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The Lehmans? They’ve Moved On. Sad? A Little.
If there’s anyone unaffected by the collapse of the Lehman Brothers investment bank, it may be the Lehman family. The descendants of Mayer and Emanuel Lehman, two of the German Jewish brothers who lent the firm its name in the 1850s, remain a tightly knit clan ensconced in New York’s upper crust. But they have not…
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Jewish Republicans Criticized for Pushing a More Aggressive Anti-Obama Effort
By running advertisements that seek to tie Senator Barack Obama to Iran, Palestinians and Patrick Buchanan, and by sponsoring a poll that some say is misleading and even manipulative, the Republican Jewish Coalition is mounting an unusually aggressive campaign that has drawn criticism from Democrats and even some Republicans. Obama supporters led a September 16…
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Adelson Shrinks Giving to Birthright
The man commonly known as the world’s richest Jew is scaling back his contributions to one of the most prominent Jewish charities. On September 9, billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson announced that he was reducing his donations to Birthright Israel in 2009 and 2010, respectively, to $20 million and $10 million, after giving $70 million…
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High Holy Days Go Online: Jews Repent Over Internet
Los Angeles — As millions of Americans have found a place for themselves in cyberspace — be it on Facebook or on MySpace — so, too, have the Jewish High Holy Days. During the month of Elul — the 29-day atonement period that falls in September this year and is meant to prepare Jews for…
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Immigration Activists Retrench for Another Round of Debate
Washington — With immigration reform placed on the back burner in the presidential political debate, groups supporting and opposing changes in immigration policy are intensifying their efforts to bring about change once a new administration and Congress come to Washington. Activists on both sides of the immigration divide agree that the selection of Senator John…
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Dems Ask Jewish Voters To Look Beyond Israel
Washington — When then U.S. Rep. Charles Schumer of Brooklyn challenged U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato in 1998, Schumer told New Yorkers they didn’t have to settle for what he described as half a loaf. “Al D’Amato had a great record for Israel, and I never tried to begrudge it,” Schumer recalled of his first successful Senate…
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Jesuit University Offers Jewish Social Justice Course
Los Angeles — A Bay Area university has become the first in America to create an academic program based on a long-standing tradition: the Jewish commitment to social justice. This month, the University of San Francisco, a 153-year-old Jesuit institution, launched the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice. Directed by Jewish activist Aaron…
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Fran Drescher’s New Role
FROM NANNY TO DIPLOMAT: FRAN DRESCHER ON MISSION TO SAVE WOMEN’S LIVES From the wilds of the Flushing area of Queens to the hit TV series “The Nanny,” Fran Drescher, now known as “The Cancer Schmancer Lady, ” has been appointed (thanks to a recommendation by first lady Laura Bush) as the newest member of…
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Who Has Made Their Mark? Help Us Find the Next Forward 50
In an annual tradition, the staff of this newspaper compiles a list of the 50 people who have made an imprint in the past year on the ways in which American Jews view the world and relate to each other. The Forward 50 has come to resemble an annual snapshot of American Jewry, with all…
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Biden, AIPAC Have ‘Warm Conversation’
U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, spoke by phone with the leadership of AIPAC this afternoon. According to Jewish leaders and campaign officials, Biden and AIPAC leaders had “a warm conversation” that lasted about 20 minutes. Biden, who was introduced by AIPAC President David Victor, spoke of his long relationship with the…
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Groovy Times for the Obama Campaign in the Middle East
Is Israel the sole democracy or the soul one in the Middle East? Apparently Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama found the State of Israel is a really hip place during his recent visit. After a conference call with rabbis on Thursday, Obama’s campaign released a statement that included: “I think that it’s also important to…
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