The holidays have been a lot of fun coming together, making new friends, eating, not eating, eating in a temporary shelter and somewhere in all the midst of that, one really terrific brunch after my sister’s wedding. But I have to say, except for that brunch, I haven’t been doing too much cooking. And frankly…
Dennis Ross, the former Middle East envoy, has been spending a lot of time on the road and in synagogues these days. Since joining joining Barack Obama on a Middle East trip and then publicly coming out in support of the Democratic presidential nominee, Ross has been on a tour of the Jewish community in…
Republican presidential nominee John McCain plans to host a conference call with Jewish leaders across the country Sunday morning. The so-called tele-town hall meeting with Jewish leaders, McCain’s second such call since August, will include the participation of U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman. The independent Democrat who has been campaigning for the Republican ticket in battleground…
Los Angeles — The presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama is refusing to participate in debates with representatives of a Republican Jewish group that is behind an advertising blitz attacking the Democratic nominee. Earlier this week, the Obama campaign instructed its representatives not to participate in forums with representatives of the Republican Jewish Coalition. So…
SARKOZY DECRIES ANTISEMITISM IN FRANCE AT APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE DINNER “In 1776, when we were trying to win our independence, it was France that came to our aid,” said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to France’s president, Nicolas Sarkozy, at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation dinner, which honored both men. Bloomberg, who admitted that…
Beachwood, Ohio — With independent polls showing Ohio to be a tossup in the presidential race, the state’s large number of undecided Jewish voters are considered critical by both sides to winning the White House. Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican nominee John McCain and their surrogates have been intensely wooing the Buckeye state’s Jewish…
Faced with a recent surge of mob-related murders, Israel appears to be reaching out to the United States for help in bringing its leading underworld figures to justice. With the cooperation of Israeli authorities, Justice Department officials in the United States are currently preparing to request that a leading Israeli crime boss be extradited to…
When Clare Kinberg, editor of a feminist Jewish magazine, set up her booth at an Ann Arbor Jewish community event, she didn’t expect to attract a parade of women eager to vent their rage against Sarah Palin. But woman after woman — perhaps noticing Kinberg’s Barack Obama pin —approached her to tell stories of how…
Los Angeles — During the past decade, as the Jewish world buzzed about a cultural renaissance, and Jewish themed T-shirts sold like brisket before Passover, a spate of new Jewish publications came into existence, aiming to feed the apparent hunger for Jewish culture. Now, the heady goals of those publications have been brought down to…
Los Angeles — In the past six months, 96-year-old Dan Chapman has lost $12,000 from a certificate of deposit that he had to withdraw from Washington Mutual bank before it came due, and he’s seen his mutual funds decline precipitously. “If it keeps on, it will be precarious,” the one-time Jewish fundraiser said while sitting…
Washington — Defendants in the classified-information case involving two former pro-Israel lobbyists are hoping a change in administrations next year will bring a fresh review of their prosecution, according to sources on the defense team. The next Attorney General, who will be nominated by Barack Obama or John McCain, is expected to reconsider the case…
