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“Israelity” lecture on issues of migrant workers and refugees in Israel

Who is the face of immigration in Israel? How can Israel balance what some call a responsibility to accommodate new non–Jewish immigration and asylum–seekers, while still maintaining its identity as a Jewish state? Read more

Israel’s SodaStream offers to take in Syrian refugees

Israeli company SodaStream has offered to take in Syrian refugees and employ them in its new factory in the Negev Desert.

In an announcement over the weekend, SodaStream and the mayor of Rahat, which is near the home beverage maker’s factory, said they can absorb up to 200 families. Some …

Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief Collects Funds to Aid Refugees

New York, NY, September 4, 2015 – In light of tragic events involving a swelling population of migrants and refugees in Europe and the Middle East, the  Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief (JCDR) has acted to expand the scope and mandate of its Jewish Coalition for Syrian Refugees in Jor…

Special Agent in Charge of Central and Southern Ohio Visits Mayerson JCC

New on the job, FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Angela L. Byers met with Federation CEO Shep Englander, Chief Development Officer Danielle Minson, Director of Marketing and Communications Pam Geller, JCRC Director Sarah Weiss, JCC CEO Marc Fisher and Director of Community Security Mark …

Cincinnati mensch could join ranks of Rudolph, Frosty with holiday special

A Cincinnati entrepreneur's Jewish answer to the Elf on the Shelf could appear in its own holiday special on TV next year.

North Hollywood-based Pilgrim Studios has optioned the television and film rights for the Mensch on a Bench. Financial details were not disclosed. Read more