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Kosher Supermarket Attack Survivor Describes Harrowing Ordeal
via CBC News
Jan 14, 2015
By OU Staff
Manager of Attacked Paris Kosher Market Says he Will...
The manager of the Paris kosher supermarket that came under attack plans to move to Israel, his brother told a German newspaper. Patrice Oalid, 39, who was shot in the arm...
Jan 12, 2015
By OU Staff
Confronting Violence in the Name of God
There are many conflicts around the world at present which claim to be in the name of God, particularly (although not only), the Middle East – such as ISIS in Iraq...
Jan 11, 2015
By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Bibi in Paris
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Addressed the crowd gathered at the Paris Grand Synagogue:
Jan 11, 2015
By OU Staff
Judges Rule: Westhampton Eruv Stays
The Thin Jew Line Remains It seems that the newly installed Westhampton eruv is here to stay according to a three member federal court of appeals that ruled against an appeal...
Jan 8, 2015
By OU Staff
Record Number of Visits to Auschwitz in 2014
A record number of people visited Auschwitz in 2014, with the museum logging 1,534,000 visits. The former Nazi concentration camp complex, which is open to the public, consists of Auschwitz and...
Jan 6, 2015
By OU Staff
Wiesenthal Center’s Top 10 Anti-Semitic Incidents of 2014
Hoping to draw more attention to the global problem of attacks against Jews and Judaism, the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Monday (Dec. 29) released its list of the top 10 worst...
Dec 31, 2014
By OU Staff
PA Hopes to Join ICC after Statehood Bid Fails...
Abbas Files Request to Join ICC Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday signed a Palestinian request to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), seeking a new avenue for action against Israel...
Dec 31, 2014
By OU Staff
O.U. Boosting Effort to Bring Gov. Funding into Jewish...
The Orthodox Union is launching a multimillion-dollar advocacy campaign to increase government funding for Jewish day schools in New York. The organization will be adding staff to the 10 full-timers already...
Dec 30, 2014
By OU Staff
Beyond Possible: Government Funding and Your Day School’s Responsibility
A decade ago, the Jewish community debated whether vouchers violated the church-state wall and whether this “slippery slope” was worth the potential boon of millions in government aid to Jewish day...
Dec 30, 2014
By Maury Litwack

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