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National News

• G.A.’s Savior Is the Russian Oligarch ‘Who Got Away’
• Yuri Foreman: Future Rabbi, Present World Champion
• Visa Issues Lead to a Shortage of Religious Staffers

Community News

• Hasidic Village’s Neighbors Have Slaughterhouse Blues
• Former Agriprocessors CEO Rubashkin Sent to Prison
• Sy Syms, Retail Magnate and Y.U. Benefactor, Dies at 83

International News

• Funding for Overseas Jews In Disarray as Agencies Duel
• Perfect Storm: Wide Gaps, Weak Leaders, Elusive Peace
• The Life, Death and Judaica of a Russian Oligarch

Israel News

• Ethiopian Jews Celebrate a Festival, Gain Israeli Attention for Their Traditions
• Were Israelis Banned From Komen’s Egyptian Cancer Meeting?
• Amid Growing Crisis, U.S. Asks Israel for Action To Boost Abbas

Arts & Culture

• Darwin and Gods — for Kids
• Pannonica
• Mahmoud Darwish: If He Were Another
• Magen Tzedek: Model of the Jewish Future or Show Without an Audience?
• Internet: The Hatred Super-Highway
• How, Why, Who Hates Us

Fast Forward

• Building Identity Through Art
• An Honest Marriage of Vermont and Judaism
• Where ‘Love’ First Appears
• Dirty Sayings Never Get Old
• Two-Way Giving
• Schmutz Sandwich Anyone?

The Shmooze

• A New Yad for the Bar-Mitzvah Set
• Vienna Event Misplaces the ‘Hatikvah’
• Costco Gets Into the Torah Business
• Sir Ian Knows What It’s Like
• Prestigious Award for Israeli Choreographer
• MacFarlane’s Not-So-Funny Jew Joke

Forward Forum

• An American Yom Tov
• The Wages of Liberal Guilt
• Trying Terrorists
• A Time for Counting
• Freezing Progess, Not Settlements
• Missing the Abu Mazen Opportunity

Editorial

• Rubashkin’s Crimes
• A Wall For Us All
• Abortion and Morality