Descendants of 16th century Jews can claim Portuguese citizenship

Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, center standing, addresses lawmak

14 April 2013

Amendment to Portugal’s 'Law on Nationality' allows descendants of Jews who were expelled in the Portuguese Inquisition to become citizens if they 'belong to a Sephardic community of Portuguese origin with ties to Portugal.'

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‘Dear Abby’ Jewish advice columnist dies at age 94

A 1961 publicity photo of Pauline Phillips (1918-2013) (photo credit: Wikimedia

20 January 2013

Pauline Friedman Phillips, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, gave sometimes saucy advice on love to readers of 1,000 newspapers worldwide. She Passed away at the age of 94.

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Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders meet in Vienna

28 November 2012

«Dialogue between religions is as necessary as ever in light of recent conflicts» said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday at a meeting Monday in Vienna of Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders aimed at forging new efforts promoting interfaith dialogue and tolerance.

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Muslim Jewish conference in Bratislava

21 September 2012

One of my casual conversations with a friend came to the point of exchanging “cool world news”:


me: by the way, have you heard that scientists have probably discovered another solar system?

my friend: oh yeah?

me: they say it resembles our own – the orbits of its planets lie in nearly the same plane as ours.

my friend (nonchalantly): that sounds exciting. Who knows, maybe the discovery of a populated planet could at least draw attention away from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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EJU members meet with Israeli leadership

20 February 2012

Members of the newly elected European Jewish Parliament (EJP) are in Jerusalem this week, discussing with high ranking Israeli officials and with the leadership of American Jewry, ways in which European Jewry and American Jewry  should work closer together in light of the de-legitimisation campaign against Israel.

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The EJP delegation attended the conference of presidents

20 February 2012

After a very successful visit to Brussels last week, The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisation continued to Jerusalem. Their agenda includes meetings with Israel's Top Political, Governmental and Military leadership.

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A CRIF dinner marked by a presidential election context

12 February 2012

Less than three months before the first round of a presidential election in France, the head of CRIF, the representative umbrella group of French Jewish institutions, Richard Prasquier, told the annual political dinner of the group that he has not given any instruction to Jewish voters but instead insisted on the existence of "yellow lines to those who spread a speech on ethnic preference and those who demonize Israel and call for its boycott,"a reference to the extreme right National Front as well as to  the Greens and the extreme left parties.

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Sarkozy guest of honor at Wednesday’s Jewish rep. annual dinner

07 February 2012

For the third time since he came to power in 2007, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be Wednesday night the guest of honor at the annual dinner of CRIF, the umbrella representative group of French Jewish organizations. 

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Jewish News One is now available in the Russian language

02 February 2012

In another major breakthrough in its fast growing outreach, Jewish News One (JN1), the first 24/7 international Jewish news channel, is now also available live in the Russian language. 

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The Murgab Bridge in Jerusalem was closed

12 December 2011

Today, December 12th, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation has finally closed the Murgab Bridge, which connects the wall with the Temple Mount. This can incite a conflict with Jordan. The bridge was closed by order of the Engineer of the City of Jerusalem that has been warning about the risks of its collapse.

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