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Shul Stabbings
A man described as a skinhead stabbed at least nine men Wednesday at a Chabad synagogue in Moscow. The incident took place just before the evening service, when the Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue in downtown Moscow was full of worshippers. The man, identified by police as Alexander Koptsev, 20, struck out at random before being pushed…
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Christian Donors Aid Needy Russian Jews
Christian organizations have traditionally been looked to for support of Israel, but one fund-raising organization has been putting increasing emphasis on urging evangelicals to help needy Jews in Russia. With a $2 million donation last month, the group, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, ended up supplying half as much to feed elderly Russian…
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Controversial Writer To Address Jewish GOPers
British-born muckraker Christopher Hitchens has swapped allies and enemies more than once, most recently by supporting the Iraq War and attacking its critics. Still, he appears to have scaled new heights of unpredictability with his upcoming appearance at a Republican Jewish Coalition event. Hitchens is slated to take part in a January 18 coalition-sponsored panel…
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Nonprofit Used in Lobbying Scheme
Disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff reportedly used a Jewish nonprofit organization as a conduit for money in a scheme to try to influence a top aide of then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. The organization, Toward Tradition, headed by South African-born Orthodox Rabbi Daniel Lapin, received $50,000 from two Abramoff clients, which it used to hire…
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Florida Democrat Chosen To Testify at Alito Hearings
Highlighting their concerns with privacy issues, Democrats tapped a freshman congresswoman from Florida to testify Thursday at the Senate hearings on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, one of two new Jewish members of the House of Representatives, was chosen by the ranking Democratic member of Senate…
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Abramoff Prompts Native American-Jewish Gathering
Jack Abramoff’s dealings with Native American tribes did not set the best model for cross-cultural communication between Indians and Jews, so a group of Californians came together last Sunday to create a better foundation. Twenty-one Indians and Jews came together for a wide-ranging discussion just five days after Abramoff pleaded guilty to defrauding four Indian…
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Yid.Dish: Canteloupe-Jalapeno Gazpacho
This is an easy soup course or palate-cleanser. The flecks of green against the orange make for a lovely presentation. 1 medium cantaloupe, seeded, rind removed, and cut into chunks 1 cup seltzer 1 Tbs. lemon juice 1-2 jalapenos, seeded and finely diced (you may want to wear a plastic bag or latex glove over…
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Yid.Dish: Sassy Tomato Sauce
Romas (aka plum tomatoes) work best for sauce, but any kind of tomatoes you come across this fall (or high quality canned tomatoes) will work. Use this sauce to make shakshuka for your holiday guests. The sauce keeps well in the fridge thanks to the peppers’ antimicrobial properties, and of course stays fresh even longer…
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Death Row Inmate Campaigns Against Alito’s Nomination to Court
You might think Antuan “Tony” Bronshtein would be grateful to Judge Samuel A. Alito, President Bush’s nominee to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. After all, Bronshtein, a convicted killer and Pennsylvania death row inmate, has a new lease on life, at least temporarily, thanks to Alito’s controversial decision as a…
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Little Houses of Worship on the Prairie, Dwindling and Divided
The dwindling community of Jews in this small prairie city is split into two camps, with only one 81-year-old woman attempting to bridge the gap. Dorathea Polski spends her Friday nights moving between two religious services at St. Joseph’s two synagogues, praying and pushing for the two to finally merge. Polski starts with a 5:30…
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Israel Moves To Create ‘Buffer Zone’ Following Gazan Rocket Fire
TEL AVIV — Responding to the latest barrage of Palestinian Qassam rockets fired, mostly harmlessly, on Ashkelon and its environs, Israel this week “bombarded” Gaza with fliers warning residents not to enter the zone from which the rockets were launched. The firing zone at Gaza’s northern edge, formerly housing the settlements of Dugit and Nisanit,…
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