 2013
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Israeli dazzles ‘American Idol’ judges

 

Following her astonishing audition, singer Shira Gavrielov is on her way to Hollywood, for the next round.

David Shear

 

“American Idol” returned for Season 12 this week and the judges kicked-off the season in fine style in New York City, where there was definitely a bit of Hebrew love going on between one contestant and judge Mariah Carey.

Shira Gavrielov in 'American Idol'

Shira Gavrielov in ‘American Idol’

Israeli-born Shira Gavrielov, a contestant who’s already had a No. 1 hit back in the Jewish state before moving to the United States, performed a great rendition of “Valerie” by the late Jewish singer Amy Winehouse. Continue Reading »

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| January 17, 2013
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EU Parliament to mark Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day

European Parliament President Martin Schulz adopts Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day as part of European institution’s official ceremonies.

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For the first time since the European Parliament’s establishment, its president, Martin Schulz, has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Day as part of its official ceremonies.

NEVER forget!

In a special letter sent to Rabbi Avi Tawil, president of the European Jewish Community Center (EJCC), Schulz acknowledged EJCC’s seven-year contribution to the Holocaust Day commemorations in European Union institutions, and promised that the European Parliament was committed to the perpetuation of the Holocaust and the promotion of democracy and human rights.

The decision to hold an official ceremony is a result of ongoing efforts by the EJCC. Continue Reading »

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| January 17, 2013
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German court convicts & fines British Holocaust-denying Expelled-bishop

 

Ultra-conservative anti-Semitic British bishop to pay a fine of e1,800 for Holocaust denial during a television interview in 2008.

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A German court has fined an ultra-conservative British bishop e1,800 for denying the Holocaust in a television interview.

Bishop Richard WilliamsonGerman news agency dpa reported that an administrative court in Regensburg convicted Richard Williamson of incitement and levied the fine on Wednesday. The case was retried after an earlier conviction of Williamson was overturned on procedural grounds.

The 72-year-old Williamson told a Swedish TV station in 2008, during an interview conducted near Regensburg, that he did not believe Jews were killed in gas chambers during World War II.

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| January 17, 2013
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Russia Slams US Court Ordered Fine, Over Disputed Jewish Archive

Russian official criticized the ruling by a U.S. District Judge to fine Moscow $50,000 a day for failing to return a historic Jewish library seized in Poland, to the Chabad-Lubavitch.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has criticized a ruling by a United States judge to fine Moscow $50,000 a day for its failure to return a historic but disputed Jewish library to the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish group.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court ruled Wednesday that Russia should pay the fine until it complies with the 2010 order to return the collection of tens of thousands of religious books and manuscripts, some hundreds of years old, to the Chabad-Lubavitch group based in Brooklyn, New York. Continue Reading »

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| January 16, 2013
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US Justice Dept. refuses Chabad’s petition to fine Russia over confiscated Judaica

Russia resists saying it does not recognize the authority of the U.S. court, and insists the collection is part of the country’s heritage.

By JTA

 

The Chabad-Lubavitch movement asked a U.S. judge to fine Russia for refusing to hand over confiscated Jewish scriptures, but the U.S. Justice Department opposed the move.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

According to the Associated Press, Chabad lawyer Seth Gerber last week asked Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court in Washington to fine Russia for not transferring tens of thousands of religious books and manuscripts about the group’s core teachings from its state library and military archive. Continue Reading »

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| January 10, 2013
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Obama Picks Orthodox Jew as Treasury Secretary

Jack Lew, an orthodox Jew with strong ties within the Jewish community, is Obama’s choice as Treasury Secretary.

By Annie Lubin

 

U.S. President Barack Obama is set to appoint White House chief of staff Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary on Thursday, an orthodox Jew with strong ties within the American Jewish community.

Obama will name Lew as Secretary of Treasury

Obama will name Lew as Secretary of Treasury – Reuters

Lew is an observant Jew who attends Congregation Beth Sholom in Potomac, Maryland.

When asked about how he would be able to balance his religious beliefs and the high profile job of being in the President’s cabinet, Lew aid that having already worked with Obama as his Chief of Staff, he knows that the President is very respectful of his faith.

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| January 10, 2013
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Italy Sets Guidelines to Prohibit anti-Semitic Chants at Football Matches

The guidelines were issued in the wake of two cases of anti-Semitic & racist behavior of fans in Hungary & Bulgaria that resulted in fines & sanctions by FIFA.

 

By JTA

 

New guidelines issued by the Italian Interior Ministry govern how police may halt or interrupt a soccer match because of racist or anti-Semitic behavior by fans or on the pitch.

FIFA

The guidelines were issued following a meeting this week of the Ministry’s watchdog commission on sporting events that dealt with the “despicable phenomenon of racism” noted recently at some matches.

Italy’s police chief as well as leaders of the Italian Soccer Federation took part in the meeting. Continue Reading »

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| January 9, 2013
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Twitter forced to divulge details of their anti-Semitic clients

Jewish student union petitions Paris court to order Twitter to divulge details.

Nazi hashtag makes list of top 5 trending topics in France on Saturday.

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France’s main Jewish student union asked a Paris court to order Twitter to divulge details about users who post anti-Semitic comments.

Twitter logo.

Twitter logo. Photo by Twitter

Tuesday’s hearing came on the heels of a weekend of Twitter posts using the hashtag #SiJetaisNazi, or #IfIWereANazi, which was one of the country’s top five trending topics on January 5.

#agoodjew is a dead Jew

The court is expected to hand down a decision in the case on January 24. Continue Reading »

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| January 9, 2013
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Hungary & Bulgaria’s soccer teams fined for fans’ anti-Semitism

FIFA strongly condemns all forms of racism in football, and any form of discrimination will not be tolerated and will receive a strong response by the relevant FIFA authorities.

According to Article 67 par. 1 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, the home association is liable for the improper conduct among spectators, regardless of the question of culpable conduct.

 

By JTA

Hungary’s national soccer team will face sanctions because of anti-Semitic chants by its fans in August, the FIFA soccer association has announced.

Hungary and Bulgaria sanctioned to play without spectators

Hungary and Bulgaria sanctioned to play without spectators – Photo: AFP

The punishment handed out by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s disciplinary committee on Jan. Continue Reading »

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