Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community Recap: The police free the Jewish students and professors. Daniel is reunited with his father....
Recap: Mrs. Abbar calls Aida into the hallway to speak to her. Aida wonders what she did wrong. The class just finished the state math test, which was very easy for her.
New York News
New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned following a federal investigation that included raids on his and his brother’s homes, along with other city officials. Caban stated that his decision to step down was to avoid distractions for the department, emphasizing the need for leadership with integrity.
As parents, we always try to protect our children. We protect them physically by making sure they wear helmets when they ride their bikes, that they don’t climb or go where they shouldn’t, that we hold their hand when they cross the street, and so on. We also try to protect them emotionally – but this one can be harder to do, especially when Israel and the Jewish community are under attack. As much as we try to shield them from what’s going on in the world, we can’t always pretend that everything is okay when it isn’t.
By Jared Feldschreiber
A day-long symposium called "Older Jews and the Holocaust" took place at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in D.C. on Sept. 9, which “explored new research on the experiences of the elderly during and after the Holocaust.” The event featured a bevy of academicians, doctoral students, and early-career researchers, in large part put together by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, or Claims Conference. The scholars hail from all over the world, including the U.K., Hungary, and Poland.
Leading Jewish educator assumes role at critical time for Jewish education
Rabbi Michael S. Berger, Ph.D., a long-time member of Emory University’s Department of Religion with decades of experience in Jewish K12 education, will take the helm as Dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration in October. He succeeds Dr. Rona Novick, who is retiring after many years of transformative leadership.
(September 17, 2024 / JNS) More than 2,700 Hezbollah terrorists were wounded and at least nine were killed across Lebanon on Tuesday when their communication devices exploded, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad confirmed.
