| Chief rabbi slams Stephen Hawking for excluding God's role in universe creation The chief rabbi, Lord Sacks, has lashed out at Stephen Hawking after the astrophysicist claimed in his new book that God had no role to play in the creation of the... | |
| EU trade chief apologizes for Jewish comments BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU's trade chief apologized Friday for blaming Jews and the "Jewish lobby" in Washington for blocking Mideast peace as the embarrassed EU head office quickly distanced... |
| EU chief sorry over Jewish comments The EU trade chief has apologised for blaming Jews and the "Jewish lobby" in Washington for blocking peace in the Middle East.Karel de Gucht said in a statement he did not mean to stigmatise Jews and... |
| EU trade chief apologizes for comments on Jews Member of the European Commission Karel De Gucht attends a reception for the European Authorities at the Royal Palace on February 24, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. (Mark Renders, Getty Images) ... |
| EU trade chief apologises for comments on Jews The EU trade chief apologised today for blaming Jews and the “Jewish lobby” in Washington for blocking Mideast peace.Karel de Gucht said in a statement he did not mean to stigmatise Jews and... |
| NY Catholic, Jewish, Muslim police tour Holy Land Brian Reilly's visit to Jerusalem had a special touch this year because Jewish and Muslim colleagues joined him at the site believed to be where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried. On the same... |
| Mormons, Jewish Group Sign Pact on Baptisms The Mormon Church and a Jewish group have resolved a dispute over the church’s posthumous baptisms by proxy of Jewish Holocaust victims. The church and the American Gathering of Jewish... |
| French Jewish Leaders Decry Shoah Comparisons The French Jewish umbrella group spoke out against recurring comparisons between Nazi treatment of Jews and France’s current policy to rapidly expel Roma migrants. In a statement this week,... |
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| EU trade chief apologizes for blaming Jews, 'Jewish lobby' for hindering Mideast peace BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU's trade chief apologized Friday for blaming Jews and the "Jewish lobby" in Washington for blocking Mideast peace as the embarrassed EU head office quickly distanced... |
| July 16, 1942 is a day Madeleine Testyler, like all Jews living in occupied Paris at the time, will never forget. On that day, 13,152 Jews, mostly women and children, ... When she was just eight years old, Madeleine Testyler was taken - together with over 13,000 of Paris' Jews - to city's winter stadium to be transferred to concentration camps. Now, with release of... |
| French Rail Firm Pledges Full Disclosure of Its Role in Holocaust Florida transportation officials say they expect the French national railway to fully disclose information about its role in the transportation of Jews to Nazi death camps during World War... |
| Muslims hold mass prayers at Jerusalem mosque JERUSALEM (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Muslims poured into the heavily guarded Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem for the last Friday prayers of Ramadan as Palestinians protested over newly... |
| Orleans County Muslims get support from Jewish group A group of Orleans County Muslims harassed earlier this week while praying in their mosque is getting support from a Jewish organization in Buffalo.The Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo wrote a... |
| Jewish service offered under stars in Succasunna Congregants of Temple Shalom of Succasunna will gather at the Horseshoe Lake complex in Succasunna to observe the Jewish Sabbath during the temple’s annual outdoor service at 6:45 p.m., Friday,... |
| New synagogue opens in history-rich German city of Mainz Jewish community in Mainz, the German city that was a centre of European Judaism for centuries, opened a new synagogue Friday on the site of a predecessor building, which was ransacked by the Nazis... |
| Palestinian Leader Rebuffs Netanyahu’s Call for A ‘Jewish State’ Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu talk in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez... |
| EU Commissioner derides 'Jewish Lobby' in the US The European Jewish Congress has demanded a retraction on Friday from a the European Union official who made anti-Semitic comments on Belgian radio.Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade,... |
| Chief rabbi slams Stephen Hawking for excluding God's role in universe creation London, Sep 3 : The chief rabbi, Lord Sacks, has lashed out at Stephen Hawking after the astrophysicist claimed in his new book that God had no role to play in the creation of the... |
| Jewish groups announce High Holiday services By Register Staff Two New Haven-area Jewish congregations are offering free tickets to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services.Chabad of the Shoreline, based in Branford, will hold services at The Days... |
| Back from the USSR, Judaism enjoys German renaissance Judaism is making a comeback in Germany 65 years after the Holocaust, thanks largely to immigration from the ex-Soviet Union, as shown by the ordination in Leipzig this week of two rabbis. The... |
