AJOP Update: How Much Anti-Semitism is Too Much?

January 20, 2011 - 15 Shevat 5771

OUTREACH
A Soldier's Journey Through Judaism, Christianity & Islam

Birthright Numbers Down

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING
Philanthropist Donates $1 Million to Chabad at Yale

Major Funding Boost for Birthright From Israeli Government Ups Ante for Philanthropists

Giving Priority to the Jewish People

NORTH AMERICA

Jews, Religious or Not, Top US 'Well Being' Index

Rabbinic Group Rejects Proposal to Admit Women

ISRAEL
Rabbi: Lower Marriage Age to 15
Birthright, The Graphic Memoir
American Students Opt for Israeli Medical School

INTERNATIONAL
Book Details German Citizens' Role in End of War Killings
Nazi Hunters Give Low Grades to 13 Countries
Tehran: Jews Massacred Iranians on Purim
10 Jews Move to Israel After Tunisia Uprising
Ancient Tuscan City Holds Jewish Past

ARTICLES OF INTEREST
How Much Anti-Semitism is Too Much?
Tuvia Friedman, Legendary Nazi Hunter Dies at 89
Limmud Becoming Favored Networking Tool for Jewish Authors. Artists, Groups
The Muppet Beit Midrash

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A Soldier's Journey Through Judaism, Christianity & Islam An Article from Arutz 7 Meet Korey Bronson- a young IDF soldier who was born a Jew, raised as a Christian, converted to Islam, and returned to Judaism. Continue Reading
Birthright Numbers Down An Article from Yale Daily News The recession means fewer Yale students of Jewish descent will have the chance to visit Israel free of charge. Continue Reading

Philanthropist Donates $1 Million to Chabad at Yale
An Article from Vos Iz Neias

A When the Chabad House reopens in 2012, it will be named the Berger Family Buidling following a $1 million donation by Brad Berger '77. Continue Reading

Major Funding Boost or Birthright from Israeli Government Ups Ante for Philanthropists
An Article from JTA

Boosters of Birthright Israel are hoping that the Israeli government's decision to more than double its investment in the popular free 10-day trips for young Diaspora Jews will yield dramatic results. Continue Reading

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Giving Priority to the Jewish People
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

At a time when Jewish communal institutions are failing to attend to the needs of Jews at home and abroad, the hot trend in Jewish philanthropic and organizational circles, incredibly, is to channel ever more of their resources to nonsectarian causes. Continue Reading

Jews Religious or Not, Top US 'Well Being' Index
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Indeed, they scored the highest of any US religious group in terms of "well-being" - even though more than half of American Jews qualify as "nonreligious," according to the new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

Rabbinic Group Rejects Proposal to Admit Women
An Article from JTA

A liberal Orthodox rabbinic group in the United States voted down a proposal to admit women members. Continue Reading

Rabbi: Lower Marriage Age to 15
An Article from Ynet News

The Lobby for Jewish Values and Director of Jerusalem-based Kol HaNa'ar Rabbi Asher Idan has presented a new initiative to lower the marriage age allowed by law.

Birthright, The Graphic Memoir
An Article from The Jewish Week

Since its launch 11 years ago, the Birthright Israel experience has been the catalyst for numerous Jewish journeys, some even culminating in aliyah. Continue Reading

American Students Opt for Medical School in Israel
An Article from The Jewish Week

When Miriam Langer was waitlisted at one of her preferred medical school programs in the United States, she decided that rather than wait or reapply later, she would opt for an alternative - attend a program in Israel. Continue Reading

Book Details German Citizens' Role in End of War Killings
An Article from Der Spiegelds added their

Jews living near the German capital Berlin are being warned not to wear items of clothing that identify their religion as fears of neo-Nazi attacks rise. Continue Reading

Nazi Hunters Give Low Grades to 13 Countries
An Article from The Wall Street Journal

A new report by a prominent Nazi-hunting group gives more than a dozen countries, including Hungary, Ukraine and Canada, low grades for bringing suspected Holocaust-era war criminals to justice. Continue Reading

Tehran: Jews Massacred Iranians on Purim
An Article from JTA

Iranian authorities have downgraded the status of the tomb of Esther and Mordechai, while an official state news agency has publicized the Purim story as a Jewish massacre of Iranians.

10 Jews Move to Israel After Tunisia Uprising
An Article from The Wall Street Journal

Ten Tunisian Jews have moved to Israel because of the instability following the popular uprising in their home country, an Israeli official said Wednesday. Continue Reading

Ancient Tuscan City Holds a Jewish Past
An Article from The Vancouver Sun

The olive groves and vineyards give way to dense vegetation, suitable for wild boars. The narrow, curving road climbs around hairpin turns.
Continue Reading

How Much Anti-Semitism is Too Much?
An Article from Real Clear World

Recent WikiLeaks cables reveal that diplomats at the UN are haunted by a thorny question: How much UN-driven anti-Semitism is too much? Continue Reading

Tuvia Friedman, Legendary Nazi Hunter Dies at 89
An Article from Arutz 7

A new study performed by Bar-Ilan University has found that religious teens who are compelled to watch pornographic images are afterwards haunted by guilt and self-deprecation. Continue Reading

Limmud Becoming Favored Networking Tool for Jewish Authors, Artists, Groups
An Article from The Jewish Week

Journalist and author Lisa Alcalay Klug flew across the country this month to present at Limmud NY, the annual New York version of the worldwide Jewish learning extravaganza. Continue Reading

The Muppet Beit Midrash
An Article from The Jewish Week

Slapstick goes far with the young set. The first episode of the new "Shalom Sesame" collection opens with Anneliese van der Pol, star of "That's So Raven," on a flight to Israel. Continue Reading

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