Articles from the March 25, 2016 edition
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We should never glorify anti-Semitism... I just read this in my new World Jewish Congress (WJC) digest under the heading "Plans for Statue of anti-Semitic Hungarian Minister halted." I pass it along... Full story
$10,000 granted to Holocaust Center
The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida recently received $10,000 from Walt Disney World Resort through Disney Grants. The Holocaust Center will use the funding to support its... Full story
These may be America's proudest Shabbos goys
NEW YORK (JTA)-For Samir Patel, the term "goy" is no slur. It's a point of pride. Patel is a manager of Suhag Wine & Liquors, a family-owned business in the heavily Orthodox neighborhood of Kew... Full story
Purim prank lands teens in Iranian jail
(JNS.org) Two 17-year-old Iranian-Jewish teenagers were arrested in Tehran this week after they were caught spray painting the words “Death to Haman” on a building. “Based on the details that came from Iran, the Tehran police promised to relea... Full story
'Happy Hundredth Birthday Hazel'
If and when you turn 100 years old don't you want the Jewish Pavilion staff and volunteers there to give you a Mazel Tov? Hazel was delighted to share her 100th birthday celebration with her dear and... Full story
Jewish Academy of Orlando kindergarten runs 'Awesome Snack Store'
The Jewish Academy kindergarten students proved to be successful entrepreneurs last Friday as they ran the kindergarten "Awesome Snack Store." The store was a culminating activity to two units:... Full story
The globe-trotting, picture-taking couple that documented the 20th-century Jewish experience
TEL AVIV (JTA)-In the summer of 1942, while Nazi officials in Wannsee were coining the term "Final Solution," Leni Sonnenfeld donned a crisp sundress and smiled into a camera in New York City's... Full story
In real-life Anatevka, Ukraine's Jewish refugees build a community
ANATEVKA, Ukraine (JTA)-At the age of 53, Sergey and Elena Yarelchenko fled their native city of Lugansk with three suitcases and moved into a wooden room in a muddy refugee camp outside Kiev. Like... Full story
Reform movement blasts Trump for 'hate speech'
WASHINGTON—The Reform movement harshly criticized Donald Trump’s “hate speech,” but backed AIPAC’s invitation of the Republican frontrunner to speak at its annual conference. Reacting to Trump’s acceptance of the invitation on Friday, the Union f... Full story
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Police and Shin Bet: New Duma fire not arson attack by settlers JERUSALEM (JTA)—Arson was not the cause of a fire that damaged the Duma home of a key witness in a deadly attack last year in the same West Bank Palestinian village, police believe. I... Full story
Abe Foxman to head Museum of Jewish Heritage center for study of anti-Semitism
(JTA)—Former Anti-Defamation League director Abraham Foxman will head a new center for the study of “anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. “Unfortunately, anti-Semitism has nev... Full story
Iran calls $10 billion ruling over 9/11 'ridiculous'
(JTA)—Iran said a U.S. court ruling last week ordering it to pay more than $10 billion for its alleged role in the 9/11 attacks is “ridiculous.” “This judgement is so ridiculous... more than ever before it damages the credibility of the U.S. judicial... Full story
Arab League designates Hezbollah as a terrorist organization
(JNS.org) The Arab League on Friday designated the Lebanon-based Shi’a Muslim group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. “The resolution of the League’s council [of foreign ministers] includes the designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist group... Full story
In Flint crisis, Jews pitching in with corned beef, Dr. Brown's, and water
FLINT, Mich. (JTA)-At 86, Jeanne Aaronson is blind and lives alone, but she has seen a lot over the years. She lived in Flint when it was a manufacturing powerhouse, a center of the automotive... Full story