Last week Leadel.NET attended the 10th Annual Herzliya Conference - The Balance of Israel's National Security. The conference brought together leading political and security figures from Israel and the Diaspora, and included 24 panels with speakers across the board discussing pressing issues facing Israel and Judaism today.
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Jan 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated this day as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD), an annual day of commemoration to honor the victims of the Nazi era. Every member nation of the U.N. has an obligation to honor the memory of Holocaust victims and develop educational programs as part of an international resolve to help prevent future acts of genocide. The U.N. resolution that created IHRD rejects denial of the Holocaust, and condemns discrimination and violence based on religion or ethnicity.
The above quote comes directly from an article about IHRD at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's website. With many political figures from both Israel and the Diaspora making pilgrimage visits to Poland this week to pay their regards, Leadel saw it fit to release a short documentation clip/interview with Israeli Poster Artist, Yossi Lemel.
Risking sounding a bit arrogant, I'm the sort of guy that looks to challenge upcoming main stream ideas (a.k.a trends). Sometimes I challenge them just because they're there, and sometimes because I really see problems up ahead.
The World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) met in December 2009 for their annual Congress Convention in Jerusalem, Israel. During the initial meet and greet at registration Leadel.NET had the opportunity to briefly interview some of the participants and then continue to take part in various events throughout the 3-day convention.
There aren't many people in the world, let alone Jews, that do not know the image below.
The infamous pictured sign, which reads "Arbeit macht frei" or "Work sets you free", stood at the entrance of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz since World War II -- until last Friday morning...
Everyone knows that I'm an advocate of cross-cultural relations, interfaith spiritual services, tolerance, knowledge, etc...so, that said...
Whether you were aware of it or not, yesterday marked the one day a year that both Jews and Christians light not one, not two, but three candles as a respective tradition to each of their beliefs.
It's that time of year sparking so many different videos, musical events, parties and parodies of anything and everything in hopes to raise your holiday spirit. This particular effort actually took creativity to the next step and even benefits a good cause! Sources also say they'll be giveaways and Sushi all night long! Honestly, who could pass up Hannukah AND Sushi? I know I couldn't :)
It's official. Winter is upon us and the aptitude of catching that cold-bug sky rockets percentage wise...thus, what do you know, I got sick. My friends were sick. My colleagues were sick. Yup, it was only a matter of time. What, you too? Surprise, surprise. What did you have? A common case of the cold? A common case of the flu? i.e. influenza? Mono? i.e. Infectious mononucleosis / the kissing disease? WHOOPing cough? i.e. Pertussis??
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