Greetings, The generation that
experienced the Shoah firsthand is dwindling. About half of the survivors
live in poverty and need financial help. Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, JPPIs
Co-Chair, has served as an expert adviser to the State Department on
Holocaust issues under three U.S. presidents. He recently negotiated with the
German government on behalf of the Claims Conference and raised an additional
$767 million to assist survivors. In an interview with The New York Times, he
pledged to continue his efforts as long as Holocaust
survivors remain with us. Stu's leadership, dedication, talent, and
accomplishments are a source of inspiration and pride to us all. Yishar Koach,
Stu! Prof. Yedidia Stern |
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The
Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany, led by its longtime top
negotiator Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, (co-chairman of JPPIs board) has
secured an additional $767 million in benefits for Holocaust survivors. |
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Rooney
has chosen a path that is anathema to the artistic essence of literature. |
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The
identity of the justices to be appointed is critical to the countrys future,
as the court is a key player in the Israeli culture war. |
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As long as
rabbis see climate issues as marginal to their religious thinking, Israel's
policy will continue to neglect these critical threats to human lives. |
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Good
or bad, Kahanas reform hasnt won over its primary target audience; its
supporters are actually those who dont observe the
kashrut laws. |
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Representatives
from Bahrain discussed the changes that have taken place in their country in
the last 20 years, both in the political arena and the cultural and social
sphere. According to one of the guests: "For years we had been taught to
hate Israel and all that it represents. Since the signing of the Abraham
Accords, we have discovered a different Israel, and now realize how much we
did not know about it. The members of the delegation said that they were
surprised by the warm treatment they received in their various encounters
with the Israeli public. The members of the delegation arrived in Israel as
guests of Sharaka, an organization that works to
promote peaceful relations between Israelis and the Arab world. Dan Feferman,
a research fellow at JPPI, is Sharakas Director of
Communications and Global Affairs. |
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