Category Archives: Education

Castro: Jews most slandered people in the world.

As he approaches the end of his life, Fidel Castro, the Cuban dictator, is doing some soul searching. In an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, a columnist for The Atlantic,which Castro requested, he emphasized his concerns about anti-Semitism. Castro cut relations … Continue reading

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Ground Zero mosque imam threatens America.

The NY Times is ratcheting up the vitriol on the Ground Zero mosque. Almost everyday for the last few weeks they have been printing articles denouncing anyone who opposes the monument to Islam which, at 15 stories, will be looming … Continue reading

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NY Times Op-Ed. Ground Zero Mosque leader distorts Hebrew word Shalom.

The NY Times today has given over part of its op-ed area to an essay by Imam Rauf, the man behind the Ground Zero mosque. He says one thing which, as a specialist in the Hebrew language, I feel competent … Continue reading

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NY Times: Jews dominating Wikipedia?

The Lede, a NY Times column on the media, recently published an article which “exposed”  pro-Israel and pro-Jewish bloggers who received training in posting and monitoring the net. The training is done to combat the avalanche of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel … Continue reading

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Russians steal Jewish library, Refuse to return.

The Chabad- Lubavitch Hasidic sect was started in Russia in the nineteenth-century. It has had a long line of famous leaders, all of whom were born in Russia. However, when the Nazis came they were either killed or escaped with … Continue reading

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Jihad merit badge for Boy Scouts?

Thanks to Robert Spencer’s excellent site, Jihadwatch.com, for alerting us to this story. The  ISNA, the Islamic Society of North America,Inc. (please don’t leave out the Inc. or they will not be eligible for an IRS tax write-off!!), is linked … Continue reading

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Orthodox rabbi ordains woman; Major protests follow.

It definitely is a first in Jewish history. The first orthodox woman rabbi. And she earned it in a way that no man ever has done. She went through all the rabbinical training for three years at Manhattan’s Drisha Institute. … Continue reading

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Citizen journalists and the demise of Octavia Nasr.

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.  ~Abbott Joseph Liebling, “Do You Belong in Journalism?” New Yorker, 4 May 1960 I really have better things to do than daily spend a few hours creating this … Continue reading

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NY Times questions Christian/Jewish donations to Israel.

The NY Times on Monday, 5 July, published a front page article (online) entitled, Tax-exempt funds aid settlements in West Bank. The article argues that US donations from established charities are going to help West Bank residents and that this … Continue reading

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Netanyahu’s son wins Bible competition.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son, Avner, won the Jerusalem District “Chidon HaTanach”, (Bible Contest) the other day. “Avner is the latest in a long family line to win recognition for Bible knowledge. His mother Sarah’s three brothers have scored high … Continue reading

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Yiddish alive and doing quite well, thank you.

For years I have been hearing secular Jews tell me that Yiddish is dead. Meanwhile, people have continued to speak Yiddish but, if you listen to the rest of the world, they don’t exist or, maybe, don’t count. While languages … Continue reading

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NY Public School: In Hebrew.

Welcome to the Hebrew Language Academy of Midwood, Brooklyn, New York City, the city’s first Hebrew language charter school. One third of the students are black and Hispanic. The city of NY pays for it. Currently the school has 150 … Continue reading

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