Eric Schwartz
By Eric Schwartz
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Culture Author Enters Debate Over Jews and I.Q.
The Rev. William Sanchez of Albuquerque, N.M., has more than just the standard priest’s cross hanging from his neck. After a genetic test showed that some of his ancestors from Spain were Jewish, he took to wearing a Star of David, as well. Such is the “mystique of Judaism,” writes Jon Entine, author of the…
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Culture Tay-Sachs Association Turns 50
When it was founded in 1957, the National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association was no more than a group of New York parents who had dedicated themselves to ending Tay-Sachs and the genetic diseases related to it. Tay-Sachs may still be around, but at the NTSAD’s 50th anniversary gala in October, the group will have…
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Culture ‘Front-Loading’ Campaign Offers a Novel Model for Fundraising
An innovative form of fundraising for Jewish day schools in Chicago has met with great success, and may become a model for future fundraising efforts across the country. The idea is called “front-loading.” Under this arrangement, major donors pledge to donate a certain amount to the local Jewish federation over the next 10 years. The…
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Israel News Super Mensch
Look! Up in the sky! It’s Noah’s dove! It’s an El Al flight! No, it’s Mr. Mitzvah, who, in his secret identity as 51-year-old recording artist and philanthropist Sir Ivan (aka Ivan Wilzig), has joined 10 other would-be superheroes for the second season of the Sci Fi Channel’s “Who Wants To Be a Superhero?” As…
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