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Gelt Complex: Latinos Invtited to Shul, JNF Opens Up to Arabs, Big Plans in Philadelphia
Latinos Invtited to Shul Fifty-five pastors from Latino evangelical churches all over Southern California traveled to Los Angeles’s swank Sinai Temple to symbolically celebrate the harvest festival of Sukkot. The event was much more than a multicultural waving of the lulav, the traditional palm fronds that mark the holiday. Israel’s local consul general, Ehud Danoch,…
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Insurance Legislation Passes in House
Washington – Shortly after being elected to Congress three years ago, Florida Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz looked to increase her life insurance policy. When asked on the application which countries she intended to visit, Wasserman Schultz mentioned potential travel to Israel without giving the matter much though. Shortly thereafter, she heard back from the insurer,…
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Holocaust Survivor Demands Klimt Painting From Lauder
The heirs to Estee Lauder have reveled in the publicity brought by their ownership of a number of prominent Gustav Klimt paintings, but it is safe to say that the attention they are receiving now is entirely unwanted. A Montreal man, George Jorisch, is claiming that Leonard Lauder, the former CEO of Estee Lauder, holds…
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Cycling for a Cause
In 2002, two years after his mother succumbed to multiple sclerosis at age 60, attorney Dan Siegel was diagnosed with the chronic, debilitating disease, too. “It was a kick in the pants to really do something — not just to have a bunch of ideas that I never act on but to really get moving…
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Let Them Eat Cake
Round cakes are so square. Put a Semitic spin on baked goods and molds with the new Star of David Bundt Pan, a truly wondrous addition to any Jewish home. The 10-cup capacity detailed pan, created by Nordic Ware, is made of heavy cast aluminum with a nonstick coating. It’s sure to yield culinary masterpieces…
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Critics of Ahmadinejad Muster in New York
The visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to New York drew two major protests on Monday. Early in the day, protesters spilled out of a United Nations courtyard to protest Ahmadinejad’s scheduled appearance at the U.N. on Tuesday. A roster of influential Jewish and Israel advocacy groups sponsored the rally at the U.N. Political luminaries…
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Israel’s Attack on Syria: Wexler Tells All
Want to know what really happened between Israel and Syria on September 6? Israeli officials won’t say a word, the US administration is silent and the press is full of rumors and speculations. Luckily, Florida Democrat Robert Wexler has all the details out. He has even introduced a House resolution supporting the Israeli air strike.
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The Beltway Yom Kippur Traditions
Some go to synagogue to atone for their sins. But in Washington, Yom Kippur is just another opportunity for mingling and political shmoozing. The Politico has the lowdown on the politicians’ favorite shuls.
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More Trouble for Moran
Virginia Democrat Jim Moran is still under fire after blaming Aipac for the war in Iraq. First it was a group of Jewish lawmakers from his own party that slammed Moran, and now it is the Speaker herself. In a statement released Thursday Pelosi said: “I disagree with and reject Congressman Moran’s characterization of AIPAC….
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Death Metal for a ‘Dying Language’
In his 1978 Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Isaac Bashevis Singer said: “Yiddish may be a dying language, but it is the only language I know well. Yiddish is my mother language and a mother is never really dead.” Ans so what better musical expression for an ever-dying language than death metal? Enter Gevolt, a six-member…
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Best Presidential Campaign Target Ever: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mitt Romney kicked it off by urging the UN to revoke the Iranian president’s invitation to the General Assembly, and now Hillary Clinton’s office has a statement objecting the the already-defunct visit to Ground Zero.
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