>> jewish learning works is what is called a communal agency for jewish education. those are agencies that sprung up across north america about 100 years ago. they have been called thing like the bureau of jewishec or the central agency for jewish education. jewish morning works used to be called the bureau of jewish education and started earlier. it was called jewish education center and we changed our name about eight years ago. and the purpose of those organizations is to promote to advance jewish learning in the community. that's what it's always been. as schools begin to develop in the mid-20th century in san francisco and the bay area, the bureaus main strategy was to support those schools, to make education better. the way we made education better was by supporting the schools and providing training, professional development for educators, curricular materials, resources, and to a large degree, we still do that because education is now much broader. it's not only in schools. we sent all sorts of informal education and support parents who are striving to bring

jewish community began looking for a rabbi the american jewish community suggested a candidate for the east german leadership welcomed the proposal. the rabbi's arrival in the fall of 1987 was a media spectacle. i don't think you know a man had expected such a huge reception or was even cut out for it. time. he was a rabbi in some small american town. and now he was a rabbi in berlin. and on top of that behind the iron curtain it was all a bit much because she'd feel. from illinois to east berlin norman addressed the media in his newly built apartment in east berlin. he looked forward to his life in this very different world. i have everything i need friends and members of the community have made sure that i feel at home here. 'd a survivor of norman was on a mission he wanted to help resurrect jewish life in east germany. his lectures drew large crowds especially young people among them was for greenstein a lecturer at humboldt university and daughter of a former deputy interior minister. she met the new rabbi at oranienburg. constitute as he said and then. came right over i didn't kn

>> it is for jewish education. these are agencies that sprung up across north america about 100 year ago and often been called the bauer re-of jewish education or the central agency for jewish education. jewish learning works used to be called the bureau of jewish education and it was called jaw wish education center. we changed our name about rate years ago. the purpose is to promoted, to advance jewish learning in the community. that is what it has always been. as schools began to develop in the mid 20th century in the san francisco bay area, the bureau's main strategy was to support the schools and make education better. the wayway did was by supporting the schools and providing training, professional development for educators, and we still do that. education is much broader, not only in schools. we support formal education and parents striving to bring jewish learning into their families and we support a library. we have a jewish community library so a good clunk of our learning comes from reading. >> you bing

jewish people.st few weeks, a jewish left—winger who has laid out explicitly why he does not believe him to be an anti—semite. a holocaust survivor who came to this country, on kindle transport, was a labourmp. country, on kindle transport, was a labour mp. nothing to do withjeremy corbyn‘s leadership. he came out today to set out why he has got frustrated with procedures and policies but does not believe him to be anti—semitic. a jewish policies but does not believe him to be anti—semitic. ajewish man who knows jeremy corbyn well does be anti—semitic. ajewish man who knowsjeremy corbyn well does not believe him to be anti—semitic. they are the voices we should listen to. and i can put on the other side luciana berger, she had horrific abuse directed at her and she left the party. it's a big dealfor them to leave the party. for them to go, because of this lack of leadership, as they see it, byjeremy corbyn, that tells you a lot, surely? her leaving is a real shame. ithink that tells you a lot, surel

it is only right that i stand shoulder to shoulder with my jewish friends at the jewish community.have to do more as a labour party anti—labour movement. have to do more as a labour party anti-labour movement. your race and faith manifesto is out today, why are you launching one?” faith manifesto is out today, why are you launching one? i had touched on ending discrimination, and one of the things we are talking about today is, for example, teaching. we have less than 1.3% of male teachers from black african background, against 3% of the population. we need to talk about british history, the empire, colonialism, we need to understand where discrimination comes from and to allow people to be the best that they can be without discrimination and we are the party for that to happen under, and ra sent faith manifesto underlines the initiatives we will be taking to ensure people have equal opportunities in this country. we wa nt opportunities in this country. we want a race equality unit and will put that at the centre of government if we are elected, and at the treasury team, we will ma

people let's say jewish and not jewish who married iranian men and remained in iran and one of them actuallyle archive in the basement of a shoe store and to iran we were able to get materials from him. i was able to meet the son of a man in charge the refugees on behalf of the iranian government. i have memoirs there was one rabbi polish rabbi he wrote a very careful memoir. he describes going to these persian synagogues and describes what happens to these children. this is how i was able to reconstruct it. it does feel a little, i wish i could travel there.i think it would make a big difference. but i think it was able to know quite a lot. also i was able to read materials of these basically clad in stein Ãbmike prima sod fedex. who came to iran and try to help the refugees and they wrote things. they left a lot of records. in letters and they write letters to their children. i was able to read those. this is my source, my theory. >> how did your parents meet? it was a difficult relationship. my mom was a staffer my mom was born in palestine and 38. she didn't know anything. very mismatche

