The Museum of the History of Jews in Poland, scheduled to open in one year in Warsaw, will chronicle the 1000 years of Jewish life in Poland from the Middle Ages to current day, as part of a vast cultural and educational exhibition centre comprising eight state-of-the-art galleries.
A leading Jewish charity launched an appeal for contributions to aid in recovery and rebuilding efforts as Hurricane Sandy swept the East Coast leading to nine official state emergency declarations, from New York to Pennsylvania.
In Paris, Netanyahu and French president discuss peace process, Iranian threat, Mideast; Hollande portrays himself as peacemaker for Palestinians, Israelis, demands concrete acts by Iran to combat alleged nuclear drive.
French President Francois Hollande will visit on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the school in Toulouse, southeastern France, where a teacher and three Jewish children were killed in March by Mohamed Merah.
More than 120 major Jewish leaders, decision makers and prominent academics from around the Jewish world attend Tuesday the two-day “Conference on the Future of the Jewish People'' in Jerusalem.