As Chabad grows in Africa, hardy rabbis encounter crime and spirituality
Six Chabad houses have opened on the continent since 2011 -- part of a growth fueled by the arrival of thousands of Israelis working in its fast-developing economies.
Ghana
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Algeria reportedly cancels soccer match with Ghana because of Israeli coach
Ghana's coach, Israeli Avram Grant, formerly managed the high-profile English Chelsea squad.
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Jessica Baer is helping eradicate slave trafficking in Ghana
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New Ambassador from Ghana Expresses Belief That Israel Passionately Yearns for Peace
The new ambassador from Ghana, Maj. Gen. S.J.A. Otu, invoked his Christian background today as he presented his credentials to President Zalman Shazar. “To those of us in Ghana who have been brought up within the folds of Christianity,” he said in a ceremonial address, “the name ‘Jerusalem’ Is a source of inspiration for all… More ▸
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London Underwriters, Government of Ghana, File Heavy Claims for Plane Damages
Heavy claims for damages caused by Israel’s Dec. 28 commando raid on Beirut International Airport have been lodged by London underwriters and by the Government of Ghana, one of whose planes was destroyed in the attack. The Ghanaian plane, a Viscount-10 jet, was leased to the Middle East Airlines, a largely Arab-owned company, and carried… More ▸
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Israel Offers Ghana Training Facilities in All Branches of Medicine
Israel offered today to provide Ghana with training facilities in all branches of medicine. The offer was made here by Dr. Elizabeth Podkaminer, medical advisor to the Israel Foreign Ministry. Dr. Podkaminer, who has been visiting Ghanaian hospitals and clinics, said that Histadrut, Israel’s labor federation, was ready to help the Ghanaian Trade Union Congress… More ▸
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New Trade Agreement Between Israel and Ghana is Signed in African Capital
A new trade agreement signed between Israel and Ghana here today calls for the widest possible exchange of goods between the two countries. The new agreement replaces one signed in 1958. It was drafted by Ghanaian authorities and a five-man Israeli trade mission, headed by Joseph Katz, controller of foreign exchange of the Israeli Finance… More ▸
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Ghana Court Decides to Extradite Auschwitz Nazi Physician
Three judges of Ghana’s highest appeals court decided unanimously this weekend that Horst Schumann, the 60-year-old former Nazi physician, should be extradited to West Germany to face war crimes charges. Schumann fled to Ghana after the collapse of Nazi Germany. He appealed a lower court order for his extradition on grounds he was charged with… More ▸
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Nazi Doctor in Ghana Admits Sterilizing 30,000 Jews; Killed 80,000
Dr. Horst Schumann, a former Nazi physician charged with killing 30,000 Jews and 100,000 inmates of mental hospitals, admitted here today that he supervised the killing by gas of “maybe 80,000 persons — I have no figures.” Testifying in Ghana’s Court of Appeals in his appeal against an extradition request by the West German Government,… More ▸
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Ghana High Court Backs Extradition of Nazi Who Killed Jews
Dr. Horst Schumann, 60, a former Nazi death camp physician fighting extradition to West Germany to face a war crimes trial, lost a petition yesterday for release from prison. The Ghana high court rejected the Nazi doctor’s bid for a writ of habeas corpus to be released from the jail where he has been kept… More ▸
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