Ami Eden
By Ami Eden
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News N.Y. Probe of Charity Cites Mismanagement
A long-awaited report from the New York State Attorney General’s Office outlines serious financial mismanagement at the World Jewish Congress, including hundreds of thousands dollars of improper payments and loans to its former chairman and secretary-general, Rabbi Israel Singer. The report constitutes an agreement, signed by representatives of the WJC and the Attorney General’s Office…
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Culture Like Father, Like Son
Dr. Haran: So, how are things? Jacob: It’s been a good week. Dr. Haran: Why do you say that? Jacob: I finally left my father-in-law’s house. It was a big step. Dr. Haran: How come? Jacob: What’s the big riddle? After two decades of letting Laban walk all over me, I finally let him have…
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Culture Seeing Stars
Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish By Abigail Pogrebin Broadway, 400 pages, $24.95. * * *| In 1994, comedian Adam Sandler evoked the joys of counting Jewish celebrities with his hilarious ditty, “The Hanukkah Song.” Now, journalist Abigail Pogrebin is taking it one step further. Unwilling to settle for a mere headcount,…
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Culture One Nation Under God?
As Senator Dianne Feinstein wrapped up her opening remarks during the hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of John Roberts, she offered an apparent plea for preserving a robust separation of church and state. “During the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and even today,” the California Democrat said, “millions of innocent people have…
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Opinion Is Roberts a Lemon?
The battle over Supreme Court nominee John Roberts is coming to a head, and though the deck is stacked against them, his liberal critics seem ready for a nasty fight to the finish. As Ori Nir reports on Page 1, one liberal advocacy group, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, issued a 19-page…
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News Gaza Journal; Crowds Confront Soldiers
With the sun setting on Gaza Tuesday night, historian Michael Oren stood in the Gush Katif settlement bloc as Israeli soldiers received orders for the next day’s forced removal of Jewish settlers. A senior fellow at the Jerusalem-based center-right Shalem Center think tank, Oren wrote a highly praised book on Israel’s capture of Gaza and…
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Israel News Coach Picked, Stereotypes Roll
It was all hugs and smiles last week at the press conference where New York Knicks General Manager Isiah Thomas introduced the team’s new $10 million per year head coach, Larry Brown. Generally the media joined in the fun, hailing the return of Brown, a Brooklyn native who grew up on Long Island idolizing the…
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Israel News Coach Picked, Stereotypes Roll
It was all hugs and smiles last week at the press conference where New York Knicks General Manager Isiah Thomas introduced the team’s new $10 million per year head coach, Larry Brown. Generally the media joined in the fun, hailing the return of Brown, a Brooklyn native who grew up on Long Island idolizing the…
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