s last remaining jews about 4000 jewish. who call themselves better israel let's hear gunter a small city in the north. the school teaches children about their jewish faith but also prepares them for a possible move to. brewing affair learn about their religion it'll help create and integrate within the society there and support one another. well members want israel to give them a visit to emigrate but some of gondor have been waiting more than 20 years as enough yes after i moved from the countryside to gondor 12 years ago now he's one of the synagogues religious leaders he explains the origins of judaism in ethiopia we came to ethiopia because god dispersed the bay to israel into the 4 cardinal directions so we came down from egypt we came here following the shores of the blue nile others went to america germany and many other countries under israeli law duz are allowed to move to the country but the israeli government doesn't view the better israel of gondor as jewish under strict religious that's because the government s

in these important jewish cemeteries and jewish graves should remain forever in the grave the. only thing you know in somebody is buried their soul is not under the earth man this cell is with god and waiting for the moment in which the coming of world my psionic will dawn given. a moment and which all people will come alive again when i learn mentioned on the there that means that the soul is supposed to return to the body for crop are calm so the body must be there for the soul to find its place again how. we defend it. but the millions of jews murdered in the holocaust didn't find a grave and this presents jewish communities with an unresolved theological problem . besides the venerable old headstones in jewish cemeteries you'll find many new graves. most of the people buried here are jews from the former soviet union who came to germany between 19052004. of the quarter of a 1000000 jews many are now very elderly. the traditional ritual in jewish cemeteries is to place stones on graves often gravel. as a rule jews don't bring flowers to a cemetery instead they place these st

people and property not in 38 that the stock have widescale nazi persecution of jewish people. a method he held welcome to the program. the german capital is revving up to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall. celebrations and commemorations have got underway at the brandenburg gate once the symbol of germany's division into east and west they don't leave political correspondent simon young has been taking a look at preparations for saturday's festivities. the brandenburg gate is the centerpiece of these celebrations marking 30 years since the fall of the berlijn wall the brandenburg gate that stood back then in 1909 in the death zone between east and west where nobody could cross and this is of course a commemoration of history and the sadness is that go with that but also of hope for the future above me you can see these colorful cloud of freedom as it's called $30000.00 strips of paper with people's hopes for the future written on them and they've suspended them here in this colorful art installation one of the many creative ideas that to berlin is have come up wi

master sergeant edmonds saved 200 jewish americans soldiers -- 200 jewish americans, soldiers that dayso proud to be jewish, and so proud of our country. lauren, thank you for being here today as we remember your grandfather's unbelievable and exceptional valor. lauren, please stand up, thank you very much. [applause] pres. trump: one of the 200 jewish-american soldiers who was saved that fateful day is staff sergeant lester tannen. he is now 96 years old. -- staff sergeant lester tanner. lester is now 96 years old. [applause] pres. trump: and he joins us here. boy, you guys are looking very good. 96. lester, you are really 96? i don't believe it. you are looking good. thank you very much. thank you, also, for your very noble service and for sharing this incredible story with the world. thank you, lester. the men and women who have donned our nation's uniforms are the bravest, toughest, strongest and most virtuous warriors to walk on earth. you left your families and fallen faraway lands. -- and fought in far away lands. you came face-to-face with evil, and you did not back down. you r

s last remaining jews about 4000 jewish ethiopians who call themselves better israel left here and under a small city in the north. the school teaches children about their jewish faith but also prepares them for a possible move to israel i was in the me that my if they learn hebrew an affair learn about their religion it'll help create regionalism and integrate within the society there and support one another you know masses of them that are better as well members want israel to give them a visit to immigrate but some of gondor have been waiting more than 20 years. under israeli law jews are allowed to move to the country but the israeli government doesn't view the better israel of gondor as jewish under strict religious law that's because the government says they are descendants of ethiopian jews who were forcibly converted to christianity in the distant past. many of them actually converted or their parents converted to christianity for various reasons and now they are in the wish to return to be part of the jewish people they are not considered as jews so that the already leave as jew

people and property in 1988 marks the start of widescale nazi persecution of the jewish. my head and i am free thanks for joining me in a landmark ruling india's top court has ruled that a holy site in the state of pradesh claimed by both hindus and muslims belongs to hindus the ruling paves the way for a temple to be built at the site a separate piece of land is to be given to muslims to build. a mosque now security has been ramped up in the area amid fears of violence in 1992 right when hindu mobs tore down a 16th century mosque which is they believe was built at the birthplace of one of their most revered de eighty's graham is sparked riots across india that killed more than 2000 people and the issue continues to stoke tensions between hindus and muslims well for more on that decision let's bring in correspondent sonia found who is in delhi good to see sonia so tell us just how significant is this ruling while having no it's a hugely historic verdict because what this does is essentially draws a line under what has been a very brutal and protect protracted dispute betw