| Temple Israel hosts 'Live and Become' PORTSMOUTH — To commemorate the beginning of the period of forgiveness in the Jewish religion, the film "Live and Become," will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4 in the Levenson Social... |
| Letter to the Editor- Thomas Anderson, September 3, 2010 Chad Rhoades, the author of the column "Let the Revival Begin," says "religion does not produce fanatics." Yes, it does. Fanatics have the text on their side. We are perpetually... |
| The Mormon church says it has changed its genealogical database to better prevent the names of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps from being submitted for posthumous ... In a joint statement, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and coalition of Jewish leaders say genealogical database changed to better prevent names of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps... |
| MDA advocacy group races toward strong future You can run or walk, but the Cleveland chapter of American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) is hoping to cross the finish line stronger than ever, following its upcoming fundraising run to support... |
| Interns find it ‘hot’ in Cleveland “Once upon a time, people would leave Ohio for warmer pastures, but the moral of the story is that in the 21st century, Betty White is no longer a Golden Girl in Miami; now she’s hot in... |
| Fundraiser for multiple sclerosis hits home When Louis Rittberger moved back to Cleveland after graduating from Elon University, he was determined to do two things: become a successful businessman and help find a cure for multiple sclerosis... |
| Susan Stone named interim rabbi at Suburban Temple The board of trustees of Suburban Temple-Kol Ami (Reform) appointed Rabbi Susan Stone interim rabbi of the congregation. The congregation has been searching for an interim rabbi since Rabbi Eric J.... |
| Survey indicates Jewish singing spurs Jewish engagement SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) – In 2006, Lara Torgovnik, 21, started college at New York University as a vocal performance major.She had little Jewish background -- at age 8, she chose music school over... |
| Clergy in New York Seeks to Ease Interfaith Tensions Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan and several other religious leaders in New York City are planning to meet regularly to try to reduce the kind of tensions that have surrounded plans for an Islamic center... |
| Four Members of Jewish Patrol Are Shot in Brooklyn Four members of an Orthodox Jewish volunteer patrol in Brooklyn were shot Thursday night after they followed and confronted a man in a vehicle who had been acting suspiciously, the police and... |
| Jewish Genome Shows Unexpected Diversity Emory University School of Medicine researchers discovered that the Ashkenazi Jewish population is genetically more varied than people of European ancestry, despite a prevailing belief that Ashkenazi... |
| Sharansky gets rock star treatment on trip to Hungary BUDAPEST – It was the sort of reception you would expect a rock star to receive, not the author of a book on political theory.But when Natan Sharansky – whose 2004... |
| Holocaust survivors want truth from rail company ORLANDO -- French company SNCF is trying to get involved in Florida's high speed rail project, but Holocaust survivors are speaking out against the company. SNCF is getting ready to make a bid on... |
| Classic Flicks: A window on the world with Ron Fricke's Baraka Here's a quick linguistics lesson: In the context of this film, "baraka" refers neither to the female version of our current president's name, nor does it refer to my favorite Mortal Kombat... |
| Brad Hirschfield: Rosh Hashanah 2010: Liberate Yourself, Renew Your Life and Help Others Do the Same . Leviticus 23:24 Rosh Hashanah 2010, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown on September 8th. And while it marks the turn of Jewish calendar year 5770 to 5771, it also celebrates the fundamental... |
| RC bridge lore: less than meets the eye REGARDING MY recent column on the removal of the old railroad bridge over Rancho Cucamonga's Foothill Boulevard, a caller named Ted phoned to bring my attention to a local legend. That would be the... |
| The Jews of Iran are Far Better Off Than Palestinians of Gaza There are 25,000 Jews in Iran, which is the largest Jewish population in the Middle East outside Israel. Iranian Jews are not persecuted or abused, in fact, they are protected under the Iranian... |
| 4 in Jewish security force shot in B'klyn Four members of a volunteer Jewish security force were shot in Brooklyn earlier tonight, police said. A man believed to be the shooter was in police custody, cops said. All of the victims, whose... |
| Rabbi plans to appeal court order to turn over Torah scrolls to widow A superior court judge has given a Sherman Oaks rabbi 10 days to turn over four Torah scrolls to a widow, confirming a decision reached by a Los Angeles rabbinic court in May. But an attorney for... |
| Mormons, Jewish group sign pact on baptisms September 2, 2010 (JTA) -- The Mormon Church and a Jewish group have resolved a dispute over the church's posthumous baptisms by proxy of Jewish Holocaust victims. The church and the American... |
