Orthodox

SEC Announces Enforcement Results for FY 2021

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Suspended two former KPMG auditors for alleged improper professional conduct during the audit of the not-for-profit College of New Rochelle.

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  • Suspended two former KPMG auditors for alleged improper professional conduct during the audit of the not-for-profit College of New Rochelle.
  • Barred a securities lawyer from practicing or appearing before the SEC.
  • Brought a number of important actions against companies and executives, including: Under Armour ; Sequential Brands Group ; and SAExploration Holdings and four former executives .
  • Charged two individuals for alleged wash trading in the options of certain meme stocks in early 2021.

Orthodox Christians Pro-Life Will Hold a Rally in Manhattan to Support Overturning Roe vs Wade

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

On that day, pro-lifers across the country will hold rallies and prayer vigils at federal buildings, court houses, and other public places as part of the OverturnRoe campaign.

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  • On that day, pro-lifers across the country will hold rallies and prayer vigils at federal buildings, court houses, and other public places as part of the OverturnRoe campaign.
  • In particular, in New York there will be a rally organized by Orthodox Christians Pro-Life in the very center of Manhattan.
  • Besides the street protests, Orthodox Christians Pro-Life help pregnant women in need.
  • Alternatively, we can be reached through our various social media accounts.

American Jewish Committee Awards $50,000 to Programs by Young Jews to Disrupt U.S. Antisemitism

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Monday, November 8, 2021

"The creative thinking of Jewish innovators will help the rising generation of American Jews lead us in fighting hate."

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  • "The creative thinking of Jewish innovators will help the rising generation of American Jews lead us in fighting hate."
  • The winners were announced a week after AJC's The State of Antisemitism in America 2021 , the largest-ever surveys of American Jews and the U.S. public on antisemitism in America, was issued.
  • Disrupt Antisemitism was launched as attacks on Jews, Jewish institutions, and practices have dramatically increased.
  • AJC conceived and helped establish bipartisan taskforces in the House and Senate to combat antisemitism to address antisemitism and protect Jewish communities.

Global Leader of Orthodox Christianity Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Receives American Jewish Committee Human Dignity Award

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) today honored the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with the organization's Human Dignity Award.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) today honored the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with the organization's Human Dignity Award.
  • "It is a privilege and anhonor to receive, from the hands of such esteemed friends,this Human Dignity Awardofthe American Jewish Committee," said Patriarch Bartholomew.
  • The Patriarch has been the spiritual leader ofEastern Orthodox Christianity since 1991 and an exemplar of religious leadership for people of all faiths.
  • Combining Jewish, Christian, and Islamic artistic motifs, the Kennicott Bible captures the spirit of interreligious relations which Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew exemplifies.

Researchers to study COVID-19 in the Orthodox Jewish Community of Montreal

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The high incidence of COVID-19 in Montreals Orthodox Jewish community prompted the Refuah VChesed medical clinic in the Mile End neighbourhood of the city to reach out to researchers at McGill Universitys Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for a collaborative study.

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  • The high incidence of COVID-19 in Montreals Orthodox Jewish community prompted the Refuah VChesed medical clinic in the Mile End neighbourhood of the city to reach out to researchers at McGill Universitys Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for a collaborative study.
  • The Refuah VChesed medical clinic serves the Orthodox Jewish community throughout Quebec.
  • The team is taking blood samples from 1,250 participants before and after vaccination to study immune responses.
  • The team will survey all participants, perform in-depth interviews with individual participants, and conduct participant-observation within the Orthodox Jewish community to best understand members everyday lives and challenges.