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Coalition of 51 Jewish, pro-Israel organizations adopts definition of anti-Semitism   February 5, 2021 (JNS) — A coalition of 51 Jewish and pro-Israel organizations has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism on Thursday. The organizations are members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, which announced the adoption on Tuesday, the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The two other members ...

Heeding call of major Jewish groups, State Department official urges others to adopt classification, which critics say will curb free speech against Israel

Jewish Ledger 51 Jewish organizations adopts antisemitism definition (JNS) A coalition of 51 Jewish and pro-Israel organizations has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism on Thursday, Jan. 21. The organizations are members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, which announced the adoption on Tuesday, Jan. 26, the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  The two othe...

Coalition of 51 Jewish, Pro-Israel Organizations Adopts IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism By JLNJ Staff | January 28, 2021 (JNS) A coalition of 51 Jewish and pro-Israel organizations has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. The organizations are members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, which announced the adoption on the eve of International Holocaust Remembr...

Inside A Jewish Book Discussion Group By Betsy Groban | Jan 26, 2021 Marie Ariel is a politically involved book lover, former librarian, and co-chair of the Boston Workers Circle (BWC) Book Discussion Group. The Workers Circle for Jewish Culture and Social Justice is a 120-year-old, progressive, secular, multigenerational community, as well as an arts and culture center where Jewish identity is rooted in cultural heritage and the pursuit of a better world. This book group...

But what that means may vary for its members.

A major American Jewish coalition adopted the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism. What that means may vary for its members. January 26, 2021 7:00 am From left: William Daroff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Malcolm Hoenlein and Arthur Stark at a Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations event. (Twitter) Advertisement (JTA) — Nearly all of the members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations are adopting a common, but hotl...

Coalition of 51 Jewish, pro-Israel organizations adopts definition of anti-Semitism Coalition of 51 Jewish, pro-Israel organizations adopts definition of anti-Semitism It comes on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day as a debate has emerged in the Jewish and pro-Israel community over whether the official IHRA definition should be adopted into law. Holding a sign against anti-Semitism at a rally in New York City on Sept. 22, 2019. Photo by Rhonda Hodas Hack. Spread the word. (Janua...

11 shares From left: Conference of Presidents chairman William Daroff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Conferences Malcolm Hoenlein and Arthur Stark, at a Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations event. (Twitter via JTA) JTA — Nearly all of the members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations are adopting a common, but hotly debated, definition of anti-Semitism. The conference, an umbrella group of Jewish organizations, announced Tue...

In April of 1947, readers of this publication flocked en masse to our building at 175 E. Broadway, rolled up their sleeves, and got stuck with a vaccine. The scene, replete with bespectacled gents, women in house dresses and young children, was part of something bigger: a rapid, mass vaccination against smallpox. By the time the first two weeks of the effort were over, 5 million New Yorkers had been inoculated thanks to the city’s new health commissioner, Dr. Israel Weinstein, and his rapid r...