Rebecca Spence
By Rebecca Spence
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News Arizona Pol Triggers Flap By Praising Henry Ford
A flap has erupted in Arizona over a Scottsdale congressman’s recent book slamming illegal immigration, in which he praised thoughts by automaker Henry Ford on “Americanization” that are regarded by historians as anti-Jewish. In his new book, “Whatever It Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security, and the War on Terror,” Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth espoused Ford’s…
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News Lobby’s Calls for Donations Debated
One email appeal asked for donations to send care packages with toothpaste and deodorant to Israeli soldiers fighting in Lebanon. Another, from New York’s largest Jewish charity, spoke of urgently needed aid to provide trauma counseling for Israelis deluged by daily rocket attacks. Still another, a direct entreaty from a community group in the northern…
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Culture Today’s Lesson: The Birds and the Bees
‘A growing number of middle-school students are sexually active,” said Rabbi Eric Yoffie, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism, in his speech at the organization’s biennial General Assembly conference in Houston last November. “The simple truth is this: Our kids are frustrated by the combined failure of their parents and their synagogues to…
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Culture ZOA Brings Civil-rights Education to Campus
In an effort to publicize recent findings by a federal civil-rights commission that anti-Zionism on college campuses is tantamount to antisemitism, a pro-Israel advocacy group is launching a nationwide public-education campaign to inform Jewish students of their rights. This fall, the Zionist Organization of America will dispatch representatives to university campuses across America — from…
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Culture Meditation Hits the Jewish Mainstream
On any given morning at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, a group of seventh- and eighth-graders can be found lying quietly beside one another on old baby quilts, basking in the stillness of meditation. New Age music plays softly in the background, while their teacher leads them through a series of calming…
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News Victim Hailed As Dedicated Convert
Pamela Waechter was just settling into her new role as top fund-raiser at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. She had spent eight years working her way up through the ranks of her city’s central Jewish charity, starting as an outreach coordinator before serving both as a director of the women’s division and a special…
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News For Gibson Flack, Crisis Is Just Another Day at the Office
When rock star Courtney Love was looking to resurrect her tarnished public image and regain custody of her daughter, Frances Bean, she turned to Hollywood spin master Alan Nierob — the same publicist who is now aiming to save Mel Gibson following his latest gaffe. And if the Anti-Defamation League’s willingness to meet with Gibson…
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News JDC Boss: Israelis Are Vulnerable
NEW YORK — In Nazareth Ilit, situated high atop a mountain in the heart of Israel’s northern region, the town’s mayor has refused to shut down the municipal government, despite the steady barrage of rocket attacks that have besieged the area over the past three weeks. Rather than close the doors of City Hall, the…
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