Five new ambassadors present Peres credentials - Jerusalem Post

Five new ambassadors present Peres credentials
Jerusalem Post
In welcoming Chodorowicz, Peres said he could not receive a Polish ambassador without thinking of the Jews' 1000- year history in Poland, including that of his own family. Although the relationship between Jews and Poles had its ups and downs, he said, ...

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This Day, May 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin - Cleveland Jewish News (blog)

This Day, May 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
Cleveland Jewish News (blog)
This may account, to some extent, why the Jews of France did not suffer in the same as did their Germanic co-religionist during what turned out to be the start of one of the deadliest periods of Jewish history. 1275: King Edward I of England ordered ...

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Gay Portuguese CMU student becomes global pro-Israel advocate - thejewishchronicle.net

Gay Portuguese CMU student becomes global pro-Israel advocate
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by Toby Tabachnick But the non-Jewish 22-year-old Portuguese gay activist, who is a doctoral student at Carnegie Mellon University, nonetheless has become a champion of the Jewish state — and in a big way. “During all my life, I have felt angered with ...

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This Day, May 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin - Cleveland Jewish News (blog)

This Day, May 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
Cleveland Jewish News (blog)
João da Porta (also José da Porta or Joseph de la Porta was a Portuguese Jewish merchant, who along with his older brother, Morin, “played an important in the early settlement of the Texan coast. João was born in Portugal but attended school in Paris, ...

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Becoming Jamaica's rabbi - Jerusalem Post

Becoming Jamaica's rabbi
Jerusalem Post
I had researched Caribbean Jewish history, so I knew that Jamaica had a distinguished heritage and had produced many accomplished Jewish authors, painters and even rabbis. I also learned that the national motto was “Out of many, one people,” a concept ...

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This Day, May 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin - Cleveland Jewish News (blog)

This Day, May 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
Cleveland Jewish News (blog)
The appointment of Noah “helped establish a tradition of appointing American Jews to Middle Eastern diplomatic posts. (For more about this fascinating intersection of American and Jewish history see Power, Faith and Fantasy by Michael B. Oren.) ...

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Today in History: Saturday, May 12 - Herkimer Evening Telegram

Today in History: Saturday, May 12
Herkimer Evening Telegram
In 1982, in Fatima, Portugal, security guards overpowered a Spanish priest armed with a bayonet who attacked Pope John Paul II. (In 2008, the pope's longtime private secretary revealed that the pontiff was slightly wounded in the assault.) ...

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This Day, May 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin - Cleveland Jewish News (blog)

This Day, May 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
Cleveland Jewish News (blog)
Regardless of how history views this German princess who replaced her husband on the throne of Russia, she was responsible for Russiaacquiring most of its Jewish population. Under her reign, Russia acquired much of Polandand its large Jewish population ...

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In Europe's Waiting Room All Eyes Are on Ukraine for European Championship - Spiegel Online


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In Europe's Waiting Room All Eyes Are on Ukraine for European Championship
Spiegel Online
The kickoff for Germany's first European Football Championship match against Portugal is at 9:45 pm According to the program, the football tourists being flown in for the match will have some "free time at their disposal" following their arrival.

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Rallying Against the Internet - Tablet Magazine

Rallying Against the Internet
Tablet Magazine
A poster for the rally explains: “A HUGE crisis demands a HUGE solution, and May 20th will mark a new era for Klal Yisroel,” the Jewish community. But with the rally just days away, event organizers are struggling with political infighting, ...

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