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Support Builds for U.N. To Take Up Iran Nukes
As the United States and its European allies work to win Russian, Chinese and Indian support for referring Iran to the United Nations Security Council, Israel and Jewish organizations also are working to turn up the heat on the Islamic republic. In an effort to convince Western governments to ratchet up their pressure on Iran,…
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Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
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Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
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THROW THIS OUT
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
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THROW THIS OUT
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
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THROW THIS OUT
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
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THROW THIS OUT
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
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THROW THIS OUT
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
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Agencies Weighing New Court Strategy
The expected confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito is prompting Jewish organizations to re-examine their strategy of bringing cases involving church-state separation and other civil rights matters to the Supreme Court. Officials at several Jewish agencies, including the American Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism,…
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DER YIDDISH-VINKL January 20, 2006
In its columns devoted to Pearls of Yiddish Poetry, the Forverts recently featured Mina Bordo-Rivkin as a poet of faith and hope. What follows is a transliteration of her poem by our colleague, Goldie Gold, and then a translation into English by Gus Tyler. Mayn Tate Mayn tate trogt tsar in zayne oygn Dos gedenk…
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Newsdesk January 20, 2006
Mayor’s Comments Panned The Reform movement criticized New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin for suggesting Monday that Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast last year because “God is mad at America” and said he hoped the city would become “chocolate” again. The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism called the comments “offensive” and “misguided.” Rabbi David…
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