Lani Perlman
By Lani Perlman
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News Media Furor in Bronx Fueled by Thesis
Like most master’s degree students at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, I expected my 32-page thesis to gather dust peacefully on the library’s shelves. Instead, it unleashed a political storm of scurrilous charges of antisemitism against one of the most prominent players in New York City politics — and my main source. Herewith, the…
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News No Rabbi To Call Your Own? How About a Rental?
When Samantha, a 13-year-old Jewish girl from Westchester County, N.Y., became a bat mitzvah, she read from the Torah and recited the ancient blessings before a gathering of family and friends. But unlike a typical ceremony, Samantha’s was in a catering hall and not a synagogue. She read from a rented Torah. And the rabbi…
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Israel News It’s All in the Cards: Poker Ace Plays a Winning Hand
At first blush, Eric Froehlich seems like a Jewish parent’s worst nightmare: Earlier this year, he dropped out of a top university to become a professional poker player. But Froehlich is no ordinary poker player. In June, just a few months after turning 21 and leaving the University of Virginia, Froehlich became the youngest player…
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