Nathaniel Popper
By Nathaniel Popper
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News Assassination of Diamond Dealer Rocks Tight Bukharan Community
When Eduard Nektalov was shot in the back of the head during evening rush hour last Thursday, he fell to the sidewalk in the middle of Midtown Manhattan with his yarmulke next to him. Those close to him have described Nektalov as a religiously observant man who, like many Bukharan Jews, was deeply invested in…
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Israel News Two Finkelsteins Share a Name But Not a Political Perspective
Oh, what a difference a middle initial makes — at least when it comes to Norman Finkelsteins. Just a single-degree shift in the alphabet, from Norman G. to Norman H., takes you from an ardent pro-Zionist to one of the world’s most famous Israel bashers. “I’ve often wanted to change my name to Lance,” kidded…
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News Nursing Homes Renovate Identities In Search for Deep-pocketed Patients
SKOKIE, Ill. — Sitting in this northern suburb of Chicago, the Lieberman Geriatric Centre is part of a long Jewish tradition of caring for the neediest elderly members of the community. A total of 135 of the institution’s 240 coveted nursing home beds are filled by patients on Medicaid, the government health insurance for low-income…
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Israel News Brown Attorney Recalls His ‘Most Meaningful Case’
It was a half-century ago, at the tender age of 28, that Jack Greenberg appeared in front of the Supreme Court for the very first time to argue that, no, separate schools for blacks were not equal. This week, Greenberg recalled how he stood before Chief Justice Earl Warren that day. He had little idea…
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News Conference Focuses on U.S. Inaction During Holocaust
A fledgling institute for Holocaust studies is stepping up its efforts to advance the notion that Franklin Roosevelt and the Jewish community did not do enough to save European Jews during World War II. In the sensitive realm of Holocaust scholarship, a number of academics are already questioning the scholarly credentials of the new institute….
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Culture Scandals Waking Investors to Corporate Responsibility
The Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation has held shares in ExxonMobil through its various money funds for years. But this month’s shareholder meeting will mark the first time that the foundation will send a proxy to vote on resolutions facing the company —including ones on global warming and the salaries of Exxon executives. It is…
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News Junk-bond King To Keynote Israel Bonds Event
Michael Milken, the former “junk-bond king,” will give what has been billed as a “stirring” talk at an event this Sunday for investors in Israel Bonds. Milken’s speech for investors carries some historical irony, as it comes from a man who has been barred for life by the United States from taking part in any…
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News Passions Flare at Swiss Banks Hearing
BROOKLYN —Even before the hearing opened here into the distribution of unclaimed funds from the $1.25 billion Swiss bank settlement, a confrontation erupted. A group of elderly men stood outside the courthouse with signs around their necks that said “Mathausen” and “Dachau,” in English and Russian. An older woman approached them and asked, in fluent…
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