What international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States did Frank Zappa deny an apology in 1979(?
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Jewish Princess (song) "Jewish Princess" is a song by Frank Zappa released on his album "Sheik Yerbouti" in 1979. The song is a humorous look at the Jewish-American princess stereotype which attracted attention from the Anti-Defamation League, to which Zappa denied an apology, arguing: "Unlike the unicorn, such creatures do exist — and deserve to be 'commemorated' with their own special opus". In an interview with Spin magazine he was almost offended saying, "…as if to say there is no such thing as a Jewish Princess. Like I invented this?"
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Anti-Defamation League The Anti-Defamation League (ADL; formerly known as the "Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith") is an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals, and protects civil rights for all", doing so through "information, education, legislation, and advocacy".
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Association of Reform Zionists of America The Association of Reform Zionists of America is the Zionist organization of the Reform movement in the United States. It was founded in 1978.
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Israel Film Festival The Israel Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in the United States in three cities: Los Angeles, New York and Miami. It is the largest showcase of Israeli cinema in the United States. Founded in 1982 by Meir Fenigstein, a former drummer for the Israeli rock band, Kaveret, the festival is the premier showcase for new work from Israeli independent filmmakers. The festival comprises official sections for Israeli dramatic and documentary films, both feature-length films and short films, and television dramas.
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We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah is a document published in 1998 by the Catholic Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, under the authority of Pope John Paul II. In this document the Vatican condemned Nazi genocide and called for repentance from Catholics who had failed to intercede to stop it. It urges Catholics to repent "of past errors and infidelities" and "renew the awareness of the Hebrew roots of their faith" while distinguishing between the Church's "anti-Judaism" as religious teaching and the murderous antisemitism of Nazi Germany which it described as having "roots outside Christianity."
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Physicians for Human Rights–Israel Physicians for Human Rights–Israel (Hebrew: רופאים לזכויות אדם-ישראל), known in Israel as PHR-I, is a non-governmental, non-profit, human rights organization based in Jaffa. Physicians for Human Rights–Israel was founded in 1988 with the goal of promoting "a more fair and inclusive society in which the right to health is applied equally for all." In addition, PHR-I views Israel as an occupier over Palestinian territory as a basis of human rights violations, and therefore, "oppose the occupation and endeavor to put an end to it." The principles of human rights, medical ethics and social justice are at the core of the world view of the organization. These principles direct and instruct PHR-I's activities and efforts on both the individual and principle level. In September 2010, PHR-I was awarded the Right Livelihood Award "for their indomitable spirit in working for the right to health for all people in Israel and Palestine".
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American Italian Anti-Defamation League The American Italian Anti-Defamation League was a political advocacy group formed by a group of Italian Americans from New York City in 1967. They held a concert in New York City where Frank Sinatra, the national chairman, played for an audience of 20,000. The group's ostensible purpose was to prevent Italian Americans as a group from being defamed, primarily by being uniformly stereotyped as all being involved with or related to persons or activities associated with the Mafia.
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Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment (HOME) is an American anti-homosexuality organization founded by Wayne Lela and based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The organization's aim is "to use science, logic, and natural law to expose all the flaws in the arguments homosexuals (and bisexuals) use to try to justify homosexual activity". The organization has been designated an anti-gay hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center "based on their propagation of known falsehoods".
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Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre The Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) (formerly known as the Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre) was founded in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Australia, in 1984 by Holocaust survivors. Its mission is to commemorate the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945.
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Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect is a nonprofit organization with a focus on civil and human rights activism in the United States.
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Jews for Justice for Palestinians Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JfJfP) is an interest group based in Britain that describes itself as advocating for human and civil rights, and economic and political freedom, for the Palestinian people. It opposes the current policy of Israel towards the Palestinian territories, particularly the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and seeks a change in their political status. The membership of JfJfP is primarily made up of British Jews.
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International Rabbinic Fellowship The International Rabbinic Fellowship (IRF) is a fellowship of Modern Orthodox Jewish rabbis and spiritual leaders. Commonly perceived as a left-wing version of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), the IRF admits female members, and takes a liberal stance toward the ordination of women and their role in the clergy.
