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Passing Over, Crossing Under
Are you so sick of me meditating on how having small children changes the nature of everything? Well, too bad. It does! It’s like going through life thinking that something was solid, and suddenly you discover it’s a gas. Passover is a case in point. For decades we had My Zayde’s Seder (aka “humminah-humminah-humminah,” the…
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Charity Eyeing Divestment From Firms With Iran Ties
When the Orlando Jewish community held a “Stop Iran Now” rally at the city’s Reform synagogue on March 14, the guest speaker was Brad Gordon, director of policy and government affairs of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. In addition to warning against Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and its terrorist prowess, Gordon noted that pension funds…
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DER YIDDISH-VINKL April 7, 2006
Readers of Der Vinkl need no introduction to Joan Braman, whose clever translations of English classics into Yiddish have graced our column often. She is with us again, in a translation of a sonnet by John Keats. Bright Star Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art — Not in lone splendour hung aloft…
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Christian Pro-Israel Lobby Gets a Boost
WASHINGTON — Televangelist John Hagee’s push to launch a Christian pro-Israel grass-roots lobbying organization received the reluctant blessing of Jewish organizational leaders last week. Hagee, who leads a mega-church of more than 17,000 members in San Antonio, Texas, came to New York last week to win support from member groups of the Conference of Presidents…
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Cheering the Russian National Orchestra
Awaiting the arrival of filmdom’s regal Sophia Loren for the March 7 Russian National Orchestra gala at The St. Regis Hotel, the paparazzi were on their best behavior thanks to publicist R. Couri Hay’s irrevocably assigned spots behind the ropes. A barrage of unrelenting photo flashes exploded as gala honorary co-chairman Loren — spectacular in…
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After Days of Unexpected Drama, Olmert and Peretz Cement Coalition Agreement
JERUSALEM — The designation of Ehud Olmert this weekend to be Israel’s next prime minister, ostensibly a mere formality after his convincing election victory, capped a week of furious post-election intrigue that provided a nail-biting denouement to a topsy-turvy election campaign. Olmert appeared to win the top job hands down when his Kadima party came…
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Criminal Case Dropped, Rabbi Faces Calls To Resign
Israel’s Ashkenazic chief rabbi has escaped criminal charges after a 16-month investigation, but the country’s attorney general is calling for his resignation. Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger was investigated for allegedly accepting improper perks and double billing the Israeli government for living expenses. On Monday, Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz closed the criminal case against Metzger…
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Olmert’s Brother Gets Fresh Start in U.S.
WASHINGTON — Yossi Olmert, the embattled younger brother of Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, is getting a boost from Jewish organizations as he tries to remake himself in America after leaving a trail of bad debts and livid creditors in Israel. The Israel Project, a Washington-based organization that tries to improve Israel’s image in…
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Newsdesk April 7, 2006
Hamas Contacts Banned American officials are banned from contacting Palestinian Authority officials associated in any way with Hamas. Contacts with officials associated with the office of P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas are permitted, as are contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organization. The PLO and Abbas are affiliated with the relatively moderate Fatah party, and the allowance…
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Shoah Reparations Plan Draws Criticism
A Hungarian government program offering compensation based on the number of family members killed in the Holocaust is coming under fire from survivors whom the initiative is supposed to be helping. The Hungarian ambassador in Washington received a letter last week from six survivors who criticized an unusual reparations program that would pay Hungarian survivors…
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Dance Troupe From Tehran Visits Russia
MOSCOW — Organizers here of a trip for 15 Iranian Jewish women to Russia say they hope the visit will lead to contacts between the Jewish communities in both countries. “We have not had any contacts with Iranian Jews,” said Adolph Shayevich, one of Russia’s two chief rabbis. “We have heard various rumors lately, that…
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