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Move Over Florida, Charleston Is the New Hot Place for Jewish Couples

By Rukhl Schaechter

Charleston wants everyone to know that Florida isn’t the only place where couples can enjoy their golden years basking in warm weather and Jewish community.Read More


One Man's Strange Path from N.Y. Jew to Hindu Honcho

By JTA

One-time Jewish fraternity brother Steven Silberfein left his roots to become a Hindu honcho and founder of the annual Bhakti Fest, a 1,500 person Hindu yoga retreat.Read More


Six Points Jewish Arts Fellowship Closes as Federation Declines To Renew Grant

By Ezra Glinter

The innovative Six Points Fellowship is closing its flagship New York program amid federation funding cuts. Artists say it’ll be that much harder to do creative work.Read More


Bialystoker Home, 90-Year-Old Jewish Institution, Is Declared N.Y. Landmark

By Josh Nathan-Kazis

A shuttered 90-year-old Jewish nursing home on Manhattan’s Lower East Side has been declared a New York City landmark, a designation that will protect it from being razed.Read More


Claims Conference Chief Knew of $57M Holocaust Fraud Probe Earlier

By Nathan Guttman

Julius Berman, board chairman of the Holocaust Claims Conference, insisted he knew nothing about a 2001 probe into massive fraud. A fax obtained by the Forward says otherwise.Read More


Why Did Jewish Group Give Award to Indonesian Blamed for Fanning Hatred?

By Josh Nathan-Kazis

An American Jewish group’s plans to give Indonesia’s president an award for tolerance has stirred controversy. Activists say freedom has deteriorated sharply on his watch.Read More


Jewish Leaders Speak Out on Anti-Gay Murder in Greenwich Village

By Michael Kaminer

Jewish LGBT leaders are joining the chorus of condemnation around the West Village murder of a gay man over the weekend by a convicted felon who spouted homophobic slurs before pulling the trigger on his 32-year-old victim.Read More


Helping Syria War Victims Poses Special Challenges for Jews and Israelis

By Nathan Guttman

The American Jewish community and Israel are both known for their quick response to humanitarian disasters. But daunting obstacles have kept them sidelined from the Syrian civil war.Read More


ZOA Regains Tax-Exempt Status After Yearlong Hiatus

By Josh Nathan-Kazis

The Zionist Organization of America has regained its tax exemption more than a year after its failure to file financial disclosures led the Internal Revenue Service to revoke its nonprofit status.Read More


Magen Tzedek, Ethical Kosher Seal, Stalled Amid Orthodox Opposition

By Seth Berkman

Four years after the Magen Tzedek ethical kosher certification scheme was launched, not one product bears its seal. Has Orthodox opposition killed the project?Read More






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