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After Elections, Greece’s Jews Come to Terms with Neo-Nazi Triumph

Greece’s Jewish community on Monday sent its members a laconic, factual e-mail. Without any interpretive adornment, the message conveyed a few dry facts. In elections staged on Sunday, the Golden Dawn neo-Nazi party won 7 percent of the country’s popular vote – a tally twice the minimum threshold level required to send representatives to parliament.The update also included information about ...

ADL urges increased security near NJ shuls

The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday called on law enforcement authorities to increase security and patrols around synagogues, schools and other Jewish institutions in northern New Jersey following the firebombing of a synagogue in Rutherford.Authorities said the fire in Congregation Beth El synagogue was sparked by an incendiary device thrown through a window. It was the second reported case of attempted ...

ADL: ‘Think Security’ During High Holidays

As Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur quickly approach, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is reaching out to synagogues and Jewish communal institutions across the U.S. to provide information on security preparedness, in an effort to remind them to make security a priority.“As we do every year, we are urging Jewish institutions to take stock of their security in advance of the ...

ADL Slams Twitter After ‘A Good Jew’ Hashtag Sparks Wave of Hate

After repeated use of the hashtag #unbonjuif in France, which literally means “a good jew”, prompted a barrage of anti-Semitic messages on Twitter, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a statement slamming the social networking site, saying it “lags far behind other established social media platforms” in establishing clear standards to block or remove racist, hate-filled tweets and re-tweets.“When free expression ...

ADL Publishes List of Anti-Israel Groups

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) published last week its list of the ten most influential and active anti-Israel groups in the United States. The groups listed are ones that organize mass demonstrations featuring extreme anti-Israel and anti-Zionist messages, spread malicious propaganda against Israel, and pursue boycott, divestment and sanctions campaigns against Israel.Read More: @ 5tjt.comYou might also like: ADL lists top 10 anti-Israel ...

ADL lists top 10 anti-Israel groups in U.S.

The Anti-Defamation League on Thursday published its list of the 10 most influential and active anti-Israel groups in the United States, a compilation including one organization led by American Jews.“While there are hundreds of groups that organize and participate in various anti-Israel activities, we have identified the largest and most well-coordinated anti-Israel groups,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director.Read ...

ADL Denounces Anti-Abortion Kotel ‘Memorial’

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today denounced an effort led by two pastors to build an international pro-life “memorial” in Wichita, Kansas, in what is being described as an exact replica of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, calling it “an outrageous affront to the Jewish people” and a perversion of Judaism’s holiest site.Wichita-based Pastors Rob Rotola of the Word of Life ...

ADL calls to educate flight crew on Jewish religious practices

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) urged Tuesday to better educate airline personnel about Jewish religious practices after and incident in which flight attendants issued a security alert when three Mexican Jews began praying with Tefillin.Flight attendants aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 241 from Mexico City to Los Angeles issued a security alert on Sunday after three Orthodox Jewish passengers began praying with ...

Adelsons donate another $5m. to Gingrich

Dr. Miriam Adelson, the wife of hotel and casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, will give $5 million dollars to Newt Gingrich’s campaign for the nomination of the Republican party, media reported on Tuesday.The gift brings the total amount of donations from the wealthy Jewish-American couple to the “super PAC” of would-be Republican presidential nominee in recent weeks to $10 million dollars.The ...

Adelson Foundation Gives Taglit An Extra $5 Million Boost

Philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson announced on Wednesday an additional $5 million gift to Taglit, the Birthright Israel Foundation, for 2011, thus raising their total contribution to $10 million for this year.The Adelson Family Foundation has contributed over $100 million to Birthright Israel since 2007.Following the Adelsons’ announcement, Taglit-Birthright Israel is now sending letters to 2,000 North American young ...

Additional Nahal Haredi Battalion Needed

The Army has revised its policy regarding the military placement of haredim and is now in support of establishing a new Nahal Haredi battalion, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Tuesday.According to Brigadier-General Gadi Agmon, head of planning in the IDF’s Personnel Directorate, there is a growing need to establish an additional battalion that would be able to accommodate ultra-Orthodox soldiers. Other senior ...

Adaptive Israel Trip Forges Special Bonds

Jesse Frankel, 21, recently returned from a trip he didn’t want to end. A participant in a Taglit-Birthright Israel project made possible as part of a partnership between trip provider Mayanot and the Friendship Circle – an international network of Chabad-Lubavitch programs that work with children and young adults with special needs – he spent 10 days touring the Holy ...