Julie Wiener
By Julie Wiener
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Says He’s Ready for ‘Brave’ Peace Move — Opposition Mocks Claim
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supports the establishment of a Palestinian state as long as it is demilitarized and recognizes Israel as a Jewish state. In a speech to the Knesset Monday, Netanyahu said he is prepared to take “brave steps” to achieve peace with the Palestinians, despite his skepticism about…
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Breaking News Rockland County Reform Temple Goes on Auction Block for $6.7M
NEW YORK (JTA) — A 51-year-old Reform temple in New York’s Rockland County — an area whose liberal Jewish population has plummeted in recent decades as its haredi Orthodox community has rapidly grown — is closing its doors. Temple Beth El will in June vacate its building in Spring Valley, 3 miles from the Hasidic…
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Breaking News Israel Insists It Still Backs Two-State Solution — Despite Deal With Far Right Wing
(JTA) — Responding to Palestinian condemnations of Avigdor Liberman’s appointment as Israel’s defense minister, an unnamed Israeli official said the government will continue to support the two-state solution. “If a coalition is formed, it’s important to note that both The Times of Israel on Thursday. “In fact, it has historically been right-wing governments, like that…
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Breaking News 1,500 Jordanians Get Jobs in Israel Hotels — African Immigrants Face Ax
(JTA) — In a first for Jordan-Israel relations, a small group of Jordanian citizens recently gained employment in Israel’s hospitality sector as part of a pilot project negotiated by the two countries. The Washington Post Monday that the program, which “very quietly” launched six months ago, currently permits 700 Jordanians to cross the border to work in…
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Breaking News Brooklyn Hasidim Grab Disproportionate Share of Section 8 Affordable Housing Program
NEW YORK (JTA) — Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn benefit disproportionately from Section 8 housing vouchers, even as other impoverished residents have difficulty obtaining the federal housing subsidy, according to a new report. A joint investigation by WNYC and the New York Daily News found that in several heavily Hasidic sections of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood, more…
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Breaking News Boxer Tyson Fury Sorry for Accusing Jews of Brainwashing
(JTA) — British boxing champ Tyson Fury apologized for causing offense with anti-Semitic, sexist and homophobic comments he made in a video posted online this month. The vaguely worded apology does not mention Jews or anti-Semitism, nor does it specify exactly which of his comments he regrets. Fury’s comments in the video that surfaced Friday on…
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Food Hummus in 70% of Israeli Refrigerators
(JTA) — The approach of International Hummus Day) — The approach of [International Hummus Day”) (Friday, May 13) coincides with the release of a study showing that more than 90 percent of Israelis say they eat hummus at least once a week — and nearly 70 percent currently have some in their refrigerator. A survey…
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Breaking News Ernest Michel, Auschwitz Survivor and Community Leader, Dies at 92
NEW YORK (JTA) — Ernest (Ernie) Michel, who after surviving Auschwitz and a forced death march went on to become a prominent American Jewish communal leader, has died at 92. Michel died at his home in Manhattan on Saturday. He worked as a Jewish communal professional for more than 60 years, joining the staff of…
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