Haaretz/Debra Nussbaum Cohen
By Haaretz/Debra Nussbaum Cohen
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Breaking News New York Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota Lambasted for Synagogue Slipup
New York City mayoral candidate Joe Lhota seemed to have something of a woman problem on his hands this week at a campaign stop in Borough Park, Brooklyn, where he made multiple faux pas involving women in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood. The gaffes seemed to be more an issue of the Republican candidate’s lack of familiarity…
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Breaking News Princeton President Uncovers Family Secret — He’s Jewish
Christopher Eisgruber was working on a school project with his son Danny, then a fourth grader, when he made a stunning discovery. Eisgruber, who on July 1 becomes president of Princeton University, was raised Catholic, though he has identified as a non-theist (he prefers the term over atheist) since adolescence, and was married in the…
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