Ukraine Seeks Ways to Recall Its Jewish Heritage - WSJ

May 3, 2016

Cities and towns are beginning to take steps to remember their once-thriving Jewish heritage, erecting memorials, holding commemorations and educating people about what happened during the Holocaust and World War II.

Source: Ukraine Seeks Ways to Recall Its Jewish Heritage - WSJ

Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian Serb, Is Convicted of Genocide

April 5, 2016

A United Nations tribunal for the former Yugoslavia found Mr. Karadzic guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to 40 years in prison.

Source: Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian Serb, Is Convicted of Genocide

In Ukraine Towns Ravaged by War, Evangelical Missionaries Find Fertile Ground - The New York Times

March 22, 2016

As Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists carry on an almost forgotten fight, several evangelical groups are staging a campaign of their own.

Source: In Ukraine Towns Ravaged by War, Evangelical Missionaries Find Fertile Ground - The New York Times

Moral Issues in Europe’s Migrant Crisis | February 25, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

March 8, 2016

“The countries neighboring Syria—Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan—have been extremely generous to the refugees,” says Michel Gabaudan, president of Refugees International. “But they’re bursting at the seams now, and that’s why we see people moving out. I think perhaps where we have failed is not to give sufficient support to these countries so that the host communities would feel the world was sharing the burden, and that’s a feeling that they don’t have.” More →

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Muslim Leaders Vow To Protect Rights Of Religious Minorities : Parallels : NPR

February 26, 2016

This week's Marrakesh Declaration is the latest effort to dissociate Islam from ISIS and other jihadist groups. But will the declaration be heeded? Similar efforts have had limited effect.

Source: Muslim Leaders Vow To Protect Rights Of Religious Minorities : Parallels : NPR

Saying ‘We Are All Jews,’ Obama Honors Americans’ Lifesaving Efforts in Holocaust - The New York Times

February 26, 2016

President Obama marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Israeli Embassy, holding up the honorees as symbols of the values Israel and the United States share.

Source: Saying ‘We Are All Jews,’ Obama Honors Americans’ Lifesaving Efforts in Holocaust - The New York Times

Israel Boycott Controversy | February 12, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

February 25, 2016

“One of the attractions of this strategy is that we’re not just a relatively small Christian community in the United States taking an action,” says Rev. John Thomas, former president of the United Church of Christ. “We’re joining a much broader movement.” But Rev. John Wimberly, a Presbyterian minister, says US churches supporting the BDS movement “are empowering the most extreme voices and the harshest voices on both sides.” More →

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Muslims in America Condemn Extremists and Fear Anew for Their Lives - The New York Times

December 11, 2015

Muslims across the United States say they are experiencing a wave of death threats, assaults and vandalism unlike anything they have experienced since the aftermath of Sept. 11.

Source: Muslims in America Condemn Extremists and Fear Anew for Their Lives - The New York Times

Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Center Honors First U.S. Soldier : NPR

December 4, 2015

Israel's holocaust memorial and research center honors a U.S. soldier for the first time for his role in protecting Jewish prisoners of war in a German camp in World War II.

Source: Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Center Honors First U.S. Soldier : NPR

Pope Francis Spoke About War, Water, Bribery And Peace — But Stayed Silent On Gay Rights : Goats and Soda : NPR

December 1, 2015

He spoke about bribery, war, water and peace between Muslims and Christians — but stayed silent on gay rights.

Source: Pope Francis Spoke About War, Water, Bribery And Peace — But Stayed Silent On Gay Rights : Goats and Soda : NPR

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Ukraine Seeks Ways to Recall Its Jewish Heritage - WSJ

Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian Serb, Is Convicted of Genocide

In Ukraine Towns Ravaged by War, Evangelical Missionaries Find Fertile Ground - The New York Times

Moral Issues in Europe’s Migrant Crisis | February 25, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Muslim Leaders Vow To Protect Rights Of Religious Minorities : Parallels : NPR

Saying ‘We Are All Jews,’ Obama Honors Americans’ Lifesaving Efforts in Holocaust - The New York Times

Israel Boycott Controversy | February 12, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Muslims in America Condemn Extremists and Fear Anew for Their Lives - The New York Times

Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Center Honors First U.S. Soldier : NPR

Pope Francis Spoke About War, Water, Bribery And Peace — But Stayed Silent On Gay Rights : Goats and Soda : NPR

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