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Tell Me Sweet Little Lies
When I was 5, I decided to try woodcarving. So I grabbed a knife and went to town on the antique sideboard my mother had painstakingly stripped and refinished herself. I was no dummy; instead of carving my own name, I scratched out “ANDY” — my brother’s name. Hours later, when the knife was safely…
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On the Table
Jews spend a great deal of time sitting around dining room tables, and many of us have distinct memories associated with the dinnerware and cookware of our families. An exhibit, Beyond the Set Table, asks the question: How many ways can one set a Jewish table? The exhibit includes plates from the Temple Judea Museum…
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A Room With a View
‘Your parents bought us burial plots beside theirs?” Cassie brings hand to face in disbelief. “Without asking us first? Who buys someone burial plots without asking first?” “You know how traditional they were, honey,” Zach says in a nonchalant tone. “They wanted to get a little Cave of Machpelah action going for our family. Like…
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Surprise Setback on Vietnam Bill Could Signal Major Democratic Fight Over Trade
Opponents of free trade scored a surprise victory in Congress this week, heralding what some activists and observers predict will be an increasingly tough fight about globalization in the years ahead. Days before President Bush was slated to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Hanoi, the administration suffered an embarrassing setback when the House…
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By Any Means Necessary: Schwartz v. Wasserman Schultz
Pennsylvania’s Allyson Schwartz and Florida’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz were both elected to Congress by heavily Jewish districts in 2004. Now the two Jewish lawmakers are essentially squaring off against each other: in the fight for a seat on the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Remembering The Ghetto
NEW GENERATIONS BEING TAUGHT TO REMEMBER THE HOLOCAUST No sooner does Ruth Westheimer arrive at a function, when photographers, guests and VIPs make a beeline for the munchkin-size psychosexual therapist best known worldwide as “Dr. Ruth.” Always effusive about her latest book (she’s written 31), film documentary or lecture, on October 25 at the American…
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It’s Hoyer for House Majority Leader
The vote was 149-86. While several pro-Israel supporters told the Forward they were not aggressively campaigning for Hoyer – not wanting to appear to meddle in internal House affairs – Hoyer is known as a champion of Israel and will be a popular choice among the pro-Israel crowd.
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Trauner: To Recount or Not to Recount
Gary Trauner, the Democratic challenger for Wyoming’s single congressional seat, has narrowly lost the race and now has less than 48 hours to decide whether to seek a recount. Yesterday, seven-term Republican incumbent Barbara Cubin was certified the winner with 93,336 votes, or 48.3 % of the total. Trauner received 92,324 votes, or 47.8 %,…
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Carter Discusses New Book on Israel and the Middle East
President Jimmy Carter’s new book, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” (Simon & Schuster), hits the shelves this week. In an interview Wednesday with the Forward, the former president discussed the work and his views on the Middle East. Q: In your book, you often take care to mention that the Palestinians include both Muslims and Christians….
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Hugs for Lieberman…
… according to this article in The New York Times.
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Groups Side With Bush on Bolton
In the first post-election battle between the Bush administration and the Democrats, the Jewish community is standing behind the president as he pushes the candidacy of John Bolton. Despite the declared hostility of Democrats and several moderate Republicans, the White House has formally put forth the reappointment of controversial diplomat John Bolton as the U.S….
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