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British Jews honor outgoing chief rabbi – Jewish News One06 Jun 2013 Members of the UK Jewish community gathered recently to honor Jonathan Sacks, the chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. Lord Sacks has held office since 1991 and will step down later this year. READ MORE »
New Israeli film debunks myth that Nazis made soap from Jews – Haaretz06 Jun 2013 ‘Soaps’, a new film by director Eyal Ballas, searches for the root of the myth that Germans used the bodies of Jews to manufacture soap. READ MORE » Israeli officials: ‘Ireland leads opposition to blacklisting Hezbollah’ – Jerusalem Post06 Jun 2013 Government officials in Jerusalem accused Ireland on Wednesday of leading opposition inside the EU to placing Hezbollah, or at least its “military wing,” on the European Union’s terrorist black list. READ MORE »
Dana Horn: Jewish identity, spelled in Yiddish – New York Times06 Jun 2013 Last Thursday, a 13-year-old boy won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling “knaidel,” Yiddish for matzo ball. But the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, which created the standard Yiddish transliteration now used in libraries around the world, holds that the correct spelling is “kneydl.” READ MORE » Belgian lawmaker tramples Israeli flag at pro-Assad rally – Jerusalem Post05 Jun 2013 A Belgian lawmaker trampled the Israeli flag at a support rally for Hezbollah and Syrian President Bashar Assad held in front of Israel’s embassy in Brussels. READ MORE »
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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 06 June 2013
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