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International Federation of Rabbis The International Federation of Rabbis (IFR) was founded in 2000 as a Non-denominational organization for Jewish rabbis of all backgrounds.<ref name="intfedrabbis.org/about.htm">http://www.intfedrabbis.org/about.htm</ref> It aims to provide a forum to explore Judaism's response to the changing needs of the modern era. IFR provides members with various means to confer with and share ideas with colleagues around the world, such as its private list serve and quarterly newsletter.
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Volunteers for Israel Volunteers for Israel (VFI) is an American non-profit organization that volunteers to do civilian work in Israel, open to both Jews and non-Jews. It is most famous for doing civilian work on Israeli Defense Forces bases in partnership with Sar-El. The organization began in 1982, during the 1982 Lebanon War. VFI also partners with Birthright Israel for some of their programs, involving volunteering on the army bases as well as touring the country and getting familiar with Israeli culture and history.
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Not in Our Name Not in Our Name (NION) was a United States organization founded on March 23, 2002 to protest the U.S. government's course in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks; it disbanded on March 31, 2008.
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National Jewish Health National Jewish Health is an academic medical research facility located in Denver, Colorado specializing in respiratory, cardiac, immune and allergic disorders. It was founded in 1899 to treat tuberculosis. It is a non-sectarian institution but received funding from B'nai B'rith until the 1950s.
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Frank Sinatra and Jewish activism Frank Sinatra was a strong supporter and activist for Jewish causes in the United States and Israel. According to Santopietro, Sinatra was a "lifelong sympathizer with Jewish causes". Sinatra participated in Hollywood protests and productions supporting Jews during the Holocaust and the formation of the State of Israel. He actively fund-raised for Israel Bonds, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and helped establish two intercultural centers in Israel which bear his name. Due to his support of Israel, his recordings and films were banned by the Arab League and by Lebanon.
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Michigan Jewish Institute Michigan Jewish Institute (MJI) is a Jewish-sponsored independent institution of higher and professional education, in the Metro Detroit, Michigan area, United States.
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Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc. Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc. (JCR) was an organization established in 1947 to collect and distribute heirless Jewish property in the American occupied zone of Germany after World War II. Shortly after its founding, it became the cultural arm of the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization (JRSO). About 150,000 heirless items (mostly books from the Offenbach Archival Depot whose owners could not be identified) were distributed by the JCR to libraries in the United States and abroad, among others to the library of the Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ) in Switzerland.Hannah Arendt, then managing director of the Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc., handed over parts of the library of the Breslau Rabbinical Seminary in Germany which was suppressed by the Nazis in 1938. The oldest books of the Breslau collection date back to the 16th century, among them a 1595 print of Flavius Josephus' "Antiquities of the Jews". Funding for the JCR's operations was provided by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Agency for Palestine. Among the leaders and officers of the organization were Salo Baron, Hannah Arendt, Leo Baeck, and Gershom Scholem. The JCR ceased operations in 1952.
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Ike Willis Isaac "Ike" Willis (born November 12, 1955) is an American vocalist and guitarist who was a regular member of Frank Zappa's studio and touring bands from 1978 until the last tour in 1988. He did not tour with Zappa in 1981 and 1982 because he wanted to be home for the birth of his two children, but returned to touring with Zappa for his final two tours in 1984 (which Zappa intended at the time to be his final tour) and 1988. He currently tours with the Frank Zappa tribute bands Bogus Pomp, Ossi Duri, Project/Object, Pojama People, Ugly Radio Rebellion and ZAPPATiKA. He also performed several times with the Brazilian Zappa cover band, The Central Scrutinizer Band, The Muffin Men, and with the Italian bands and Elio e le Storie Tese . Additionally, he has appeared multiple times at the annual Zappanale Festival in Bad Doberan, Germany. He is most recognized for his involvement in Zappa records such as playing Joe in "Joe's Garage", providing vocals on "Tinsel Town Rebellion", "You Are What You Is", and "The Man from Utopia", and as the title character and narrator in Zappa's off-Broadway-styled conceptual musical "Thing-Fish".
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Philly '76 Philly '76 is a live album by Frank Zappa, recorded on October 29, 1976 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA, and released by the Zappa Family Trust on Vaulternative Records on December 21, 2009 to commemorate Frank Zappa's 69th birthday. It is the fourth recording of a complete concert released posthumously on the Vaulternative Records label.
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Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide The Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide was founded in Jerusalem, in 1979, by Israeli scholars Israel W. Charny, Shamai Davidson and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel.