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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History… January 4, 1896, Utah is admitted as the 45th State of the Union Bonnie K. Goodman Jan 4 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS (Originally published on the History News Network on Tuesday, January 1, 2008) On this day in history January […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History… January 1, 1863, Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation freeing all the slaves in rebel territories Bonnie K. Goodman Jan 1 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, […]
HISTORY ARTICLES HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS Tribute to History News Network’s founding Editor Rick Shenkman Bonnie K. Goodman Dec 30 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS This December, History News Network’s (HNN) founder and Editor-in-chief Richard Shenkman announced he was retiring and that HNN was moving from its home server at George Mason University to George Washington University. […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History… December 19, 1998, Bill Clinton becomes only the second president in American history to be impeached Bonnie K. Goodman Dec 28 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS Source: Washington Examiner On this day in history December 19, 1998, the […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History… August 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald Ford Sworn in as president after Richard Nixon resigns By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history August 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as president after Richard Nixon […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History… August 8, 1968, Republican Party nominates Richard Nixon for President By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history August 8, 1968, The Republican Party nominates Richard M. Nixon for President at their convention in Miami Beach, Florida, and […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History… August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon announces he will resign from the presidency over impending Watergate impeachment By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history August 8, 1974, the 37th President Richard Nixon in a televised address […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History… August 7, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt nominated for a third term as president by the Bull Moose Party By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history August 7, 1912, the Progressive Party nominates former President Theodore Roosevelt for president, the […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History… August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, the law would prevent the […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History… August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan begins firingthe 11,359 air-traffic controllers who ignored his order to return to […]
400 Jewish studies scholars denounce annexation as a ‘crime against humanity’ Source: Times of Israel, 6-12-20 An Israeli flag is seen in the E1 area of the West Bank on January 2, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Academics sign letter saying Israel’s extension of sovereignty over parts of West Bank lands would create ‘apartheid conditions.’..READ MORE “Representing […]
Jewish Heritage Centre expands online archive Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 6-11-20 AFTER a two-year digitization process, the Winnipeg-based Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada has made two of its major collections — oral histories and newspaper archive — available for online research and browsing. The collections can be found at https://www.jhcwc.org/search-the-archives/
JBUZZ MUSINGS: ISRAEL/JEWISH CULTURAL BUZZ JEWISH ACADEMIC & UNIVERSITY NEWS What is the Jewish future at universities? A new series asks the important questions about the future of college. Source: Jerusalem Post, 6-7-20 (photo credit: TONY CENICOLA/ THE NEW YORK TIMES “THE LIBRARY AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY”) Is it true that American colleges are hostile to Jewish students? […]
Professor Gil Troy discusses the History of Zionism and Israel in Online Series McGill University History Professor Gil Troy is conducting a weekly lecture series on the History of Zionism and Israel online on Facebook live hosted by the think tank the Israel Innovation Fund. This week June 8 at 8 PM IDT / 1 […]
JBUZZ MUSINGS: ISRAEL/JEWISH CULTURAL BUZZ JEWISH ACADEMIC & UNIVERSITY NEWS The Jewish Theological Seminary Appoints Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz Chancellor Source: Columbia News, 6-2-20 The renowned scholar is the first woman to lead the institution in its 134-year history… READ MORE
Source: Haaretz, 2-6-13
Spokesman Jay Carney says U.S. president’s trip, which is scheduled for the end of March, is not connected to efforts to restart Mideast peace talks….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on February 6, 2013
https://togetherwithisrael.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/israel-political-brief-february-6-2013-white-house-obama-will-not-bring-a-new-peace-plan-to-israel/
Source: Ynetnews, 2-6-13
Despite the fact that the leftist-liberal media in Israel and the world were salivating over a “weakened” and “rebuked” Netanyahu, in reality he will remain Israel’s prime minister and will lead a right-tilted government….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on February 6, 2013
https://togetherwithisrael.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/israel-political-brief-february-6-2013-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-stronger-after-elections/
Source: JTA, 2-6-13
Rabbi Menachem Elon, a former Israeli Supreme Court justice and an Israel Prize winner, has died….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on February 6, 2013
https://togetherwithisrael.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/israel-political-brief-february-6-2013-menachem-elon-former-supreme-court-justice-and-israel-prize-winner-dies/
Source: Israel Hayom, 2-6-13
During five-day work visit to Washington, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz receives award from U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman • Gantz accepts award on behalf of entire IDF, says it represents the strong ties between the American and Israeli militaries….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on February 6, 2013
https://togetherwithisrael.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/israel-political-brief-february-6-2013-us-gives-idf-chief-lt-gen-benny-gantz-legion-of-merit-award/
Source: Ynetnews, 2-6-13
The number of families in Israel in 2011 was around 1,830,000, of which 81% were Jewish, said the Central Bureau of Statistics, which published its findings on Wednesday, in time for Family Day….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on February 6, 2013
https://togetherwithisrael.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/israel-political-brief-february-6-2013-central-bureau-of-statistics-new-israeli-family-structure-changing/
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