Wisconsin’s voters may have rejected Senator Russ Feingold, but he still has a place in the heart of the state’s Jewish community. Feingold, a Democrat who lives in Middleton, Wisc., lost his seat to Republican businessman Ron Johnson on Nov. 2 and will end his 18-year career as the state’s junior U.S. Senator next month….
As the huge fire in northern Israel continues to burn for the fourth day, American supporters are formulating ways to help with the worst natural crisis in the nation’s history. While local volunteers acting on personal initiative are ferrying packages of food from homes and restaurants for firefighters, as long as the flames are still…
What the WikiLeaks documents say about how Gulf Arab states see the threat of a nuclear Iran, and the questions of ethics and confidentiality that the leaked diplomatic cables have brought to the fore are the subjects of this week’s Reporters’ Roundtable. Host Josh Nathan-Kazis speaks with Forward editor Jane Eisner and staff writer Gal…
Ballistics evidence in the Ronni Chasen murder case, which professional crime investigation sources say suggests a murder-for-hire, is being processed by the crime lab of the L.A. County Sherriff’s Department, widely regarded as one of most effective forensic departments in the country. The evidence will be compared to the handgun used by a man described…
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Updated December 8, 2010, 5:46 p.m. Amid the hailstorm of lawsuits unveiled in the Bernard Madoff case in early December is a score of filings seeking to reclaim funds from not-for-profit organizations and foundations alleged to have profited from their Madoff investments. Hundreds of so-called clawback lawsuits have been filed en masse by Madoff trustee…
A key court filing in the legal battle between Steve Rosen and his former employers at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has been postponed, but tensions still run high. The powerful pro-Israel group’s supporters, as well as its detractors, are bracing for the next round in what has become an all-out fight between Rosen…
The five-member Temecula City Planning Commission voted unanimously to allow the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley to build a new mosque, rejecting the heated arguments of those opposed to the project. The decision came after a five-hour public hearing and impassioned speeches by 87 supporters and opponents, each of whom were allotted three minutes to…
Honorees at ZOA Dinner Include Gary Bauer, Founder of Christians United for Israel, French Senator Jean-Pierre Plancade, Journalist William Kristol and Genesis 10 Founder Harley Lippman “He’s good for Israel, good for the Christians, good for the United States,” said host Alan Mazurek, chairman of the ZOA National Advisory Council, of Gary Bauer, keynote speaker…
Congress is in for the lame duck session and Jewish groups have their wish lists ready for their last chance to get legislation through before Republicans take over the House of Representatives. Many bills Jewish organizations are advocating for have to do with social benefits, and for those, chances look slim. If a Democratic-led Congress…
It has always been safe to assume that the leaders of Arab nations within firing range of Iran view that country with suspicion and fear. It has been an open secret that Iran’s nuclear ambitions are perceived with as much dread in Riyadh and Bahrain as they are in Jerusalem. But who would have imagined…
