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The Old Gray Mère: Does She… or Doesn’t She?
I apologize in advance for the possible vapidity of this column. In my next piece I will discuss my plan for Middle East Peace, the fate of the Jewish people in an age of rampant intermarriage, and Martin Buber. But right now, I’m anxious about my hair. It’s getting gray, and I am not happy…
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Jews Mix Their Votes
Hillary Clinton scored a big win among Jews in New York and New Jersey, but the picture was mixed in other Super Tuesday states. According to the latest exit polls, Clinton won big among Jews in her home state of New York, with 65 percent of the total compared to 33 percent for Obama. Clinton…
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Super Tuesday Snapshots: Obama’s Jewish Neighbors, Peace at the Caucuses, The FDR Vote, Satmar Feud, Tehrangeles’s Jewish Vote, Etc.
Chicago, Illinois Obama’s Jewish Neighbors Barack Obama may have a deadlock on at least one segment of the Jewish community: his neighbors. KAM Isaiah Israel, the oldest synagogue in Chicago, is directly across the street from Obama’s house. Members of KAM, a large Reform synagogue, report having seen the Illinois senator engaged in mundane activities…
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Fearing Repeat Of Durban, U.S. May Abandon Racism Summit
In what could be a major blow to the United Nations, the United States is pulling back its involvement in an upcoming U.N. anti-racism conference due to concern that it would stir up the same anti-Israel sentiments that marked the first such conference, the Forward has learned. “We are not participating, because we are concerned…
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Super Tuesday: Snapshots From Across the Country
California San Francisco Surrogates Tussle A week before Super Tuesday, campaign representatives for the three leading Democratic presidential contenders — and former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel, who remains in the race — took turns selling their candidates to San Francisco Jewish Democrats. In a lively forum at the Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club, a group…
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Olmert Spared as Winograd Report Labels Lebanon War a ‘Missed Opportunity’
Despite a damning report stating that Israel’s summer 2006 war with Hezbollah “failed to achieve its objectives,” Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his government seem to be emerging politically unharmed. The report of a national commission headed by retired judge Eliyahu Winograd was expected to send shockwaves through the Israeli political system. But the commission’s…
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Methodist Church Renews Drive For Divestment From Israel
Washington – Tensions are re-emerging between Jewish organizations and some mainline Protestant churches in the wake of a renewed drive for churches to divest from companies doing business with Israel. The United Methodist Church opened discussions last Friday on a resolution calling for divestment from Caterpillar, the tractor manufacturer, because the company supplies Israel with…
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Joe Rides Shotgun as McCain’s Straight-Talk Express Rolls On
In more than a quarter-century of public life, John McCain has been called a lot of things. But this week, on the cusp of what proved to be a pivotal win in the Florida Republican primary, one of his leading supporters bestowed upon the Arizona senator a new title: “Maccabee.” “McCain is definitely part Maccabeean,”…
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As Campaign Surges, Obama Working to Quell Jewish Fears
Mere minutes before he was inducted into Camelot, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama shifted his attention from the Kennedy clan to the Jewish tribe. Immediately prior to accepting the endorsement of Senator Edward Kennedy on Monday afternoon in Washington, Obama conducted a conference call with Jewish reporters in an effort to dispel concerns on a…
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Claiming Discrimination, Lawyer Sues Own Firm
A former associate in the New York office of one of the world’s largest law firms has sued his old employer, claiming he was harassed, and ultimately fired, for observing the Sabbath and Jewish holidays. Norman David Schoenfeld filed a complaint in federal court last month against Allen & Overy, a London-based firm that, according…
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Kaufman Center’s Curtain Raiser
A NEW ARCHITECTURAL FACE FOR THE KAUFMAN CENTER The details of the eight-month, $17 million renovation of the Kaufman Center — located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and home to the Merkin Concert Hall — by the New York firm Robert A.M. Stern Architects are daunting. What I can say of its January 8 mazel…
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