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(JTA)-The row between Poland and Israel about the Holocaust reached new heights this week after Poland's prime minister said that the genocide had not only Polish, Ukrainian and German perpetrators, but Jewish ones as well. Addressing a new law that criminalizes blaming Poland for Nazi crimes, Mateusz Morawiecki said in an interview Saturday that the law's effects would not be as sweeping as its critics complain. "It's not going to be seen as criminal to say that there were Polish perpetrators,... Full story
Congregation Beth Sholom will hold a Shabbat Morning Service led by Rabbi Karen Allen on Saturday, March 24 at 10 a.m. A Kiddush will follow the service. The synagogue is located at 315 North 13th St. in Leesburg, with the entrance on Center Street. More information is available on the synagogue website: http://bethsholomflorida.org/ or by calling the synagogue at 352-326-3692.... Full story
Joseph I Denberg, age 71, of Maitland, passed away on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 11, 1946, to the Harry and Gertrude Goldfarb Denberg, Joe was a well-known fixture in the truck parts industry—with an encyclopedic memory for hundreds of obscure, but needed machinery parts. He attended school in Orlando and following graduation entered the United States Navy serving during the Viet Nam era. In 1971, in Orlando, Joe married the former Sheri Tross, his wife and partner for over 46 yea... Full story
Brenda "Bunny" Feldman passed away at 74 years of age on Feb. 24, 2018, following a sudden, but brief, illness. The family she cherished surrounded her. Although Brenda was an only child, she had a gift for creating sisterhood among her many close friends and relatives, and positively affected the lives of many of her friends and her children's friends through her selfless and tireless devotion to those around her. Brenda will be remembered for her inquisitiveness and thoughtfulness. She never... Full story
Dr. Marc M. Feldman, 68, of Celebration, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 21. 2018, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Feldman was born on Aug. 4, 1949, to Frances Halpert Feldman and the late Clarence Feldman. Dr. Feldman received his bachelor’s degree from Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania and his medical degree from the University of Kentucky in 1975. On June 21, 1975, at Park Synagogue in Cleveland, he married the former Helen Call, his wife of nearly 43 years who survives him. Dr. Feldman was a ped... Full story
Harold Forman, age 67, of Longwood, passed away on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at his residence. Harold was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Feb. 24, 1950, one of three children born to the late George and Sylvia Shapiro Forman. Harold received his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy and his master’s degree from St John’s University. On Aug. 6, 1977, in Tarrytown, New York, he married the former Melanie Blair, his wife of nearly 41 years who survives him. The family relocated to the Orlando area from New York in 1996... Full story
Inez Mishler-Berg, 97, of Port Charlotte, passed away at the Port Charlotte Hospice House on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Ms. Mishler-Berg was born in North Manchester, Indiana on June 23, 1920, to the late Milton and Ruth Pierce Nichols. She was a high school graduate and worked as a bookkeeper for many years. She lived in Orlando for many years before relocating to the west coast to be near her family. Funeral services and interment were held at Rice Cemetery in Elkhart, Indiana. Arrangements were entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640... Full story
(JNS)—Major American Jewish organizations are calling for stricter gun-control laws in the wake of the Feb. 14 mass school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 14 students and three staff members dead. A spokesperson for the women’s organization Hadassah told JNS that the group supports all three of the legislative proposals under discussion in the aftermath of the shooting. One is a bill sponsored by U.S. Sens. Jon Cornyn (R-Texas) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) to expand criminal background checks on prospective purchasers of guns. A second leg... Full story
(JTA)—Benjamin Netanyahu is in trouble. Maybe. The Israeli prime minister is engulfed simultaneous in four separate scandals, and each day seems to bring him more bad news. Netanyahu could be indicted or pushed out of office -- or both. Whether this is the beginning of the end of the Bibi Netanyahu era, or just the latest challenge to a seasoned political survivor, is the hot topic in Israel. First, Netanyahu was accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal gifts from a wealthy American. Then he was accused of making a s... Full story
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Sheldon Adelson’s offer to help pay for the new US Embassy in Jerusalem is getting a thumb’s down from a range of observers who support the embassy’s relocation. The Associated Press had the exclusive on Friday morning, and JTA confirmed it with sources who have been apprised of the State Department’s deliberations. State Department lawyers are poring over the law books to determine how to pull off America’s first privately funded embassy. Why the Trump administration would want this? Well, no one’s saying, but cost-cutting... Full story
Trump says he may attend Jerusalem embassy opening WASHINGTON (JTA)—President Donald Trump said he may be present in Jerusalem when the U.S. Embassy opens in May. “We’re looking at coming,” Trump said Monday in opening his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, D.C. “If I can, I will” Trump said last month that the embassy move from Tel Aviv would take place in May, timed with Israel’s 70th anniversary, following his recognition in December that Jerusalem is the capital. He is also planning to build a new embassy... Full story
Father Desbois is on a mission to expose the Holocaust’s hidden crimes. Father Partick Desbois, a French priest, might be one of the greatest detectives of all time. In nearly a decade of work, he has uncovered the murder of 1.5 million Jews in Eastern Europe during World War II. His most recent book, “In Broad Daylight,” maps out the mass killings of Jews in Eastern Europe in exhaustive detail. While the mass execution of Jews in Poland, France and Germany in Nazi concentration camps and death camps is well documented, in the eastern count... Full story
The most offensive attacks made by Palestinians and their supporters against Israelis are comparisons to the Nazis. These analogies demonstrate a profound ignorance of history—and a malicious hatred of Jews. As an educational service to these ignoramuses and propagandists, I would like to provide some examples of what the Nazis did to the Jews. First, I must apologize for the graphic nature of some of the examples, but they were purposely chosen because they are so horrific that they are not often discussed. The discussion of the Holocaust is o... Full story
(JNS)-Canadian sports executive, lawyer and author of the new book "Alley-Oop to Aliyah: African American Hoopsters in the Holy Land," David A. Goldstein is often asked why he decided to write about hasbara, or positive propaganda used to convince others to support Israel. But according to Goldstein, when he started on the book 11 years ago, he discovered an unknown, upbeat phenomenon. "I didn't set out to create that positive feeling about Israel. That feeling is created by this country-how... Full story
(Israel Hayom / Exclusive to JNS via JNS)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday hailed a recently announced US plan to relocate the American Embassy in Israel from its current abode in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as early as May of this year, calling the move “a great moment for the State of Israel.” “President Trump’s decision to move the American Embassy to Jerusalem will make our Independence Day celebration even happier,” Netanyahu said, noting that the planned relocation will coincide with the celebrations of the 70th anniversary o... Full story
