Posts Tagged ‘Chabad of the North Shore’
Human rights or resources?
11Jan24
The Wakefield Human Rights Commission (WHRC) has decided how it will respond to future human rights atrocities such as the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed more than 1,200 Israeli civilians, including infants and children. It will provide “resources.” This decision stemmed from questions raised in The Wakefield Daily Item regarding the absence of a […]
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Do the right thing
14Dec23
Last Thursday’s public menorah lighting ceremony drew the largest crowd ever for this annual public celebration on the Common to mark the start of Chanukah. It was a heartening response in the wake of the horrific Oct. 7 massacre of more than 1,200 Israelis by the terrorist group Hamas. Most of the victims were civilians […]
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