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In Lawless Nablus, the Law Changes at Sundown
Nablus, West Bank — Tawfiq Kalboni fidgets with some wayward bills. A moneylender in this central West Bank city, Kalboni, 42, owed another moneylender about $150,000. When he failed to pay, he said, the creditor collected on the debt, Nablus style. Five weeks ago, masked gunmen kidnapped his 14-year-old son from the doorstep of his…
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Norman Mailer: A Man of Letters Inspired by the People of the Book
The Norman Mailer who died in New York last Saturday at the age of 84, and whom I met in November 2006, was not the brash showman — arm-wrestling with Muhammad Ali, boxing with Jose Torres, hobnobbing with Jackie Onassis at a New York society dinner. This Mailer looked more like my beloved rabbinic grandfather:…
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Resurgent Community in Berlin Rocked by Nasty Internal Battles
Berlin – In most Jewish communities, communal elections are a quiet affair. But Berlin is no run-of-the-mill Jewish community. The former capital of the Nazis is today home to some 12,000 registered Jews, many of them Russian immigrants who have arrived since the fall of the Soviet Union. The past year has seen the dedication…
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Diamond Billionaire Takes New York
Lev Leviev, the Israeli diamond billionaire, had a busy schedule during his visit to New York this week. On Sunday, he flew to New York to appear in front of 4,300 black-hatted Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis. The Uzbekistan-born Leviev, who made his fortune cracking the De Beers diamond cartel, is the most powerful lay leader of the…
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Factious Parley Celebrates ‘One People’
Nashville, Tenn. — The desired tone for this year’s conclave of local Jewish federations was set during the appearance of University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl. Pointing to his own experience as a team builder, Pearl told a cheering crowd: “We know who we are. We know our identity. We understand our challenges. We…
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Gelt Complex: Gay Bill Divides Groups, Dollar Hurts Charities, From Aipac to IPF
Gay Bill Divides Groups Passage of legislation aimed at prohibiting workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation has split Jewish groups working on Capitol Hill. The controversial Employment Non-Discrimination Act, passed last week by the House of Representatives, is considered a major legislative breakthrough for advocates of gay and lesbian rights. “This is the most important…
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With Certain Topics Kept off Table, Rabbis and Imams Find Common Ground
Hoping to replicate the successful Jewish-Christian outreach of the past 50 years, a group of mainstream rabbis and imams is launching an ambitious attempt to forge a national dialogue between American Jews and Muslims. Last week, imams and rabbis from a dozen large American cities gathered in New York to discuss a broad range of…
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Israel Turns Down Help on Darfur Refugees
Washington – As Israel has been contending with the arrival of thousands of refugees from Sudan, American organizations have offered to help the Israeli government but have been met by a cold shoulder, officials say. Several Jewish organizations specializing in issues of immigration and asylum have offered the Israeli government assistance in building an asylum…
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Neo-Nazis Met By Thousands of Protestors in Prague
Thousands rallied against neo-Nazism in Prague as Czech police prevented a right-wing extremist march. A high court had banned Saturday’s march through the city’s Jewish quarter by neo-Nazis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Instead, thousands of Jews and their supporters turned up for a Sabbath prayer by Chief Rabbi Karol Sidon, and speeches against extremism…
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Thank You, But No
Thanksgiving is upon us. If I were a nicer person this column would consist of a list of all the things I’m thankful for, but alas, I’m a crank. Ergo: “Things I Am Not Thankful For,” by me, Marjorie Ingall: • A vice president who wants to shoot democracy in the face • A new…
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At JCC, Common Ground for Muslims and Jews
Muslim-Jewish understanding can come only through knowledge and respect, the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco believes — and maybe through some old-fashioned head-to-head debate. And so, last month the JCC hosted Judea Pearl — father of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was slain by Islamic extremists in Pakistan in 2002 — and…
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