Southern New England Jewish Ledger
Film Review – Observant Israeli filmmaker fills empathy ‘Void’
By Michael Fox Rama Burshtein’s gripping debut, “Fill the Void,” focuses on the quietly dramatic domestic lives of religious…
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Pianist Roman Rabinovich and Haifa Philharmonic in Storrs
Israeli pianist Roman Rabinovich will perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel, under the…
UNESCO pulls Wiesenthal Center exhibit
(JNS.org) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) pulled a Simon Wiesenthal Center exhibit on the Jewish connection…
Israel, Egypt working together to defeat Hamas
(JNS.org) Israel and Egypt are working together to defeat Hamas in Gaza and in the Sinai Peninsula, according to reports. “Cooperation…
Canadian Prime Minister visits Israel
(JNS.org) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made history on Monday, Jan. 20 by becoming the first Canadian leader to address…
Antisemitic attacks alarm Ukraine’s Jewish community
(JNS.org) Two violent antisemitic incidents that occurred in Kiev over the course of a week have alarmed the Ukrainian Jewish…
Israeli minister heads delegation to Abu Dhabi energy summit
(JNS.org) Israeli Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom and a delegation of officials traveled to Abu Dhabi in the United…
U.S. Rabbinic Council reaches deal with Israeli Rabbinate
(JNS.org) The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) said it has reached a “historic” deal with the Israeli Rabbinate on determining…
Pope Francis hosts Argentinian rabbis
(JNS.org) Pope Francis hosted 16 rabbis from his home country of Argentina on Thursday, Jan. 16. The meeting was organized…
Polish ruling: Gas chamber chants by soccer fans OK
(JNS.org) A Polish municipal prosecutor ruled last week that chants by Polish League soccer fans calling for Jews to be…
