Diaspora Jewry
“At its peak, during the Ming Dynasty, Kaifeng had as many as 5,000 Jews,” said Michael Freund, founder and chairman of Shavei Israel.
“Finally, parents, children, siblings and orphans will be reunited with their families after decades of waiting,” says Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata.
The Portugal-based International Observatory of Human Rights ceremony took place at the Oporto Holocaust Museum in the presence of 200 teenagers from the city’s schools.
“Helping Ethiopians and Jews worldwide come home to Israel is one of the clearest demonstrations of our love and commitment to the State of Israel, which is central to our core mission,” said Alan Cohn, chair of the Jewish Federation of Broward County’s board of directors.
Government economic body forecasts some 80 percent of population will be Jewish • Arabs will make up 20 percent.
Such growth, said Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the opening event, “is vital for the story of aliyah from all over the world and the story of aliyah from the United States.”
Aside from growing violence, major threats in the future point to the alienation of Jews from religious life and social engagement.
The killing of the 85-year old, who was stabbed 11 times, was fueled by “a broader context of anti-Semitism,” a French court ruled.
Israeli Foreign Ministry issues a travel warning for the African country and calls on Israeli citizens there to leave immediately.
“Jewish communities around the world grow closer by learning about each other’s unique customs and cultures,” said Sigal Kanotopsky.
While there have been ramifications for those who attended it, they also say it was a productive first step for Iraqis to consider the prospects of peace with Israelis.
The “Fighting Anti-Semitism and Racism Together” conference is a joint initiative of the Jazz Leadership Project, the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement and the American Sephardi Federation.
