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KIEV, Ukraine (JTA)—At an empty Chabad school near the banks of the Dnieper River here in Ukraine’s capital city, six uniformed Jews with handguns and bulletproof vests are practicing urban warfare. Leading the training last week is a brawny man who at irregular intervals barks Hebrew-language commands at the men to test their drilled responses to different scenarios, including “ma’atzor” (firearm malfunction) and “mekhabel” (terrorist). The men, who belong to Kiev’s newly formed Jewish Self-Defense Force, all have some combat skills from the...
The Holocaust Center honored Harris Rosen, president and COO of Rosen Hotels and Resorts at its annual Dinner of Tribute. The event raised more than $290,000 to support the Center, and its Holocaust Education and anti-bullying programs. Pam Kancher, executive director, said that honoring Rosen was a "natural fit" for the Center and its work to build a more compassionate world. "He has long supported the Holocaust Center and a number of other causes," she said. "His projects in Tangelo Park and...
LOS ANGELES (JTA)-It's a sunny morning in Southern California and Lea Rosenfeld, a soft-spoken, bespectacled woman who looks like a Jewish grandmother, squares her feet, faces her target and squeezes off five shots with a handgun. All of them miss. "I never even held a gun in my hands before," she later confesses. "I'm still shaking." Still, Rosenfeld keeps shooting in the hot sun. She says she's doing it because of her parents and what they endured: Both were Holocaust survivors. "My question...
Washington Jewish Week The killing of a major pro-Israel bill in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week has ignited another round of finger pointing between Democratic and Republican legislators, with both sides accusing the other of playing politics. Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) pulled the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 (S. 462) from the committee's agenda May 19, after ranking member Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) proposed an amendment requiring the...
Living Beyond Terrorism: Israeli Stories of Hope and Healing by Zieva Dauber Konvisser, Ph.D.; Gefen Publishing Paperback, 356 Pages; $26.95; e-book: $9.99 “So many Israeli lives have been taken by terrorism and so many families shattered. This book tells a different story: the determination and will of Israelis to rebuild and, indeed, to triumph over the terrorists, a victory of the human spirit.”—Daniel Kurtzer, Princeton University, Former United States Ambassador to Israel and Egypt “....this book is the key to unlock the inspiring complex...
Israel’s Security Cabinet: No negotiations with gov’t that includes Hamas JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel’s Security Cabinet unanimously decided not to negotiate with a Palestinian government that includes the terrorist organization Hamas. The Security Cabinet met Monday following the swearing-in of the Palestinian unity government. “Today, Abu Mazen said yes to terrorism and no to peace,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement, referring to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. “This is the direct continuation of Abu Maz...
JERUSALEM -A group of six olim (immigrants) from the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine landed in Israel Tuesday, May 27, following a fast-paced operation put into action by The Jewish Agency for Israel due to the battles surrounding the city's airport. Battles between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels in and around the civilian airport of Donetsk broke out Monday, May 26, following the country's presidential election. Due to the escalation, the airport was shut down, all outgoing and...
South Bend, Indiana-Representatives from Indiana Landmarks, the Northern Indiana Center for History and the City of South Bend will joined dozens of leaders from the local Jewish community on Friday, May 16, for the ceremonial unveiling of a permanent plaque commemorating the National Register of Historic Places status that has been bestowed upon the region's oldest synagogue-a synagogue which happens to reside inside the confines of a professional minor league baseball stadium. The...
BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY, SAMARIA—Aya Al Hindy’s red veil matches perfectly with her long red dress. A third-year student majoring in ethics and nutrition, she says women on campus feel more and more at home. “When you look at the past and where we are today, we have grown. But we are still in the growth stage,” Al Hindy told The Media Line. “We have not yet achieved our goals—that is, we have yet to be like developed states.” Birzeit University is just a 10-minute drive from Ramallah, the Palestinians’ financial and political capital. Some 70 percen...
