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Archive for June, 2007
In the big inning
Jun 24th
Do you know where there is a source for Baseball in the Torah? It’s in the very first sentence of Breishis/Genesis: In the big inning….
The first ever professional baseball league in Israeli history got off to start this weekend with nearly 4000 fans watching the Petach Tikva Pioneers get clobbered by More >
The most expensive painting in the world is of—a Jewish lady
Jun 19th
Owned by Jews in Vienna, looted by the Nazis, returned to Austria, fought over for years, and then restored to the rightful owner, Maria Altmann in LA… and now bought by Ronald S. Lauder, heir to the Estee Lauder cosmetics empire and world’s greatest collector of modern German and Austrian More >
Disneyland Trip June 18th!
Jun 17th
Hey all! This Monday, Hillel will be going to Disneyland, so come join in on the fun.
And the best part, the price can’t get any better. Hillel will be paying 50% of your single day theme park ticket! That means you will only be paying $31.50. That’s right, 50%.
And, if More >
Hi Ho Zarqawi’s Dead
Jun 10th
The death of Zarqawi is bound to shape discussions for a while. We know that he loved bombing innocent people and chopping of their heads. We know that everyone, including his supporters, are glad he died. What did this guy think about Jews? We’ll not so fondly. He believed that More >
Flowers for Terrorists
Jun 7th
And it is a great time to show Peter Himmelman’s parody song “Flowers for Terrorists”.
Hillel Urges British Union to Rescind Boycott
Jun 7th
From Hillel International Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life urges the British University and College Union to immediately rescind its recent decision to consider a boycott of contacts and exchanges with Israeli academic institutions. As the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, Hillel believes that this anti-intellectual action More >
French Railroad must pay Holocaust survivors, they plan an appeal
Jun 7th
In a landmark decision, the French Government and State Railway have been found guilty yesterday of “colluding in the deportation of Jews during the second world war and ordered to pay compensation to the family of two victims.” While not haveing been guilty of crimes against humanity-a major setback—they were found More >
