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| November 15, 2012
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Rocket Victim Was Chabad India Emissary during Mumbai Massacre

Mirah Scharf, the 25-year-old victim of a rocket attack in Kiryat Malachi this morning, was a Chabad emissary from India, killed on anniversary of Mumbai massacre.

By Annie Lubin

 

The names of the three people who were killed Thursday by a rocket attack in Kiryat Malachi have been published, and one of whom, it was just discovered, was an emissary from an offshoot of Chabad, who was involved in outreach in India, and was in Israel on a short visit in order to give birth and pay respects to the Chabad victims of the Mumbai terror attack in 2008.

Mirah Scharf (right)

Mirah Scharf (right)
Courtesy of the family

Israeli political consultant Jonny Daniels, citing an Israeli source and a Chabad leader in Israel, told the news site The Algemeiner that Mirah (nee Cohen) Scharf, the 25-year-old victim of today’s attack, was a “shlucha (female emissary)” to New Dehli, India, who was visiting Israel for the memorial service of Gabi and Rivka Holtzberg, the Chabad emissaries who were victims of a Mumbai terror attack. Continue Reading »

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| November 14, 2012
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Jewish grown pot activist hits new high with Colorado’s marijuana legalization

Mason Tvert stood behind successful campaign  which led to passage of marijuana legalization on November 6 election.

By JTA

NEW YORK – Say what you will about Mason Tvert, the Jewish activist behind the marijuana legalization campaign that passed in Colorado, the man clearly has a sense of humor.

Marijuana seized by the Police. - Photo: Israel Police

Marijuana seized by the Police. – Photo: Israel Police

Some years ago, in his efforts to persuade the public that marijuana is far less of a health menace than alcohol, Tvert famously challenged both the mayor of Denver and the heir to the Coors brewing fortune to a sort of intoxication duel: Tvert would smoke pot while the others drank, and they would see who dropped dead first.

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| November 13, 2012
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Former Canadian Justice Minister Calls for Recognition of Jewish Refugees

Irwin Cotler, a Canadian lawmaker has proposed a motion calling for formal gov’t recognition of Jewish refugees exiled from Arab countries since 1948.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

A Canadian lawmaker has proposed a motion in the country’s Parliament calling for formal government recognition of some 850,000 Jews forcibly displaced from Arab lands since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.

Jewish refugees from Yemen cross desert - Photo Courtesy: Israeli National Photo Archive

Jewish refugees from Yemen cross desert – Photo Courtesy: Israeli National Photo Archive

Irwin Cotler, a former Canadian justice minister, noted in his motion that by rejecting the United Nation’s partition plan of 1947-1948, Arab states had “launched their double aggression of a war against the nascent Jewish state and assaults on their own Jewish nationals, resulting in two refugee populations, Palestinian refugees and Jewish refugees from Arab countries.” Continue Reading »

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| November 10, 2012
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Anti-Semitic Vandals uprooted plaques for Nazi victims in Germany

In an anti-Semitic attack, memorials to victims of Nazis in city of Greifswald uprooted on day marking 74 years since Kristallnacht, the pogrom known as Crystal night.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Right-wing extremists uprooted eleven memorial plaques commemorating local victims of Nazism in the German city of Greifswald on Friday, the 74th anniversary of Kristallnacht, German daily Die Welt reported.

'Stumbling blocks' commemorating Nazi victims - Photo: REUTERS

‘Stumbling blocks’ commemorating Nazi victims – Photo: REUTERS

The Jews of Greifswald were among those targeted throughout Germany on Kristallnacht – the night of broken glass, on November 9, 1938. Synagogues and businesses were destroyed, and Jews throughout the country were murdered and arrested en masse. Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2012
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Foundation unable to continue Holocaust survivors’ benefits

The Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel finds itself unable to reimburse elderly beneficiaries for medical services, blames gov’t for inadequate budget.

By Omri Efraim

 

The Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel has suspended the transfer of funds to over 8,000 survivors eligible for benefits, Ynet has learned.

Needy survivors – Archives Photo: Noam Moskowitz

The frozen funds were meant to reimburse survivors for medical bills of up to NIS 4,000 (roughly $1,000), which they have already paid out of pocket. To be eligible for the benefits, the survivors’ monthly income must not exceed NIS 8,158 ($2,100). Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2012
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IDF Rescue Team sent to Ghana

The IDF’s Home Front Command sent a search & rescue team Thursday morning to Ghana following the collapse of a department store in Accra

By Chana Ya’ar

 

The IDF’s Home Front Command sent a rescue team Thursday morning to Accra, Ghana following the collapse of a department store.

Dozens of people are believed to be trapped under the rubble of the building, officials said.

The aircraft departed from the Nevatim air force base in the Negev, led by National Rescue Division Commander General Ramtine Sabti.

Included among the members of the team are physicians and other rescue personnel with technical experience in disaster relief. Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2012
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Putin & Peres Inaugurate Unique Jewish Museum in Moscow

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with Israel’s President Shimon Peres opened a very unique Jewish Tolerance Museum in Moscow

By David Lev

 

In a gala event Thursday, President Shimon Peres, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin, opened the unique Jewish Tolerance Museum in Moscow, which will use displays, interactive activities, and the latest technologies to tell the story of the Jewish people throughout the ages.

Moscow Tolerance Museum – Arutz Sheva

The 8,500 square foot institution cost millions of dollars to build and develop, and is the first to tell the “inside story” of the Jewish experience. While Israel’s Diaspora Museum has many exhibits preserving the memory of Jewish communities around the world, the Tolerance Museum takes a more “personal” approach, telling the story of Jewish faith throughout the ages, the Creation of the world, the giving of the Torah, the Holy Temples, and Jewish suffering in the Exile. Continue Reading »

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| November 7, 2012
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Republican Jewish Coalition Urges Unity in Face of ‘Serious Problems’

The RJC calls on Americans to “come together to craft real solutions to very serious problems our country faces today.”

