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Senate Paves Way for Genetic Anti-Discrimination Bill
Washington – Legislation aimed at preventing discrimination against carriers of illness-causing genes was expected to pass in the Senate April 24, ending a 13-year-long congressional standoff. Jewish groups have played an active role in pushing for the bill, a reflection of the issue’s importance for Jews. Jewish women have been at the center of the…
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New Charges Dim Pollard’s Pardon Bid
The arrest this week of an elderly American Jew on charges of spying for Israel appears to have put a serious dent in recent efforts to win a pardon for another American Jew in jail on similar charges. There has recently been a surge in activity surrounding the case of Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S….
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Israelis Say Charges Will Not Harm Ties to U.S.
Washington – While taken by surprise by the Ben-Ami Kadish spy scandal, Israeli officials remained confident this week that the affair will not have a chilling effect on the strong political and defense ties the two countries share. Israeli officials in Jerusalem and Washington said this week that the dialogue with the United States over…
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Wearable Art: Israeli Designs on Display
A new exhibit at the largest museum in New Jersey, The Newark Museum, presents a side of Israeli art rarely seen outside the country. The show, titled Women’s Tales: Four Leading Israeli Jewelers, contains the work of several of Israel’s pre-eminent contemporary jewelry makers, whose designs explore themes of living as a woman in Israel….
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Adventures in Speechwriting
They don’t bang their shoes at the United Nations or prematurely declare peace for our time, but with those fortunate exceptions, the Israeli diplomats described in Gregory Levey’s debut memoir appear capable of just about anything. There’s the memorable scene — unforgettable, really — in which the country’s foreign minister conducts a high-level strategy meeting…
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Holy Hip Hop
It’s Saturday night in Jerusalem’s Talbieh neighborhood, and a crowd of 50 is gathered to hear Matt Bar rap about the Bible. The lanky Iowa City native has achieved a kind of celebrity among young Anglos in Jerusalem with his Bible Raps project, a phenomenon he’s hoping to repeat this summer when he travels to…
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Food Maven Rethinks Jewish Cuisine
Arthur Schwartz’s main kitchen was packed. It did not seem like an unusual occurrence. On this particular day, a neighbor came over, searching for challah tips, and his housekeeper polished a set of antique brass pans. In the background, his assistant whipped up a prolific number of apple cakes for a lecture taking place the…
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Dramatic Journey: A Personal Story
Hilarity might not be the most obvious feature of the Ethiopian Jewish community’s arduous migration to Israel, but playwright Yossi Vassa has not only made that trek as a child, he also has a background in stand-up comedy. In “One of a Kind,” a play that Vassa co-wrote with Shai Ben Attar about his family’s…
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Arrest of N.J. Retiree Rekindles Suspicions of Israeli Spy Ring
Washington — The arrest this past week of a retired Army engineer is refocusing attention on claims in Washington that Jonathan Pollard was not the only Israeli spy planted in the American military. Ben-Ami Kadish, 84, was released on bond April 22 and is back at his home in The Ponds retirement community in Monroe…
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Caterpillar Meets With Churches as Methodists Weigh Divestment
Washington — Heavy-equipment giant Caterpillar opened negotiations with Christian groups that were threatening to divest from the company because of its sales to Israel. The United Methodist Church has been contemplating a resolution to pull investments from Caterpillar because of the use of the company’s machinery in the West Bank. In a statement from Caterpillar…
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Martin Sheen Honored
UNPRECEDENTED EXHIBIT WOMAN OF LETTERS-IRÈNE NÉMIROVSKY AND SUITE FRANÇAISE COMING TO MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE On September 24, the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will launch a remarkable exhibit: Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française, a rare collection of artifacts including more than 100 unpublished family photographs, the manuscript…
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