Judaism

Anti-Semitic Attacks Against Jews 'Rise In the UK'

February 5, 2010

Author: Dominic Casciani

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8499450.stm

Attacks on Jews in the UK reached record levels in 2009, according to figures compiled within the community.

The Community Security Trust (CST) said it had recorded 924 incidents over the year, 55% more than the previous high of 598 incidents in 2006.

The organisation, which monitors incidents against Jewish people and organisations, said the rise was...

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Priest Bridges Religious Divide By Funding Germany's Biggest Mosque

February 2, 2010

Author: Isabelle de Pommereau

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0202/Priest-bridges-religious-divide-by-funding-Germany-s-biggest-mosque

The recent Swiss ban on minarets reflects a climate gone sour between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. But here in Germany, two people have taken a stand to promote a dialogue that...

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Who Will Pray At Lebanon's Rebuilt Synagogue?

February 2, 2010

Author: Natalia Antelava

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8494183.stm

Rumours of the reconstruction of the city's historic Magen-Abraham Synagogue have been around for years but no one, it seems, could quite believe their eyes when the work actually began.

Regular outbreaks of fighting, most recently in 2006, and decades of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel have virtually obliterated Lebanon's once-thriving Jewish...

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State Stepping In On Shabbat Elevator Squabble

February 1, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: JTA

http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/01/1010417/state-steps-in-over-shabbat-elevator-controversy

The state of Maryland has stepped in to deal with a controversy over a Shabbat elevator in a Baltimore condominium.

The Maryland Commission on Human Relations last week ordered the board of directors of the Strathmore Tower in Upper Park Heights, the heart of the Orthodox...

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Edison Teen Assaulted Jewish Man Because Of Religion, Judge Rules

January 28, 2010

Author: Joshua Burd

Source: My Central Jersey

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100128/NEWS/100128039/-1/newsfront/Edison-teen-assaulted-Jewish-man-because-of-religion-judge-rules

A judge ruled Thursday that an Edison teenager who punched a Jewish man last September did so because of the victim's religion, authorities said.

In the ruling, the...

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Young Adults Reconnect With Jewish Heritage

January 28, 2010

Author: Arlene Nisson Lassin

Source: The Houston Chronicle

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/6840805.html

When Nate Levy left home for college from Klein in northwest Houston, religious observance was an unimportant aspect of his life. The Jewish senior at the University of Texas grew up without practicing the religion.

“I knew I was Jewish, but that was the extent of it in my family life,” Levy said....

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Proposal Would Add Muslim Meals to Prison Fare

January 22, 2010

Author: E.J. Schultz

Source: The Fresno Bee

http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1792504.html

James Fredrick Menefield lost his freedom eight years ago when he was sent to prison for murdering his girlfriend. But the Pleasant Valley State Prison inmate says he should not lose the right to follow dietary rules that come with his strict Muslim faith.

The state of California is on the verge of agreeing with him.

In proposed regulations,...

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Americans' Bias Against Jews, Muslims Linked, Poll Says

January 21, 2010

Author: Michelle Boorstein

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012004488.html?hpid=moreheadlines

A poll about Americans' views on Islam concludes that the strongest predictor of prejudice against Muslims is whether a person holds similar feelings about Jews.

The Gallup poll, released Thursday, also finds that people who report...

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Pope Tries to Soothe Tensions With Jews

January 17, 2010

Author: Rachel Donadio

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/world/europe/18pope.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

Pope Benedict XVI, in a visit to Rome’s main synagogue, sought to soothe tensions between Catholics and Jews on Sunday, though he and Jewish leaders aired one main point of contention: whether the church did enough against the Holocaust.

At least one prominent Italian rabbi...

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Anti-Semitic Messages Posted On Jewish Web Sites

January 4, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: KJCT News/The Denver Post

Wire Service: AP

http://www.kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11763925

Two synagogues in Boulder say their Web sites were hacked and anti-Semitic messages posted.

Police and the Anti-Defamation League are investigating the Saturday hackings. Anti-Semitic messages briefly appeared on the sites of the Bonai Shalom and Har HaShem congregations. A hacker calling...

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