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) congratulated President Obama on his re-election victory, but called on Americans to “come together to craft real solutions to the very serious problems our country faces today.”

President Obama

President Obama – Reuters

In a statement released by Executive Director Matt Brooks, the RJC noted a significant decline in support for Obama among Jewish voters, with exit polls saying that Obama garnered about 69 percent of the Jewish vote, down from an estimated 74 percent to 78 percent in 2008. Continue Reading »

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| November 7, 2012
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Taglit-Birthright Reshuffles its Follow-Up Efforts

After Disappointing Results, NEXT Alumni Shuffled to Jewish Federations, Jewish Youth Groups & Synagogues that host religious & social events.


 

By Seth Berkman

 

Birthright Israel NEXT is ceding its follow-up role in connecting young Jews to their Jewish identity after the free trips they take to Israel via the Taglit Birthright Israel program.

The 4-year old program is replacing its staff in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other cities where there are large concentrations of Birthright alumni, for whom NEXT, until recently, directly created and hosted activities. Instead, NEXT has hired regional directors who are directing alums to already established organizations. Continue Reading »

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| November 7, 2012
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Elie Wiesel says he & Obama are teaming to pen a book

Wiesel: “I told myself that I have to be careful because I can never know whether anyone in the audience will be a future president.”

By JTA staff

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Elie Wiesel and President Obama are writing a book together, the Holocaust survivor and author told an Israeli newspaper.

This year’s NADAV Jewish Peoplehood Award recipients are honored in a special ceremony in Jerusalem. From left: Avishai Cohen, Leonid Nevzlin, Irina Nevzlin Kogan and Elie Wiesel. – Photo: Sivan Farag

The book, which the two men will resume writing after Tuesday’s presidential election, is “a book of two friends,” Wiesel, a Nobel laureate, told Haaretz. Continue Reading »

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| November 6, 2012
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UJA-Federation of New York Makes $10 Million Available for Hurricane Relief

To help finance the UJA-Federation of New York effort, they opened the ‘Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund’. 100% of all the donations will be used for aid.

By Jerry W. Levin, Alisa R. Doctoroff, and John S. Ruskay

 

As we hear wrenching firsthand accounts from those experiencing the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, it is clear that the recovery will be long and challenging. Millions of lives have been affected in our region. The emotional and economic impact, especially on the isolated elderly and the poor, is acute and will remain so for a long time.

Hurricane Sandy caused massive destruction to homes in Brooklyn and other areas of the New York region.

Hurricane Sandy caused massive destruction to homes in Brooklyn and other areas of the New York region.

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| November 6, 2012
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Female Turkish Blogger writes: The truth of the matter

Aylin Kocaman explains that according to the Koran, it is the right of the Jews to live in the Land of Israel.

By AYLIN KOCAMAN
Most people around the world know very little about the real Islam and the real Muslims.

What is presented to them under the name of Islam is a religion of war full of fear, hatred, rage and blood. It is a religion of fear formed by those who are in favor of war, societies of fear and suicide bombers. The alarming part is that some Muslims also think that this is the case. They are unaware that attacks, murders, suicides, instilling rage and fear instead of love in people’s minds is unlawful, for they are totally unaware of the content of the Koran.

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| November 5, 2012
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I Didn’t Leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party Left Me, says Adelson

Sheldon Adelson writes in The WSJ, “There is now a visceral anti-Israel movement among rank-and-file Democrats,”

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

“When members of the Democratic Party booed the inclusion of G-d and Jerusalem in their party platform this year, I thought of my parents,” writes Jewish philanthropist Sheldon Adelson in the Sunday edition of The Wall Street Journal. “They would have been astounded.”

Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson – Reuters

Adelson, who has emerged as one of the largest patrons of Republican causes, explains that he grew up in an immigrant family, which aligned itself with the Democratic party, platform and ideals—as did most Jews of Boston in the 1930s and ’40s. Continue Reading »

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| November 5, 2012
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The Palestinians are Stealing Rachel’s Tomb

Using deceit, the Palestinians over the past several years have succeeded in convincing UNESCO that Rachel’s Tomb is actually a mosque built to commemorate the Prophet Mohammed’s first muezzin.

Historical documentation & hundreds of thousands of Jews who remain loyal to Rachel’s Tomb continue to hinder the Palestinian’s attempt into turning it into a Muslim site.

By Nadav Shragai

 

It is doubtful whether any other place between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River illustrates the concept of self-defense that has trickled into Israel’s security mindset as well as Rachel’s Tomb. The formerly picturesque site is engraved in the memory of many people as a stone building with a dome on top and an ancient olive tree in front of it, on the road between Jerusalem and Hebron.

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| November 4, 2012
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Video shows Arabs Burning ‘First Temple Cedars of Lebanon’

In attempts to destroy Jewish history Arabs are burning ancient beams of wood that had apparently been used during the period of the Holy Temple.

By David Lev

 

A group of Jews that ascended the Temple Mount Sunday were shocked to see that ancient beams of wood that had apparently been used during the period of the Holy Temple were being used as firewood by Arabs on the Mount, and off it. Archaeologists have dated the wood as far back as the First Temple period, and appear to be among the celebrated “Cedars of Lebanon” mentioned in the Tanach.

Ancient beams being burned on the Temple Mount

Ancient beams being burned on the Temple Mount
Temple Mount organizations

The wood, consisting of giant beams, first appeared at the end of the 1930s, when the Al-Aqsa mosque which currently occupies the Temple Mount was refurbished. Continue Reading »

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