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University of Michigan · West HartfordThe International March of the Living will hold two significant marches in May under the banner “Together We Remember.” (JNS) International March of the Living will begin its commemorations this year in Budapest on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 6 with a march marking 80 years since the destruction of Hungarian Jewry during the Holocaust. Led by 80 Hungarian Holocaust survivors and joined by thousands of others, the march will begin…See the Story
March of Living to mark 80 years since destruction of Hungarian Jewry - Jewish Ledger
Hamas · PalestineBy Melissa Langsam Braunstein The way Elisha Wiesel sees it, Jews need to get “back to business,” which means advocating for others in need, such as the Uyghurs in China, despite the ongoing war against the Hamas terror organization. “We can’t let Israel-Hamas derail us into a position of fear, where all we do is think about ourselves and the needs of our own community,” Wiesel, who chairs the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, which is named …See the Story
Elisha Wiesel: Even amid war against Hamas, Jews must advocate for Uyghurs - Jewish Ledger
Gaza · GazaBy Mike Wagenheim (JNS) An exhibit that captures an inescapable moment in time opened in Manhattan last week, affording New Yorkers the chance to experience the darkness and the light of the Nova music festival in southern Israel. Following a showing in Tel Aviv in December and January, the 35,000-square-foot multimedia Nova exhibit, “Oct. 7, 6:29 a.m., the Moment Music Stood Still,” consists of video displays from the GoPro devices that Hamas t…See the Story
‘We will dance again,’ assures NYC exhibit on Nova music festival - Jewish Ledger
West Hartford · West Hartford“It’s time for some righteous anger,” says Gil Troy, prominent American-Israeli historian and author By Dave Gordon Gil Troy, a distinguished scholar in North American history at McGill University, has a message for supporters of the Jewish state: The status quo is not enough. “It’s a little crass, but I keep on saying ‘Grow a spine,’” the American-Israeli scholar told JNS. “Even after Oct. 7, many Jews, especially on campus, were much more comf…See the Story
‘GROW A SPINE’ - Jewish Ledger
West Hartford · West HartfordBy David Swindle (JNS) The chaos at Columbia University in New York City has provoked a response from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Shapiro, who is Jewish and a graduate of day school in the Philadelphia suburbs, pointed to the elite university on Wednesday and told Politico that “what we’re seeing in some campuses across America, where universities can’t guarantee the safety and security of their students, it’s absolutely unacceptable.” Jaso…See the Story
Pa. Gov. Shapiro: Failing to protect students’ security ‘absolutely unacceptable’ - Jewish Ledger
Antony Blinken · GazaIsraelis call for the release of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza, outside a meeting of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2024. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90. Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel was leading a delegation to Tel Aviv on Friday to advance negotiations for a hostages-for-ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas terror group, the Qatari-owned Al-Arabi Al-Jadid r…See the Story
Report: Egyptian intel chief in Israel for hostage talks - Jewish Ledger
AirstrikeWorld leaders called for de-escalation in the Middle East after Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on Friday and US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Iranian officials played down the incident and said the blasts caused no major damage. Israel had previously warned it would hit back after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel last week…See the Story
World leaders urge restraint after suspected Israeli strikes on Iran
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