11.14.2013








Wed, Nov. 20. 2013

17th of Kislev, 5774










Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei 









Four boys, two girls born at West Bank hospital 
around six weeks premature, ranging in weight 
from 750 grams to 1.4 kilograms. 'God compensated 
us for waiting all these years,' mother says


HISTORY, 50 YEARS AFTER


Jacqueline Kennedy at JFK's funeral (Photo: Getty Imags)
US President John F. Kennedy Photo: AFPGolda Meir Photo: Herman Hanita, GPO



  
no military service during war 

Woman stands near mass grave, monument in
 village of Chlaniow, Poland, that holds bodies 
of Poles killed in 1944 attack by Nazi SS-led 
Ukrainian Self Defense Legion






'Iran halts nuclear activity' 
IAEA says Iran has stopped nuclear capacity expansion since Rohani became president
Hassan Rohani (Photo: Reuters)
'Wanted Gilad Shalit 2' 
IDF soldier Hazan's killer indicted. Suspect aimed to use body to negotiate prisoner-release
Nidal Amar indicted for murder of Tomer Hazan
IDF hospital in Philippines 
Medical personnel sent to Philippines to set up field hospital, intend to also aid local services
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit





One year after 100th anniversary of birth

 of Israel's sixth prime minister, monument
 unveiled in city of Brest
Unveiling ceremony for Begin monument (Photo: Ahiya Raved)
Photo: Ahiya Raved

Israel is emerging as


 a new energy power

Nov 6, 2013 : Israel is emerging as a
 new energy power in the Middle East
 after making some of the world’s 
biggest discoveries of offshore natural 
gas in recent years. John Reed reports 
on how this will boost the country's 
economy and affect politics in the region



 



Burqa ban violations carry fines of up to 150 euro (Photo: AFP)
Burqa ban violations carry fines of up to 150 euro 


Photo: Shutterstock
Norway promotes anti-circumcision law
European countries are continuing to promote legislation against circumcision: Norway will advance a law to "regulate ritual circumcision," the Scandinavian country's ...
Full story 
Photo: AP
DC junction renamed for savior of Jews
VIDEO - A street intersection outside the Bulgarian Embassy in Washington was renamed Tuesday in honor of a lawmaker from that country who is credited with helping spare ...
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Photo: Yissachar Ruas
Rabbi Stav lashes out at Reform Jews
Rabbi David Stav, chairman of the Tzohar organization for modern Orthodox rabbis, launched a frontal attack Tuesday on Reform Jews and mixed marriages among the US Jewry. ...
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Photo: Eric Hunt
Knish factory fire leads to US shortage
A fire at a factory in Copiague, New York, billed as the world's biggest maker of knishes, has created nationwide shock and oy for those who can't seem to find the Jewish ...
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Photo: AFP
Hungary Jews face rising anti-Semitism
Hungary's Jewish community, one of the biggest in Europe, is struggling with a rise in anti-Semitism, according to recent surveys, even as Europe marked the 75th ...
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Photo: EPA
Top 10 Orthodox Jewish All Stars named
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Nobel Laureate Robert Aumann are among 10 individuals who have been named 2013 Orthodox Jewish All Stars by Jew in the City, an ...
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Photo: MCT
Pope describes Jews as 'our big brothers'
Pope Francis described the Jewish people as the "big brothers" of his Roman Catholic flock on Sunday in words of solidarity marking the 75th anniversary of the ...
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Photo: Reuters
'Vayeitzei': Do we truly know what we want?
At the center of this week's Torah portion, "Vayeitzei," is a fabulous story of deception that seems impossible to believe. Jacob goes to search for a bride from his ...
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Kosher permit lost for 'missionary activity'
The Jerusalem Rabbinate has informed a café in the city center that its kashrut certificate is being revoked following a complaint about activities preaching ...
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Photo: Polina Garaev
Kristallnacht remembered, memory fades
VIDEO - Lilly Drukker was 11 years old when two uniformed Nazis barged into her family's Vienna apartment in November 1938 to take her father away to the Dachau ...
Full story 
Photo: AP
Poll: Anti-Semitism on rise in Europe
VIDEO - Anti-Semitism has worsened in Europe in the past few years with abuse increasingly widespread on the Internet, a survey by the European Fundamental Rights Agency ...
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Comic book incites against haredi troops
After a break of several months in the campaign against ultra-Orthodox soldiers, extreme haredi groups are resuming their battle ahead of the approval of the IDF draft ...
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Photo: Gettyimages Imagebank
Book offers fresh look at Kristallnacht
As Germany prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht this weekend, a new book calls into question the event long cited as triggering the pogrom. The ...
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Photo: Y. Belinko, Chabad On Line website
Chabad emissary makes full recovery
Chabad emissary to Russia Rabbi Ovadia Isakov, who was shot and seriously injured by an Islamic terrorist in the Dagestan region about three months ago, attended the ...
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Photo: AP
US rabbis: Rabbinate won't recognize us
Dozens of Orthodox rabbis from the United States are accusing the Chief Rabbinate of Israel of challenging their rabbinic credentials by rejecting letters attesting to ...
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

 OF JEWISH WORLD


JDC, IDF providing relief in Typhoon Haiyan-struck PhilippinesThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), teaming with the Afya Foundation and Catholic Relief Services, is sending medical supplies...read more...
Scholastic stopping shipments on book erasing Israel from mapThe children’s publishing company Scholastic is stopping shipments on a book that erases Israel from a Middle East map. “Thea Stilton...read more...
Website with sample of Nazi-looted art is overwhelmedBERLIN  — A website showing a small sample from a trove of Nazi-looted art found in a Munich apartment was flooded with hits. Out of a...read more...
Pew survey indicates greater Orthodox growth, non-Orthodox declineNEW YORK — The rate at which America’s Orthodox Jewish population is growing — and the non-Orthodox population is shrinking...read more...
Knife-wielding man arrested at Israeli embassy in BrusselsBelgian police have arrested a man whom they suspect of planning an attack against Israeli diplomats in Brussels. The police department of Uccle,...
read more...
Nazi-looted art discovered in Munich to go onlineBERLIN  — German authorities have bowed to international pressure and are publishing a partial list of artworks found in a Munich...read more...
Norway to introduce new ‘regulations’ on circumcisionNORWAY — Norway will promote new legislation to “regulate ritual circumcision,” the country’s health minister said. Minister...read more...
Saul Kagan, Claims Conference founder and chief, dies at 91NEW YORK — Saul Kagan, the founder and a longtime chief of the Claims Conference, died Saturday at age 91. Kagan helped found the organization...
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The world remembers Kristallnacht 75 years laterBERLIN — Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi marked the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht with a visit to a Jewish kindergarten in Berlin....read more...

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