September 11, 2009 RSS feed / National / World Briefs

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL UNVEILED IN UKRAINE

KIEV, Ukraine (JTA) — A memorial to Holocaust victims was unveiled in a Ukrainian city whose mayor upset the Jewish community with anti-Semitic statements. More...

RUSSIA DENIES SHIP CARRIED MISSILES FOR IRAN

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Russia denied that a cargo ship reportedly seized by pirates was carrying weapons bound for Iran. More...

SEMINARIES GETTING $12 MILLION BOOST TO TRAIN EDUCATORS

NEW YORK (JTA) — Three Jewish seminaries across the denominational spectrum will receive a total of $12 million to help train new Jewish educators. More...

MOVEMENTS UNITE ON URGING IRAN ACTION

WASHINGTON (JTA) — An interdenominational statement called on American Jews "to make Iran a matter of the highest urgency." The joint statement from nine rabbinic and congregation groups, representing the four Jewish movements, urged the U.S. More...

AJC LEADER TAKES VISITING POST AT OXFORD

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The executive director of the American Jewish Committee was elected to a visiting post at Oxford University. David Harris was named a senior associate member of Oxford University's St. More...