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Looking Anew at Bulgaria’s Jews
A must-see documentary, “The Optimists: The Story of the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews From the Holocaust,” by filmmakers Jacky and Lisa Comforty, premiered October 10 at the Center for Jewish History. It is the most recent cinematic tribute to the Bulgarians for their heroic efforts on behalf of their fellow (Jewish) Bulgarians. The first…
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Supreme Court Pick Presenting Test for Leading GOP Moderate
The confirmation battle over President Bush’s conservative Supreme Court nominee, Judge Samuel Alito, is likely to pose a daunting political test for the GOP chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter. Bush chose Alito, 55, a federal judge on the Philadelphia-based Third Circuit Court of Appeals, to succeed retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, following…
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TAKING ACTION
TAKING ACTION For information about financial incentives for buying hybrid cars, see www.hybridcars.com/incentives-legislation.html. For more information on how to replicate Congregation Bet Haverim’s One for Each Night program, visit http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/b/cbhdsl/tikkun_olam/cfl/cfl_index.htm. To find out more about financial incentives for installing wind and solar power, check out www.dsireusa.org. To find out if green power is available in…
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LETTER FROM SOUTH FLORIDA: Thousands of Seniors Are Left Stranded in the Wake of Wilma
Life in South Florida on the holiday of Simchat Torah last week came down to lines. Miles-long lines of vehicles waited to purchase gasoline to fuel generators providing the only power to the millions of households blacked out by Hurricane Wilma. Similarly daunting lines of people waited more-or-less patiently at government distribution centers for deliveries…
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Rink Man Sits One Out (Correction)
The October 21 article “Rink Man Sits One Out” mentioned that there are three Jewish hockey players currently in the National Hockey League. The third, along with Jeff Halpern and Mathieu Schneider, is Michael Cammalleri.
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White House Okays Hamas Candidates
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has agreed to the unconditional participation of Hamas candidates in the upcoming Palestinian elections, despite strong opposition from Israeli officials, Congressional leaders and Jewish organizations. Contrary to recent press reports, the administration is not insisting that Palestinian candidates — including Hamas representatives — be required to sign a pledge embracing…
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Anti-Jewish Books At Frankfurt Fair
BERLIN — English copies of “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” and Henry Ford’s “The International Jew” were displayed on the shelves of one of the Iranian booksellers at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, according to German political scientist Matthias Küntzel, who purchased the books there last week. Fair organizers said that they could…
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Union, Jewish Groups Unite To Help Low-wage Workers
An ad hoc coalition of liberal Jewish organizations is teaming up with a national labor union in order to promote social justice for low-wage workers in eight cities, after the success of a similar partnership in Los Angeles. The coalition — comprising groups in New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto and…
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Newsdesk October 28, 2005
Satmar Holiday Melee Erupts A riot broke out at a Satmar synagogue in Brooklyn Tuesday, forcing police to order up to 1,000 worshippers to cut short prayers on Shmini Atzeret. The melee, at the Yetev Lev Bikur Cholim synagogue in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, included punches, slaps and beard pulling, according to the New…
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Muslim Group Slams Appointment of Canadian Jews
TORONTO — The Canadian Islamic Congress is criticizing the appointment of two prominent Jewish men to important federal posts, describing them as “bad news” for Muslims. The Islamic Congress, the most prominent organization claiming to represent Canada’s 750,000-person Muslim community, is objecting to the appointments of Leo Kolber, 76, and Jonathan Schneiderman, 43. Kolber, a…
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In West Africa, a Synagogue Where the Pavement Ends
There is a road in southwestern Ghana that heads straight into the setting sun as it leaves the city of Kumasi in the direction of Ivory Coast. It is a remarkably good road, by West African standards — wide and paved and lightly traveled. Its few vehicles, for the most part, are passenger-jammed vans or…
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