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News Senator’s Mother Attributes Silence to Experience Under Nazis
FORWARD STAFF Senator George Allen’s mother, Henrietta “Etty” Allen, told the Washington Post Wednesday that until late August she concealed her Jewish upbringing from her children to prevent them from growing up in fear. Her father, Felix Lumbroso, was incarcerated by the Nazis during the German occupation of Tunisia during World War II. “What they…
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News Senator Allen Confirms Mother’s Jewish Roots
Senator George Allen has released a statement confirming his mother’s Jewish lineage, a day after refusing to answer a question on the topic during a debate. “I was raised as a Christian and my mother was raised as a Christian. And I embrace and take great pride in every aspect of my diverse heritage, including…
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News Democrats Fail in Bid To Curb Cluster Bombs
Senate Democrats backed overwhelmingly legislation that was seen as reflecting Washington’s growing discontent with Israel’s use of American-made cluster bombs in heavily populated areas of Lebanon. The Cluster Munitions Amendment, co-sponsored by Democrats Dianne Feinstein of California and Patrick Leahy of Vermont, was defeated September 6 in a 70-30 vote. All 55 Republican senators opposed…
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News Holiday Style: Mizrahi Dishes Do’s and Don’ts
Worried about what to wear on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Don’t stress it! Forward reporter Rebecca Spence tracked down superstar fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, who has his own strong views – on both fashion and tradition – and shared them with us via e-mail. Known for both his high-end couture and a newer collection…
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Israel News On Israel, Maher Likes the President
Bill Maher is an expert Bush basher. But don’t let it be said that the HBO talk-show host and political funnyman is incapable of showing a bit of love for the president. In an August 28 interview with Larry King, Maher gave Bush the thumbs up for his record on Israel. “I mean, can you…
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Israel News Mets’ Grass Gets Green-er
Together with shofar blasts, the hora and a Yiddish rendition of “America the Beautiful,” Jewish Heritage Day at Queens’s Shea Stadium last year also offered a nail biter of a baseball game. In the fifth inning, with the hometown Mets down 7-0, rookie Mike Jacobs — in his first major league at bat — hit…
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News From a Home in Southern Ohio, Genealogist Helps Lead Growing Movement
Sitting in his computer nook in Springfield, Ohio, far from the cultural power centers of New York and Los Angeles, Dan Kazez has been at the forefront of the fast-growing Jewish genealogy movement. From there, over the past two years, Kazez has orchestrated the growth of a Web site that provides Jewish genealogists with hundreds…
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News McKinney Bounced in Primary
Rep. Cynthia McKinney, a Georgia Democrat who has drawn stiff criticism and opposition from pro-Israel activists, lost her primary bid for re-election. McKinney was defeated Tuesday in a runoff against Hank Johnson, who won 59% of the vote. The first black woman from Georgia to win a seat in Congress, McKinney has stirred anger among…
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