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The Newest Americans
Forward contributor Micah Kelber and Forward intern Nadja Spiegelman recently attended a naturalization ceremony in New York City. Among the 150 people who took an oath of allegiance to America there was Israeli-born Shlomit Levav, who shared her feelings about emigrating from the Jewish State.
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Obama: U.S. Not Seeking Fight With Israel Over Settlements
President Barack Obama sought Monday to address Jewish concerns that his administration is applying uneven pressure on Israel, reassuring Jewish leaders of his commitment to demanding that all sides in the Middle East peace process live up to their obligations. In a White House meeting with top leaders from a diverse array of Jewish groups,…
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British Lawmakers Elect First Jewish Speaker
NEWS ITEM: For the first time in its long history, the British parliament elected a Jewish speaker of the House of Commons. He is John Bercow, 46, the son of a taxi driver. The leader of Bercow’s Conservative Party, David Cameron, hailed the historic occasion: “I would also like to put on record an historical…
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Yid.Dish: Waste Not, Want This Green Bean-Feta Salad
Fresh, local green beans should be here any day, now – but when they aren’t available, I rely on the frozen ones from Trader Joe’s. I like that TJ’s haricots verts are less waterlogged than many other brands of frozen green bean, and I appreciate the way each bean seems to have been individually frozen…
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When Being 86 Is No Big Deal
FOLKSBIENE GALA — A DELIGHTFUL SHOW THAT ENDED ON TIME! With a high-kicking ensemble performing an excerpt from “The Golden Land”; NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams’s seasoning his video greetings with such Yiddishisms as nakhas, mentschlekhkeyt and spilkes (pins), and master of ceremonies Freddie Roman ladling Borsch Belt jokes, the June 8 National Yiddish…
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In Major School Case, British Courts Rule On Who Is a Jew
Jewish schools are guilty of racial discrimination if they reject children on the grounds of their parentage, a British court has ruled. In a decision that has shocked the country’s 300,000-strong Jewish community, the Court of Appeal held that ongoing personal acts of faith, rather than birth or conversion, must define who is a Jew….
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Graffiti War Erupts Over Israel’s Road Signs
On a recent night in this ethnically divided city, an Israeli and two American Jews patrolled the streets, armed with a ladder, adhesive spray and a pile of handwritten placards. Every few minutes, they hopped out of the car, slapped a sticker onto a road sign and snapped a picture. Their operation, which has taken…
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UJC Now Lobbying for Universal Health Care
One of the largest and most influential Jewish groups has signed on for the first time in support of universal health care in the United States. United Jewish Communities, an umbrella group for local Jewish federations, pushed its members to lobby over the July 4 weekend for health care reform that would provide universal coverage….
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J Street Flexes Its Muscle and Others React As New Congresswoman Steps Into the Fray
At a town hall meeting in late June in suburban Maryland, Rep. Donna Edwards’s tight rope walk was on full display. Edwards had come to White Oak Middle School to speak with the gathered crowd about her recent trip to Israel and Gaza. She wanted to defend herself against criticism that she has been too…
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No Longer in Exile: Overhaul of Diaspora Museum Reflects a New Zionist Narrative
It has long epitomized the Jewish state’s superiority complex toward Jews who live abroad. Tel Aviv’s Museum of the Jewish Diaspora was theoretically about the Jews living dispersed around the globe, but its narrative had them all ending up in Israel. Now, with a big jolt of funding, the museum has announced that it will…
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A Fresh Face Takes Over Embattled UJC
When Jerry Silverman was being considered for the job of CEO and president of United Jewish Communities, the umbrella organization of the North American Jewish federation system, he sought advice from a key constituency: his family. “We had a family meeting a few weeks ago, in the backyard after going to services on Shabbat,” Silverman…
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