Michael Kaplan
By Michael Kaplan
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Breaking News IDF To Allow Female Kosher Supervisors To Work on Military Bases
Following a decision by the Israeli Chief Rabbinate last month to agree to recognize women as kosher supervisors, the Israeli Defense Forces has also agreed to open its doors to allow women supervisors in its own kitchens. The issue has been a source of contention in Israel, following a lawsuit filed with the High Court…
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Food Titanic’s Kosher Butcher Shop To Be Preserved
Galkoff’s kosher butcher in Liverpool that once supplied the Titanic with meat hasn’t sold a Shabbos brisket — or anything for that matter — since it closed its doors 35 years. But, the building’s historic façade, won’t be going anywhere anytime soon thanks to a donation from philanthropist Isaac Wolfson. English Heritage recently ruled the…
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Opinion Pew Poll Reveals How Americans View Israel
Pro-Israel marchers walk along Fifth Avenue on May 5, 2002 in New York City. / Getty Images While Americans continue to hold long-time allies like Great Britain and Canada in high esteem, they are pretty divided as to how they feel about some of the government’s other key allies — like Israel. A recently published…
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Opinion Can’t Top Weegee on New Year’s Eve
Ever attend an awkward New Year’s Eve party? Probably can’t top this one. Here’s a picture taken by Weegee, the famed tabloid Jewish photographer, born Arthur Fellig, at a 1943 New Year’s Eve party 71 years ago. The photo was snapped at Sammy Bowery Follies, described by National Geographic as an “alcoholic haven,” where the…
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News Warren Weinstein’s Family Breaks Silence Over Captivity
Relatives of an American Jewish aid worker held captive in Pakistan for the last two years have broken their silence, expressing their frustration with their ailing loved one’s lingering captivity. In an exclusive interview with ABC news, the wife of Warren Weinstein said that she “wanted to die right there on the spot” when she…
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Breaking News Iran and Turkish Leaders Top ‘Anti-Semitic’ 2013 List
Iran’s supreme leader, Turkey’s premier and United Nations official Richard Falk top the Simon Wiesenthal Center annual list of the top 10 anti-Semitic and anti-Israel slurs of the year. This year’s list does not discriminate between Muslims, Jews and Christians and includes some big names like the supreme leader of Iran and lesser-known agitators like…
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Breaking News Ron Perelman’s Daughter Wins Round in Family Feud
Billionaire Ron Perelman’s daughter reportedly won an important hurdle in a 3-month-long inheritance battle against her uncle, James Cohen, who she claims coerced her ailing grandfather into writing her out of his will. According to the Daily News, Superior Court Judge Estella De La Cruz ruled that the burden of proof is now shifted to…
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Breaking News Association of American Universities Condemns Academic Boycotts of Israel
The Association of American Universities issued a statement late last week condemning rising support for an academic boycott of Israeli institutions, arguing that it infringes upon principles of academic freedom. The statement, representing 62 American and Canadian universities, comes a week after the American Studies Association passed a resolution to “honor the call of Palestinian…
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