Backward Staff Writer
By Backward Staff Writer
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News Backward Reveals Newly Absorbent Napkin-Format Print Edition
In a letter to subscribers, new Backward owner, the virile Sheldon Adelson announced that the newspaper’s print edition is undergoing an extensive redesign to allow this august paper to be printed entirely on a small paper napkin. “In the old days, my father used the Backward to wrap the fish he sold from his pushcart,”…
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Culture Eternally Wandering Jew Comes Home
[ ![][2]][2] The eternally wandering Jew, long thought to be a legendary figure from Christian tales, recently arrived home safely, clutching a cup of Mochaccino.TM Melvin Cohen, a storied figure of antisemitic literature and art refused to say where he’d been until he’d had a nap. Upstairs, in his own room, thank you very much….
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Culture The Middle East: Peace At Last!
[ ![][2]][2] After thousands of years of communal strife, a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement has been reached that will make war, bloodshed and religious violence relics of history. In a joint statement, leaders of Israel, Hezbollah, Hamas and Syria all hailed the peace agreement as “the dawning of a new age of peace, brotherhood…
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News At Washington University, 2 Jewish seniors differ on Israel, but share a sense of loss
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