Tony Snow, Former White House Press Secretary and FOX News Anchor, Dies at 53
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Righteous gentile, Irene Sendler, dies
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This news item made me cry. May this righteous woman, Irene Sendler, rest in peace. May her memory be blessed forever. There are so few righteous people left, and sadly, there are so many Jew haters to take her place. This news is devastating because now I know that I will never meet her. I had told myself that I would try to meet the righteous ones, to thank them, to know them, to hear their...
Holocaust Museum to Honor Helena Bonham Carter’s Grandfather for Saving Jews
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Interesting side note. The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem will honor the grandfather of actress Helena Bonham Carter this week for his efforts that helped save thousands of Jews from Nazi persecution during World War II, The Observer reported on Sunday. Eduardo Propper de Callejon, Bonham Carter’s maternal grandfather, will be named by Yad Vashem as one of the Righteous Among...
Iranian Jews Leave Their Silent Nightmare, Come Home to Israel
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Jewish life in Iran. Via INN: Ten Iranian Jewish families – 40 Iranian Jews in all — began new lives Tuesday night when they came home to Israel. “How they were brought to Israel and information about who they are is classified information, ” Jewish Agency spokesman Michael Jankelovitch said in an exclusive interview with Israel National News. “This is a new...
The power of minority politics
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M. Zuhdi Jasser, an American Muslim, is a former U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and is president and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy. He is a physician in solo-practice specializing in internal medicine and nuclear cardiology. He was president of the Arizona Medical Association in June 2007, and chaired the bioethics committee of a large downtown Phoenix hospital. He graduated...
Groups appeal for info on Bosnians who aided Jews in WWII
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What is the Sarajevo Haggadah? Via JPost: Leaders of Bosnia’s Jewish community appealed Tuesday for help locating Bosnians who aided Jews during World War II and have not been recognized. The search is aimed at locating people who offered help and documenting their stories, said the Bosnian Jewish Community. The effort is part of a broader project to record the lives of Bosnia’s...
Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi Address to the Founding Session of the New Jewish Congress
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If only Israel’s leaders were as passionate about Israel as the righteous Sheikh Palazzi.~~~~~ copyright (c) 2007 by Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi Honorable Members of the Sanhedrin,Distinguished Rabbis, Professors, leaders and activists of Jewish Organizations,Dear Brothers and Sisters, Shalom from Rome to all of you, I regret being unable to personally participate in the founding session of...
Now this is courage
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Bleat, bleat, Osama, you hunted goat. You’ve been pwned and crushed like the grape that you are. h/t World Net Daily: An American television evangelist has turned the tables on Muslim al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden – sending him a video message warning him to repent of his sins and convert to Christianity. “Osama, since you seem to be a fan of video messages, I thought this...
Righteous gentile: Adrian Van Kaam / Priest, Duquesne professor helped Jews in Holland
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From The Post-Gazette: The Rev. Adrian Van Kaam, a Catholic priest whose understanding of the dynamics of spirituality was formed as he smuggled food to Jews in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland, died Saturday at the nursing home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, North Side. Father Van Kaam, 87, a Spiritan, founded the Institute of Formative Spirituality at Duquesne University. He...
Romanian named ‘righteous gentile’
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An heartfelt thank you to the Criveanu family. From Jpost: Yad Vashem on Wednesday posthumously honored a Romanian reserves officer who blocked the deportation of Romanian Jews to Nazi death camps. Theodor Criveanu was inducted into Yad Vashem’s “Righteous Among the Nations” group of non-Jews who rescued Jews from the Nazis. His son, Willie Criveanu, accepted the award on his...