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Support for Turkey Dips After Davos Blowup
Washington — The American Jewish community is starting to question its long-standing support of Turkish interests in Washington, following Turkey’s public denunciation of Israel’s recent military actions in Gaza. The two countries have been trading barbs ever since Israel launched its operation against Hamas in Gaza, in a move to stop Hamas’s rocket attacks. The…
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Jewish Charities Look to Stimulus Bill To Stave Off Cuts
While the public’s eye has been trained on the money that Bernard Madoff allegedly swindled from Jewish organizations, most Jewish charities are fearfully watching another, much larger donor that is falling on hard times: the government. Jewish agencies such as nursing homes and community centers take in an estimated $10 billion each year from government…
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Relationship With Obama Also on Ballot As Israelis Vote
Tel Aviv, Israel — In the final days of Israel’s election campaign, pollsters were calling the Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu “Teflon Netanyahu,” reflecting the common belief that he was riding an unstoppable wave of support. But Tzipi Livni’s Kadima party, trailing, was working hard to give the impression that it had found Netanyahu’s Achilles’…
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Why Does Hollywood Love the Holocaust?
Los Angeles — With “The Reader” garnering five Oscar nominations, and just as many Holocaust-related films playing this winter, Hollywood’s long-simmering romance with one of the greatest tragedies in human history is reaching a fever pitch. Even a former official of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has a certain fatigue. “I find myself wanting…
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Concern, Criticism Follow Venezuelan Synagogue Attack
International Jewish groups expressed concern after an attack on a Caracas synagogue, blaming President Hugo Chavez for creating an atmosphere of hate in Venezuela. Up to 15 people attacked the Tiferet Israel Sephardic synagogue the night of January 30, throwing Torah scrolls on the floor and damaging some of them, according to reports. They also…
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Dodging Cupid’s Arrow
I hate Valentine’s Day. When I have a girlfriend, the day carries the weight of obligation: What to do? Are candy, flowers, a card and a nice dinner enough? Does my girl want something wildly elaborate, elegantly tasteful, or imaginative and innovative? If I’m going to make all that effort, what should I expect in…
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Digging Deep on Tu B’Shevat
Tu B’Shevat, also known as “the New Year for the trees,” starts at sundown on February 9. (So soon? Why, it seems like it was just the 10th of Tevet!) Like a Rorschach inkblot, this holiday can reveal a lot about who’s celebrating it. Originally it was merely the agrarian equivalent of April 15 for…
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An Evening of Yiddish Song
ELEANOR REISSA A HIT AT AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR JEWISH MUSIC CELEBRATION Sporting stiletto heels and tight black-satin pants, singer-actress Eleanor Reissa wowed the audience at the December 28, 2008, Hanukkah concert at the Center for Jewish History, held jointly by the American Society for Jewish Music and the American Jewish Historical Society. With her Galizianer…
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For Group of Gaza Children, a Vacation Thwarted
Haifa, Israel — In a reversal of the usual fight over border crossings — with Gaza’s rulers demanding they be opened and Israel refusing — Hamas has stopped a group of children crossing to Israel for a therapeutic vacation. On the evening of January 28, a group of 47 Gaza children age four to 13…
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Iranian Jews Hurt by One of Their Own
Los Angeles — A little more than a year ago, George Haroonian, an Iranian-Jewish rug dealer, invested his family’s savings — totaling more than $400,000 — with Ezri Namvar, a trusted member of Los Angeles’s tight-knit Iranian-Jewish community, who for years has taken loans from community members and given them high returns in exchange. Today, Haroonian…
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Gaza Rebuilding Sparks Contest Among Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Authority
Haifa, Israel — Hadas Balas is an unlikely rescue worker for Gaza. The 25-year-old Israeli student studies at Sapir Academic College in Sderot, an institution where classes are often interrupted by stints in bomb shelters. She has no experience in politics or nongovernmental organizations. And she has never been at all interested in the welfare…
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