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News Bosnian Leader Championed Religious Pluralism
Alija Izetbegovic, the courtly, avuncular former leader of the Muslim-led Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, died October 19 in Sarajevo, at age 78. His health had been deteriorating in recent weeks, a result of heart disease, and his end was hastened by a bad fall, in which he broke several ribs. Izetbegovic became a global…
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News Dance Troupe From Israel Wraps Up Goodwill Tour of America
Shortly after their community was awarded permanent residency status in Israel, a dance troupe hailing from the country’s controversial African Hebrew Israelite community completed its first “goodwill tour” of the United States at New York’s National Black Theatre in Harlem. Members of the Spirit of David Dance Theatre — who toured through Atlanta, Washington, D.C.,…
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News Canadian Rabbis Split on Gay Weddings
TORONTO — With Canada poised to recognize gay marriage, liberal Canadian rabbis are divided over whether to perform religious wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples. Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced last week that the federal government would draft a legislative amendment giving same-sex couples equal access to marriage under Canadian civil law. Chretien said the legislation…
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News Bay Area Museum Chairs Stepping Down
SAN FRANCISCO — The co-chairs of the board of the Magnes Museum, formed by last year’s merger of two Bay Area Jewish museums, unexpectedly resigned on Monday, shocking Jewish communal leaders and provoking the 65 remaining board members to explore the option of separating the two institutions. Warren Hellman and Daniel Offit, two prominent San…
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