thousands of jewish ethiopians are living in limbo while waiting to immigration israel their chances of leaving ethiopia and joining relatives who have already made them complicated by religious faxes israel doesn't recognize them as true. these ethiopian children pray with the torah a part of the hebrew bible they are some of it europeans last remaining jews about 4000 jewish peons who call themselves better israel live here in gondor a small city in the north. the school teaches children about their jewish faith but also prepares them for a possible move to israel. i listen to me that my fellow hebrew and if i learn about their religion it will help create and integrate within the society there and support one another. as well members want israel to give them a visa to emigrate but some of gondor have been waiting more than 20 years as enough yes after i moved from the countryside to gondor 12 years ago now he's one of the synagogues religious leaders he explains the origins of judaism in ethiopia . we came to ethiopia because god dispersed the bay to israel into the 4 cardinal dir

people and property in 138 that marked the start of widescale nazi persecution of jewish people. and form of brazilian president luis ignacio lula da silva has been released from prison to look his child on corruption charges in april last year the supreme court judges ordered his release until his appeal can be heard. a matinee held welcome to the program the german capital is revving up to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall celebrations and commemorations have got on the y. at the brandenburg gate once the symbol of germany's division into east and west believe political correspondent simon young has been taking a look at preparations for saturday's festivities. the brandenburg gate is the centerpiece of these celebrations marking 30 years. the fall of the berlin wall the brandenburg gate that stood back then in 1909 in the death zone between east and west where nobody could cross and this is of course a commemoration of history and the sadness is that go with that but also of hope for the future above me you can see these colorful cloud of freedom as it's called 3

british jewish people fear and believe. . . that british jewish people fear and believe.... that the biggest problem with the labour party is anti—semitism stopping my argument is that is not what the headline says, i don't disagree but that is not the headline says. on that point, moving to page five of the sunday times, unilever and heinz paying for ads on pornography site that hosts child sex abuse. well, that hosts child sex abuse. well, thatis that hosts child sex abuse. well, that is what it says. have you got it? if you look at that website, they have got stuff on there that is about watching school kids and stuff like that. that is child sex abuse. they have apologised and said that they won't do that again and they did not mean to do that. why didn't they check this out before they did it? we are talking about huge companies, unilever and heinz it? we are talking about huge companies, unileverand heinz are massive. apparently this is pornhub, which i don't have a great deal of knowledge about, thankfully, but the story says the global consumer giants unilever and k

some say we're not jewish and there are no more jews here they say we're lying we're just pretending so we can go there they think will make the religion impure but the only one to know the truth is the god that created us. many of the better community has 70 living in israel the israeli government has been gradually allowing its europeans remaining jews to emigrate understandably really to cation. but it's not clear when people will be allowed to go even some families split for more than a decade working as i can to move to gunderson who starred with her husband and children after someone burns down their crops her life is tough but she's grateful her daughter can attend the town's hebrew school. so i don't know how i manage that alone with knowledge about her religion she will marry someone who has the same fate and follow the religious practices. i hope she will one day live with her family and her people i really hope that for my children. despite the struggle and wait hope is high among gunter's jews that one day they will be allowed to leave they just don't. it's one of the dar

there arejewish was then jewish community who wrong on this.inning, is not someone who goes out and shoots his mouth, he is exact opposite. last year there was a joint letter sent to the labour party, he wasn't one of them, he stood back but now he thinks he has no alternative but to speak up. stood back but now he thinks he has no alternative but to speak upm there anything, for thosejewish people you're talking about you say represent the majority in terms of the view of the jewish represent the majority in terms of the view of thejewish community represent the majority in terms of the view of the jewish community was regards to the labour party and the way it's handled anti—semitism, is there anything the party can do today with the launch of this race and faith manifesto, to reassure, to allay fears and concerns? today? no, i think words mean nothing but in the medium term, yes, the party should take action, it's really that straightforward. peter mason who sits on the labour party national constitution says there are 130 cases that they th

