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Israel Places 5th at Eurovision, Propelled by Audience Voting From Around the World
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) May 12, 2024 — Despite steep backlash including protests from other competitors, Israel’s Eden Golan placed fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night after delivering a rousing final performance of her song “Hurricane.” The competition’s winner is determined by a complex system in which juries for each participating country…
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“You are not alone”: Biden in Holocaust Remembrance Speech Vows To Fight October 7 Denialism
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) May 7, 2024 President Joe Biden aimed straight at American Jewish anxieties of the moment in a speech commemorating the Holocaust, pledging to keep alive the memory of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacres in the face of waves of anti-Israel and antisemitic actions. “I see your fear, your hurt, your pain,”…
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Federation Welcomes David Hazony to 2024 Annual Meeting
By Jessica Goldfarb, JFGC Communications Specialist The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte (JFGC) will hold its annual meeting on Monday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in the Sam Lerner Center for Cultural Arts at Shalom Park. Federation is delighted to welcome David Hazony as the guest speaker for this year’s event. Hazony is an esteemed…
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A Week of Remembrance and Celebration
By Jessica Goldfarb, JFGC Communications Specialist As the holidays of Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut approach, their significance has taken on a new and profound meaning this year. Against the backdrop of a world that is grappling with a resurgence of antisemitism and challenges from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the observance of these…
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Police Raid Columbia U Building Occupied by Anti-Israel Protesters, Arresting Dozens
By Luke Tress, Jackie Hajdenberg Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s statement on campus protests nationally and closer to home can be found at the end of this post along with links to Jewish Federations of North America and North Carolina Hillel statements and calls to action. (New York Jewish Week) May 1, 2024 — Police…
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Empty Chairs, Mirrors and Pomegranates: How Jews Are Bringing the Israel-Hamas War to Their Seder Tables This Passover
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA), April 19, 2024 — As Jews around the world read the haggadah at their seder tables every year, they encounter a passage instructing them to see themselves as if they personally left Egypt. This year, some of them will also have on their seder tables a symbol of the perseverance of…
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A Bill To Create a National Coordinator To Fight Antisemitism is Drawing Rare Bipartisan Support in Congress
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA), April 15, 2024 — Republicans and Democrats in Congress are uniting to pass a bill that would create a national coordinator of the fight against antisemitism — though it faces competition from another Republican-backed bill that seeks to define antisemitism. The bipartisan Countering Antisemitism Act, introduced last week, is meant…
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“Supernova”: The Music Festival Massacre Screening This Weekend
By Noah Goldman, JFGC Israel & Global Jewry Associate The conflict between Israel and Hamas has now extended for six months—a duration not anticipated nor chosen by those involved, yet one with no clear end in sight. This prolonged period of hostility is notable for its length and intensity, distinguishing itself as one of the…
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Donations to Israel Since Oct. 7 Top $1.4 Billion, Israeli Government Report Concludes
By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA) — Organizations and individuals around the world have donated at least $1.4 billion toward Israel’s recovery from the attack of Oct. 7, according to a new report published by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. The donations, coupled with widespread pro-Israel activism in the Diaspora and the arrival in Israel of tens…
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