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Bill Demands Discussion of Displaced Jews
Washington – A groundbreaking resolution adopted April 1 by the House of Representatives will require the administration to bring up the plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries when the matter of Palestinian refugees is raised in any international forum discussing the issue. The resolution received bipartisan support and was backed by all major Jewish…
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Dovish Lobbying Group Set To Debut
Washington – Although the organizers behind a nascent dovish pro-Israel group known as the J Street Project have steadfastly remained silent ahead of an expected formal launch in mid-April, details have emerged over the past week that paint a clear picture of the group’s goals. In a mission statement distributed among supporters last month, the…
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Washingtonians Kvell at Baseball Stadium’s Inauguration
Washington, D.C. – After more than three decades of playing the baseball equivalent of neglected stepchildren, Washingtonians finally have a state-of-the-art ball field to call their own. Nationals Park was inaugurated this past Sunday night with all the fanfare befitting a team headquartered in the nation’s capital. Opera diva Denyce Graves belted out the national…
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Herbert Friedman, 89, Major Philanthropist During Israel’s Early Years
Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, a dominant figure in American Jewish philanthropy during Israel’s formative years, died March 31 at his New York home. He was 89, and succumbed after a prolonged period of illness, according to his wife, Francine. Friedman served for nearly two decades, from 1954 to 1971, as the chief executive officer of…
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World-Famous Cantor Allegedly the Target of Entrapment Plot
Naftali Hershtik, the cantor of the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, has been the target of an entrapment scheme allegedly orchestrated by one of his former students, according to information obtained exclusively by the Forward. The rumors began weeks ago, when Israeli papers reported that an unnamed cantor had been lured by a young woman into…
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‘Women of Achievement’ Honored
ANTI-SMOKING LEGACY FOUNDATION HONORS AARP CEO NOVELLI Issur Danielovitch Demsky (aka Kirk Douglas) was presented with the American Legacy Foundation’s first Public Awareness Award at its 2003 dinner. The presenter was Betty Perske (aka Lauren Bacall), whom Douglas tried to seduce when she was 16. “My mother and father died of smoke-related illnesses,” Douglas said,…
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University of California Names Jewish President
In the same month that the debate over Israel-bashing at a California state university reached a fever pitch, the Board of Regents of the University of California announced the appointment of the second Jewish president in the system’s history. On March 27, Mark Yudof was unanimously elected by the California Board of Regents to serve…
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Theater Mag Prompts Boycott Debate
When American Theatre Magazine asked a small group of theater artists to pen statements on their views of a proposed Israeli cultural boycott, representatives of the magazine thought they were asking a mere dozen or so people. But when one of the respondents took the survey a step further, circulating it to an e-mail list…
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Paterson’s Narishkeyt
NEWS ITEM: New York’s new governor, David Paterson, admitted he indulged in extra-marital activity. The legally blind official succeeded Eliot Spitzer, who resigned as a consequence of sexual transgression. Dave Paterson’s a laid-back guy! Who knew he had a roving eye? His ocular deficiency Could not deter his jeu d’esprit Quite absent was the lustful…
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Yid Vid: Israel Through British Eyes
Staffers from the British pro-Israel advocacy group Bicom took to the streets to find out what ordinary Britons know about Israel. They compiled some of the sillier responses into a YouTube highlight reel: I personally like how the woman in the kaffiyeh thought the capital of Israel was “Iran.” Of course, I’m sure one could…
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Mel Brooks Honored at Rainbow Room
MEL BROOKS LEAVES GUILD HALL GALA CROWD IN STITCHES Though the Forward is completing its 110th anniversary, Mel Brooks, the authenticated “2000 Year Old Man,” told me he grew up reading it as a youngster. Brooks, an honoree at the Guild Hall Academy of the Arts’ March 3 Achievement Awards gala at the Rainbow Room,…
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