j-1 for students who were clearly jewish. j-2, more than likely jewish. j-3, could be jewish. findings, in 1922, harvard was 21% jewish. the president decided to take action. >> i am instituting a jewish quota. >> there was strong pushback to the ugly idea of counting jews. >> they looked for ways to hold down jewish enrollment without actually having a specific jewish quota number or an anti-jewish policy. >> several other ivy league schools, yale, columbia, were also dealing with the so-called jewish problem. one answer turned out to be legacy admissions. >> one of a greater society of free and enlightened men. >> schools began giving preference to the sons of alumni. the idea was if they did so, they wouldn't be able to take in as many jews. >>> up next, the real corruption. sports. rick singer's dark scheme. >> what do you want to see from former players? >> to cash in on the enormous clout of college coaches. ♪ turn around ♪ look at me ♪ there is someone ♪ look at me i recently discovered that a good source of protein. that's why they're my go-to snack while i get back in

invention again and again people are attacks when they come out of a synagogue where a jewish skullcap or speak hebrew. each of these incidents is one too many there in smaller will and yet they keep happening on talk of the 6000000 jews were killed in the holocaust reading all the names of the berlin victims alone took a total of 7 hours. before we go a quick reminder of our top story. germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall the events are taking place across the capital german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part in a ceremony at the site where the wall once stood she honor the memory of those trying to flee communism and warn people not to take their freedom for granted. here watching d.w. news stay tuned for our ongoing coverage to commemorate the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago up next the newsroom's perspective we talk to journalists who were on the story back then american adelstein for me and the entire news team here in berlin thanks for watching. 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall. t.w. . he wanted to smash

ergeant had saved 200 soldiers that s, ay, so proud to be jewish and country. of our thank you lauren for being here today as we remember your grand father's unbelievable and exceptional valor, lauren please up.d thank you very much. one of the 200 jewish american soldiers save that had day is staff sergeant lester tanner, years old. us here.he joins boy, you guys are looking very good. 96. lester, you're really 96 lester? i don't believe it. good. looking much. you very thank you for sharing this story with the world. thank you very much. men and women have donned our nation's uniforms are the toughest, strongest and virtuous warriors to work on earth. face-to-face with evil, and you did not back down. you returned home from war and never forgot your friends, who didn't return including risoners of war, and those missing in action. them.ery day you pray for your greatest tribute is the way you lived your lives in the years since. you raised your families, you wounds of war and endured pains of that memory. you kept going and serving and loving.ing and you keep

anti—semitism quickly and effectively, i think, which has led to this break—out of trust within the jewishto this break—out of trust within thejewish community. clearly not thejewish community. clearly not the headlines labour wanted to see but why not say sorry? rachel, should he have apologised?” but why not say sorry? rachel, should he have apologised? i don't think it would have heard. if only for the upset cause. he could've done that a conditional apology at least. that would have avoided what i'iow least. that would have avoided what now transpired, which is the headlines of him refusing to apologise for times when grilled by andrew neil. by the way, i don't think anyone comes out of an injured neil interview particular well. —— and andrew neil interview. not to downplay, but is pretty fierce experience. yeah, this follows the chief rabbi saying that the labour leader was not fit for high office, which personally i wish he had not said that in the middle of an election campaign. i do understand the community leaders want to represent their communities and this isa very represent the

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my family, extended family, they were all jewish areas we celebrated jewish days but we were not allx. it was not the focus of our lives and then when the holocaust came around, we couldn't even, my brother and i couldn't evengo to religious school because that wasn't allowed anymore . my brother once said that for him, god died in auschwitz and he never went back. he never went to asynagogue . his children in half bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah so that's how he continued to live his life. for me, it isn't quite that way. i do go to i do go to a synagogue and we go to services periodically. we go to torah study and the question of is there a god is one that i continue to struggle with. >> there's one just here and then one there. >> thank you again for sharing your story with us and enlightening and comparing it to today. question, your mom was very ill and how did she wind up surviving when most people didn't and then the second is how do you have that beautiful photograph? >> i didn't quite understand? >> the first question was about how your mother survived and the second question is

associations, and two jewish female mps are leaving in protest.wish female mps are leaving in protestli associations, and two jewish female mps are leaving in protest. i ask those that think things have not been done correctly to tell me about it, talk to me about it, but above all engage. i am very happy to engage with anybody. the tories are all too happy to condemn labour's position in this campaign but have their own problems with islamaphobia. the muslim council of great britain accusing them of being deceitful and in denial with a blind spot to that kind of racism. we are having an enquiry to all forms of prejudice. abroad enquiry, but not one with specific allegations of islamaphobia. anyone who has any islamaphobia. anyone who has any islamaphobia or any prejudice is out first bounce. the liberal democrat leader said the rabbi's warning should not be ignored. we should ta ke should not be ignored. we should take very seriously the concerns of a community in our country that is generally feeling unsafe and think about what that says about o