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(JTA)-Portugal used to be little more than a sunny holiday destination to Adam Perry, a 46-year-old Londoner who works in procurement. But following the United Kingdom's 2016 vote to leave the European Union, Perry, who is a Sephardic Jew, applied for citizenship in the Iberian nation. Since 2015, legislation there and in Spain allows for the naturalization of descendants of refugees persecuted 500 years ago. Amid growing uncertainty over Brexit, whose deadline is March 29 (for now), applying...
Jacqueline S. Opotzner, age 96, affectionately known as Jackie O., of Lake Mary, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Brookdale Senior Living in Lake Mary. She was born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sept. 25, 1922, to the late Benjamin and Jennie Sachs Shapiro. A resident of Shelton, Conn., for over 60 years, she relocated to the Orlando area in 2017 to live near her older daughter, Susan Witt. Jackie was a graduate of Bessick High School in Bridgeport, Conn., and the Butler Business School paralegal program. She strongly believed in the...
Stanley J. Shader, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at the age of 93, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Born and raised in Orlando, Fla., Stanley was the son of Ben and Bessie Shader. He spent his early days milking cows and picking citrus on his family farm that borders Shader Road. After attending Fairvillla Elementary, Orlando High School and University of Florida, he was drafted into the army at the age of 19 to serve in World War II. Upon return, he opened an army surplus store on Church Street, started sev...
(JNS)—The Democratic Party has long been viewed by most Jewish Americans as its political home. Influenced by the Jewish people’s long history of persecution, urban lifestyle and generally liberal political outlook, American Jews are some of the most reliable Democratic voters with nearly three of out four Jews supporting Democratic presidential candidates in recent elections. Recently, however, the Democratic Party has begun a demographic and political transformation as increasing numbers of minorities and progressive voters—many spurred on by...
HOF HACARMEL, Israel (JTA)-Few non-Jews and even fewer British soldiers are regarded as highly in Israel as Orde Charles Wingate, a senior officer who became a legend here by shaping Israel's pre-state military. Many Israeli towns have a Wingate street or square, and relatives and others who share his name are often reminded of Israel's debt to him. "I had recognized him as a man of genius, and I hoped he might become a man of destiny," British Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrote to Lorna...
ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Jewish Light via JTA)-A Jewish cemetery in a suburb here has opened a section for the burial of cremated remains and will allow for the burial of non-Jewish, immediate family members of Jews who are buried at the cemetery. The decision by the board governing Beth Shalom Cemetery in Chesterfield is an acknowledgement of two non-traditional trends in Jewish life: More Jews are ignoring the religious taboo against cremation and interfaith marriages have become more prevalent....
US Jewish communities support Muslim neighbors at prayer services and vigils By Marcy Oster (JTA)—Jewish communities throughout the United States attended vigils and services at mosques in their communities to express support and concern in the wake of the murder by a white supremacist of at least 50 Muslim worshipers at two New Zealand mosques. The Levine Center to End Hate and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester organized members of the Jewish community to stand outside of the Islamic Center of Rochester on Sunday to show support a...
(Research Institute for European and American Studies via JNS)-Nearly eight years into the civil war in Syria, the government forces led by Syrian President Bashar Assad-and supported by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah-have regained control of the majority of Syria. As the war appears to wind down, diplomatic efforts are being made by the Assad regime and Arab countries to normalize relations. The victory of the Assad regime, Russian regional influence, the withdrawal of American forces from Syria,...
AMSTERDAM (JTA)-The Netherlands' main Jewish weekly is the kingdom's oldest commercial magazine and one of its most reputable publications. Which is why many Dutch were shocked to read a column Tuesday by its editor announcing that she is leaving for Israel because of rising anti-Semitism here. "I am leaving for the only country where getting called a dirty Jew simply means I have to take a bath," wrote Esther Voet, the longtime editor in chief of the 155-year-old Nieuw Israelietisch Weekblad....
(JNS)—Israel’s Supreme Court banned Otzma Yehudit candidate Michael Ben-Ari from running in the upcoming national elections—the first time Israel’s highest court has ever prevented a single individual from running in an Israeli election—in opposition to a decision by the Central Elections Committee. In an 8-1 vote, the Supreme Court voted in favor of a petition to disqualify Ben-Ari due to anti-Arab beliefs and incitement. The court’s decision had been urged by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and represents the first time that the Supreme...
REHOVOT, ISRAEL— The main scientific instrument on board the Israeli Beresheet spacecraft, the SpaceIL Magnetometer, has now been successfully turned on in space and data returned to Earth. After its successful launch, Beresheet is circling Earth on its journey to the Moon. Prof. Oded Aharonson of the Weizmann Institute of Science is heading the team that is currently analyzing the SILMAG information to evaluate the health and accuracy of the instrument in space, as well as recording the magnetic signature of the spacecraft itself, which w...
