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Antique Scrolls: Pieces of History Up for Sale
When a Torah scroll is so faded or damaged that it can no longer be used, Jewish law states that, like the dearly departed, it is to be buried. But Spiritual Artifacts, a California-based company, hopes to bring new life to presumed-dead Torahs by putting them on display for all to see and offering them…
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Sephardic Lens
The 12th annual New York Sephardic Film Festival explores Sephardic Jewry, focusing on such themes as intergenerational relationships, music, Bourekas movies (a genre popular in Israel in the 1960s and ’70s) and the 60th anniversary of Israel. The festival also highlights the Italian Jewish experience. The weeklong program includes the American premieres of Ehud Tomalak’s…
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Edwards Fundraiser Backs Obama Bid
Hours after former Senator John Edwards announced his exit from the presidential race, one of his most prominent Jewish fundraisers is backing Senator Barack Obama, the Forward has exclusively learned. Speaking this morning, Fort Lauderdale lawyer Mitchell Berger said the decision had been an easy one. “They are the two candidates who represent real change,”…
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Sobriety Book Celebrates Launch
SHELDON AND MIRIAM ADELSON HONORED BY BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL Casino mogul billionaire Sheldon Adelson may be ranked as the third richest American by Forbes 400 — behind Warren Buffett and Bill Gates — but at the December 11 Birthright Israel Foundation dinner, which honored him and his wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, he was, as they say…
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Bid To Toughen Iran Sanctions Faces Obstacles On Capitol Hill
Washington – Congressional efforts to impose new, tougher sanctions on Iran are stumbling after the publication last week of a report questioning the effectiveness of American sanctions. The report, compiled by the Government Accountability Office — the investigative arm of Congress — argues that despite 20 years of American sanctions, Iran’s economic indicators remain strong….
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GOP Hopefuls Court Sunshine State Jews
Boca Raton, Fla. – Politically speaking, there is little room between Jerry Levy and his daughter Nanette Gordon. Republicans both, the two sat side by side as Senator Joseph Lieberman sang John McCain’s praises at an event sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition here last week. Come January 29, however, when Florida holds its primary,…
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Internal Memo Takes On Obama’s Mideast Approach
A confidential memo questioning Senator Barack Obama’s potential approach to Middle East policy was distributed earlier this month among staffers at a major American Jewish organization. Obama’s approach to dealing with Iran “raises questions,” said the document, which circulated within the American Jewish Committee. It also suggested that Obama placed the burden of solving the…
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Case of Informant Reverberates Through L.A.’s Orthodox Community
Los Angeles – The scandal that has emerged since a Hasidic rebbe and others were charged late last month with defrauding the federal government of tax dollars has caused shock waves beyond Hasidic circles, with even Modern Orthodox rabbis addressing the issue in impassioned sermons. The pressure was particularly great at the 900-family Modern Orthodox…
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Auschwitz Jewelry Exhibit Shows Secret Treasures With a Grisly Past
Watertown, Mass. – After sitting in the darkness of an attic for nearly 60 years, an unusual jewelry collection made its sparkling debut in a museum here last weekend. The 13 pieces — including an elaborate gold-and-emerald bracelet and diamond-and-sapphire brooches — earned their place in the museum not because of their value, but because…
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Rabbi’s Resignation in Buffalo Resurrects Painful Memories
The rabbi of the largest Conservative congregation in Buffalo, N.Y., is stepping down in the face of an allegation that he had an inappropriate relationship with a congregant. His resignation comes nine years after the same congregation voted to retain him despite findings of sexual misconduct. Rabbi Arthur Charles Shalman submitted a letter of resignation…
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Museum Creator Made Home for Artifacts
Miles Lerman, who was central to the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, died January 22 after a long illness. Lerman, who was 88, began his work on behalf of the museum in 1979, when then-president Jimmy Carter named him to the advisory board of the President’s Commission on the Holocaust. In the…
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