Posts Tagged: Martin Luther King Jr.
Theodor Herzl’s Message is for Everyone
JNS.org - Theodor Herzl has been with me my whole life. I know that is an odd statement from a Canadian who has lived his entire...
On MLK Day, US Jewish Groups Pay Tribute to Late Civil Rights Leader
As Americans marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, US Jewish groups paid tribute to the late iconic civil rights leader. “In a time of...
American Jews Mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day With Tributes to Late Civil Rights Leader
American Jewish groups on Monday paid their customary tributes to the most beloved leader in the US civil rights movement's history, as the country marked...
New York Times Columnist Cheers for Boycotting Israel
“Time to break the silence on Palestine,” is the headline over New York Times opinion columnist Michelle Alexander’s article, and a pretty good indication of...
Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Participate in This Year’s Women’s March?
Every year as we approach the weekend honoring the memory of the late Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., I always think about Dr. King’s close...
MLK Jr.’s Son to Visit Israel, Honor Activists on Behalf of Ethiopian-Jewish Immigrants
JNS.org - Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., will visit Israel this Sunday to honor activists who have...
Moroccan King Honored Posthumously for Protecting Jews During WWII
JNS.org - King Mohammed V of Morocco was honored by KIVUNIM: The Institute for World Jewish Studies on Sunday for protecting 250,000 Jews during World War...
Judea Pearl Calls on Cornel West to Withdraw From Talk on Abraham Heschel
A UCLA professor has called on firebrand social activist Professor Cornel West to cancel a keynote address he was set to deliver at the school...
EXCLUSIVE: Incoming ASA Chief Accuses Forbes Writer of Homophobia After Scathing Critique of Her Anti-Israel Stance
Forbes magazine's Contributing Editor of Investigations, Richard Behar, who this week published a scathing 15,000-word indictment of the American Studies Association's vote to boycott Israeli universities, was...
Time to Fight the Epidemic of Online Hate
Several women's advocates recently put the spotlight on misogynistic postings to Facebook promoting and celebrating violent attacks on women. As a result of their...
Letting Go of Hate
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies...
At AIPAC, Obama’s Jackie Mason Moment
President Obama's speech at AIPAC straddled the line of Jackie Mason standup. It turns out that when the President said last Thursday that Israel should...
