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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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Pat Buchanan for Obama?
No, the conservative commentator and former presidential candidate is not endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as the headline of this post or a new ad by the Republican Jewish Coalition might suggest. But the latest ad from RJC could lead some people to conclude that Obama has or wants Buchanan’s backing. The ad [shown…
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Obama Chats With 900 Rabbis on Issues and Renewal
Rosh Hashanah is more than a week away, but Barack Obama drew upon the High Holy Days themes of renewal and rededication in a conference call with more than 900 rabbis. “I know that for rabbis this is the busiest time of the year as you prepare for the High Holy Days,” the Democratic presidential…
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Playing the Shofar: An Ancient Sound Finds a New Voice
Of all the commandments in the Torah, the blowing of the shofar on the Jewish New Year is one of the most important. The ancient sound — signaling the beginning of the days of repentance — is heard on Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur, and has been used as a rallying…
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Holiday Spirit: A Political Perspective
My 6-year-old is officially obsessed with this election. She keeps exclaiming about how significant it was to have both a black man and a woman as serious candidates for highest office. (“I love history,” she breathed to me this morning. Please remind me of this when she’s in 10th grade, nodding out as a teacher…
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