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New Kind of Passion in an ‘Alpine Jerusalem’
It was during the intermission in Oberammergau’s controversial, once-in-a-decade Passion play that I met Jesus for a cup of coffee. A public relations man at the Münchner Volkstheater when he’s not onstage, Frederick Mayet, 30, has the long, dark-blond hair and bushy beard of a Nordic Jesus portrait hanging on the wall of a rectory…
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Israel Studies: Scholarly Pursuit or Public Diplomacy?
At the annual conference of the Association for Israel Studies, which took place in Toronto in early May, one of the first sessions was titled “State-Minority Relations.” Two of the panelists presenting papers on the topic were Ilan Peleg, a professor of government and law at Lafayette College, and Dov Waxman, a young associate professor…
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The ‘Jewish Establishment’ Won’t Respond to Beinart, But Others Do
It is an essay that has lit up the blogosphere. And the reason is at least as much because of who wrote it as because of what he wrote. Yet the specific targets of his criticism remain silent. Peter Beinart’s “The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment,” published in The New York Review of Books…
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What’s Behind White House Strategy To Woo U.S. Jews
As the Obama administration’s charm offensive toward the Jewish community enters its second month, a clearer picture is emerging of the White House’s strategy for recouping lost ground with American Jews on Israel. First and foremost, the administration is touting its strengthening of military cooperation and security ties with Israel, even as public clashes recede,…
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A Library Welcomes Israel’s Outsiders
On a sunny Sunday afternoon early in May, 5-year-old Danielle Fabicanas looked on with excitement as an amazing transformation took place in Lewinsky Park, an expanse of concrete and grass known in this city as a hangout for drug pushers and addicts. At 5 p.m., as she waited expectantly with her mother, Jerusalem-based artist Hadas…
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Church Report Deemed ‘Anti-Israel’ Endangers Jewish-Presbyterian Ties
The country’s main Presbyterian denomination is set to consider officially endorsing a church report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that Jewish groups are condemning in the strongest terms. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is expected to consider the report, recently issued by a church study group, at its biennial General Assembly in July. Jewish communal officials are…
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Peter Beinart: In His Own Words
On what moved him to write his piece now: After the rise of Avigdor Lieberman, the lack of shock and outrage in the organized American Jewish community made me feel like there was something wrong. The second thing that had an impact on me was having small children and starting to think about what kind…
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Happy Birthday to Us!
On May 25, the Forward’s English edition celebrated its 20th birthday. At a time when traditional forms of journalism are under assault, it’s an accomplishment to survive two decades, a joy to have come this far. Thanks to a talented staff, loyal readers and advertisers, and the ever-supportive Forward Association, here’s hoping for 100 more!
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Commenting on ‘Why Christian Zionists Really Support Israel’
NOTE: Due to an unexplained technical glitch, commenting on the article “Why Christian Zionists Really Support Israel” was disabled, and we were unable to restore commenting without losing the article’s url. We regret that several comments apparently disappeared as a result of this glitch. As a remedy to allow readers to comment on this article,…
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Sounding Off About Israel
Mortimer Zuckerman Sounds Off About Israel at Museum of Jewish Heritage Dinner “Never have I been as concerned for the State of Israel as I am today,” said Mortimer Zuckerman, Heritage Award honoree at the May 13 Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust’s 14th Annual Heritage dinner, held at Edmond J. Safra…
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The Interview: Peter Beinart Defends His Broadside
Peter Beinart, a journalism professor and the author of the forthcoming book “The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris,” visited the Forward studio to discuss his recent New York Review of Books essay. In the piece, he faults Israel’s government and American Jewish leaders for the alienation from Israel that many young American Jews…
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