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Anti-Semitism Lowest in Britain in 10 Years

The number of anti-Semitic incidents reported in Britain during the first half of 2013 is the lowest it has been in a decade, according to a British watchdog. The Community Security Trust counted 219 anti-Semitic incidents across the United Kingdom in the first six months of 2013, compared to 311 incidents in the corresponding period…

By JTA Jul 26, 2013 | < 1 min read
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Latino-Jewish Caucus Backs Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Workers

A bipartisan caucus of Jewish and Hispanic members of the U.S. House of Representatives said a path to citizenship for undocumented workers should underpin immigration reform. The co-chairs of the Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), the chairwoman of the House Middle East subcommittee; Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House…

By JTA Jul 26, 2013 | < 1 min read
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140 U.S. Jewish Leaders Sign Letter of Support for Talks

A broad range of U.S. Jewish figures wrote Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to encourage him as peace talks restart. “We recognize that achieving a two-state solution will require a territorial compromise that provides for a Palestinian state without jeopardizing Israel’s security,” said the letter, initiated by the Israel Policy Forum and signed by 140…

By JTA Jul 26, 2013 | < 1 min read
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Jewish Life Is Growing in Small Southern Towns

Standing beneath the chuppah during his wedding in May, Doug Friedlander said he felt a “magical moment,” and it wasn’t just because of his blushing bride. Theirs was the first Jewish wedding in Helena, Ark., in more than 20 years. An ailing Mississippi River town of 12,000, Helena once was home to a Jewish community…

By JTA Jul 25, 2013 | 4 min read
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Jewish Groups Send $100K To Syrian Refugees in Jordan

A coalition of Jewish groups is providing more than $100,000 in aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan. The Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief, which is made up of 14 organizations and coordinated by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, convened Thursday in New York to allocate the money to several groups providing aid to Syrian…

By JTA Jul 25, 2013 | < 1 min read
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Rival Women’s Groups Feud Over Prayer at Western Wall

On the morning of July 8, at the beginning of the Hebrew month of Av, the Western Wall plaza was a cacophonous mess. Women of the Wall, the activist group that holds women’s prayer services each month at the site known as the Kotel, loudly sang festive prayers at a spot far from the wall…

By JTA Jul 25, 2013 | 3 min read
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Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Performs in ‘Nazi’ Get-Up

Roger Waters, a rock musician critical of Israel, used a giant, pig-shaped balloon emblazoned with a Star of David and symbols of dictatorial regimes during a recent concert in Belgium. Waters, who recently urged other performers to boycott Israel and compared Israel to apartheid South Africa, was singing on stage on July 20 under the…

By JTA Jul 25, 2013 | < 1 min read
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Rome Jews Warn Against Public 100th Birthday Celebration for Nazi Eric Priebke

The president of Rome’s Jewish community called on authorities to bar any public celebration of the 100th birthday of convicted Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke. Riccardo Pacifici on Tuesday called on Italy’s president and prime minister, the mayor of Rome and other officials to make sure that a rumored celebration of Priebke’s birthday on July…

By JTA Jul 24, 2013 | < 1 min read

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