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Is Netanyahu the Queen of Mean?
Israel’s first lady is a Queen of Mean, according to a new lawsuit. In Tel Aviv court papers made public January 15, a former housekeeper claims that Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “mistreated and abused” her during five years of service, paying her less than minimum wage and subjecting her to…
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How a ‘Jewish Rave’ Grew Up To Become a Synagogue
The past and future of the new Jewish spirituality may be found at the intersection of two charmingly shrubby side streets in Berkeley, Calif. Here, at least two Fridays a month, more than 150 young people — bearded, kaftaned, decked in home-made tallitot, Bukharan kippot, chunky necklaces and dancing shoes — gather at Chochmat HaLev…
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In Haiti, a Poignant Rescue Mission Amid ‘We Love Israel’ Cheers
“Tell me please, what day is it? Is it Wednesday?” whispered Franz Gilles, laying in his bed at the field hospital. “No, it is Saturday,” the Israeli doctor standing next to him replied. Gilles seemed baffled. He turned around and mumbled, “Saturday, oh my God.” The 59-year-old administrative director of the Haitian tax authority spent…
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Remembering Mina Bern, Star of the Yiddish Stage
The Mina Bern that I knew could always rise to the occasion and stop a show — without even trying. I remember seeing her at the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene gala in December 2007 in Manhattan. The benefit was held to honor lyricist Sheldon Harnick, TV star Bebe Neuwirth and songwriter-activist Peter Yarrow. Bern wasn’t feeling…
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Moses, MLK and Miep
The other day, while sitting on my lap, my 2-year old daughter Hannah asked,“What’s your name, Mommy?” “Ilana,” I answered. She looked surprised and said, “My teacher’s name is Ilana.” I had to reassure my daughter that my name really was Ilana, and that her preschool teacher and I have simply have the same name….
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Report Shows Israel Studies Flowering on Campus
American college students who want to study the poetry of Yehuda Amichai or the films of Amos Gitai are in luck. The number of Israel studies courses being offered on American college campuses has ballooned over the past few years, according to a new study commissioned by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, a…
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Writing Israel: A Love Letter, A Tragedy
Rich Cohen often writes books about eccentric Jews: Brooklyn mobsters, World War II resistance fighters, and even his own family (he is the disinherited grandson of the inventor of Sweet ‘n’ Low). His latest book, “Israel Is Real” (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) is what Cohen calls a love letter to the Jewish state. But the…
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Bereft and Healing, a Father Returns Home to Gaza
“The blood of my daughters was a price that saved others’ lives,” said Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish. One year later, the Gaza physician is trying to make sense of the deaths of his children, killed by Israeli missiles during Israel’s military campaign. The circumstances that brought on those missiles remain in dispute. But now, Abuelaish, whose…
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Brandeis Looking For Next Leader While Facing Budget Challenge
The search for a successor to Jehuda Reinharz, president of Brandeis University, is under way, but moving at a pace too slow for some. At the same time, Reinharz is fending off accusations stemming from the serious financial challenges now facing the school. Reinharz announced his resignation last September, promising that he would stay until…
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Why the Mistrust Between U.S. and Israel?
Like a couple that just can’t get along, even when they agree, Washington and Jerusalem have spent early January locked in squabbles. Beneath the media radar, the America-Israel strategic relationship is flourishing after running into problems at the end of President George W. Bush’s tenure, according to Israel’s Washington ambassador, Michael Oren. Yet, relations between…
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Leaders Mull Options To Protest Restrictions at Kotel
Acts of civil disobedience are among the strategies that the Reform movement is weighing as it mulls how best to advocate for religious pluralism in Israel, particularly at Jerusalem’s Western Wall — the site of recent confrontations between women worshipping as a prayer group, the Orthodox rabbis who control access to the wall and the…
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