Southern New England Jewish Ledger
Conversation with Abir El Assaad
A Lebanese couple works to save their country’s next generation by teaching them to value life and respect one another’s…
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Longtime educators honored in West Hartford
By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – Most congregants of Beth El Temple, no matter what age, have learned something…
After J Street rejection, critics target diversity of Conference of Presidents
By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org Since the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations voted April 30 to reject the…
“The Jewish Jordan” creates new basketball training tool
By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org When he was sidelined by injuries during his time as a professional basketball player in Israel,…
Odessa Jews make plans to evacuate if violence worsens
(JNS.org) Odessa Jewish community leaders said Sunday, May 4 that Jews in the Western Ukrainian city are preparing to evacuate…
Anti-Semitic graffiti leads to arrest of former NY police officer
(JNS.org) A former New York Police Department (NYPD) police officer who left the force in 2007 was arrested for the…
Roger Waters to Rolling Stones: Don’t perform in Israel
(JNS.org) Pink Floyd frontman and anti-Israel activist Roger Waters, continuing his campaign to encourage artists to boycott Israel, urged the…
Ukrainian mayor recovering in Israeli hospital
(JNS.org) The Jewish mayor of Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, is slowly recovering in an Israeli hospital, officials say. Gennady Kernes,…
Dutch rapper rants against Jews, homosexuals
(JNS.org) Dutch authorities are investigating a Dutch Muslim rapper named Ismo, who recently released a hate-filled music video called “One-man,”…
Alan Gross spends birthday in Cuban jail
(JNS.org) The U.S. State Department on Friday called on the Cuban government to release Jewish-American prisoner Alan Gross, who spent…
