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Paterson Steps Into Hamptons Eruv Fray
In his first visit to a synagogue since becoming governor of New York, David A. Paterson told congregants that he supported their proposal to construct an eruv around their community in the Hamptons, urging more tolerance from residents who have opposed the plan. At Sabbath services in early August at The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton…
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Party Platforms Draw in Jewish Groups
Washington — A concerted effort by Jewish groups to weigh in with Republican and Democratic officials involved in formulating their respective party’s platforms appears to signal a sizable shift in communal priorities since the last presidential election, four years ago. In official submissions to each party’s platform committee, and in unofficial proposals made in closed-door…
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McCain and Obama Warm Up for High Holy Days
Los Angeles — As Barack Obama and John McCain prepare for their first joint appearance at a Southern California mega-church August 16, both candidates will make a joint appearance of a different kind before the Jews of Southern California. Obama and McCain are both contributing to “Jewels of Elul,” a collection of 29 short essays…
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On the Scene: Young Jews Hit Music Fests
In the searing heat of a recent Saturday afternoon in July, three young men were disassembling a tent, cleaning out their cooler and packing up their car. After two days at Camp Bisco, a music-and-camping festival organized and headlined by the Disco Biscuits (“Bisco,” for short), the trio were hoping to beat the traffic out…
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Modest Styles on the Catwalk
My friend Margaret, who has been known to wear tiny velvet minidresses, bustiers, fishnets and 14-hole Doc Martens, is a little embarrassed of her current fashion predilections. “I’m getting kind of obsessed with the dresses worn by the FLDS [Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints] women and girls,” she told me. “I’m…
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Slaughterhouse Accused of Child Labor Violations
The Iowa labor commissioner’s office is accusing the country’s largest kosher slaughterhouse of 57 separate cases of child labor violations, including allegations that teenagers working at the plant used dangerous tools and chemicals. Officials in the labor commissioner’s office said that a months-long investigation of Agriprocessors had resulted in cases involving 57 individuals, aged 14…
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Storied L.A. Shul Thinks Big, Seeks $100 Million
Los Angeles — Wilshire Boulevard Temple is no penny-ante shul. L.A.’s oldest Reform congregation, the synagogue has long served as a spiritual home to Tinseltown’s titans and loomed large on Southern California’s Jewish landscape. Today, it boasts 2,500 member families, and three separate campuses spread across the metropolitan area — including a 200-acre summer camp…
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Orthodox Leaders Tour Agriprocessors, Give Plant Clean Bill of Health
A group of Orthodox leaders returned from a company-sponsored tour of a kosher slaughterhouse that has been under fire for its working conditions. The rabbis reported that the plant was clean and the workers happy. On July 31, a group of 25 Orthodox rabbis and community leaders visited the Agriprocessors slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa, at…
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Israel Ponders Possibilities for Future Government as Elections Near
Haifa, Israel — Now that Ehud Olmert has put an end to the guessing game about his future, Israel has a new favorite topic of speculation: what, exactly, will happen in the coming months. Since Olmert’s July 30 announcement that he plans to step down as prime minister, public attention has shifted to the leadership…
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Remembering Bruce Adler
ISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND HONORS REMARKABLE, SPUNKY WOMEN “There are women in this room who are alive today because of the work being done by ICRF scientists,” declared Benjamin Brafman, a criminal lawyer who served as master of ceremonies at the Israel Cancer Research Fund’s June 17 Women of Action Luncheon. “We always try to…
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Jewish Athletes Reach for the Gold
As the world gears up for the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Forward has taken note of a handful of remarkable Jewish men and women who will compete in Beijing. Our roundup reflects the diversity of Jews from around the world participating in the games from August 8 through August 24. David Zalcberg — Australia For…
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