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Report Slams Egypt Over Antisemitism
WASHINGTON — A new report published Wednesday by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom slams the government of Egypt for allowing the deterioration of rights of religious minorities, including Jews. The report, which focuses on violations of the religious rights of non-orthodox and non-conforming Muslims, also mentions the failure of President Hosni Mubarak’s…
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Palestinian Leader Makes Political Gains During Washington Visit
WASHINGTON — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas left the White House last week with plenty of political gains, which Israeli pundits and some high-profile Israeli officials were saying came at Jerusalem’s expense. Still, Jewish groups remained silent. As he welcomed Abbas last week, Bush seemed supportive of the Palestinian leader’s strategy of taking gradual steps to…
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Newsdesk June 3, 2005
Bush Taps New Liaison The White House was expected to name Jeffrey Berkowitz as the new liaison to the Jewish community. Berkowitz, associate director of the White House scheduling office, will take the post over from Noam Neusner, who according to sources has been relieved to concentrate on his position as spokesman for the Office…
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Authorities Probe Nursing Home Death
Police and government officials are investigating an incident at a nursing home in Rochester, N.Y., involving two female residents that was first reported as a homicide involving a 94-year-old victim and an 85-year-old suspect. Authorities now say criminal charges are unlikely, citing the mental state of the younger resident. Neither woman’s name has been released….
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Canadian Financier’s Rapid Climb Ends
TORONTO — Israeli-born financial wunderkind Boaz Manor generated national headlines earlier this year when he returned to his native country after being served with a court order by Canadian authorities investigating his failed hedge fund. Now, Manor’s father, Daniel, himself a leading businessman, is defending his son’s decision to head back to Israel. Daniel Manor,…
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Indictment Fuels Rise in Russian Antisemitism
MOSCOW — This week’s indictment of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is triggering claims of antisemitism and fueling the rising tide of Russian antisemitism. But communal leaders are insisting that Khodorkovsky doesn’t consider himself Jewish and say the case has more to do with power politics in Moscow than with ethnic hostilities. On Tuesday, a Moscow…
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Bollinger Gets Warm Reception at Seminary
When Lee Bollinger accepted an honorary doctorate from the Jewish Theological Seminary at the school’s May 18 commencement ceremony, the Columbia University president heard something that Jewish audiences have mostly withheld from him this year: applause. Since last fall, Bollinger has come under fire several times from critics who are upset with the university’s investigation…
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Feud Divides Israeli Rabbinical School
JERUSALEM — An explosive feud at the Conservative movement’s rabbinical school in Israel ended this week with a slew of resignations. The fight featured warring camps of board and faculty members of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, an academic degree-granting graduate institution, and the Schechter rabbinical school. The very subject of the feud has…
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Arts & Culture article about artist Martin Wilner
In the May 20 issue, an arts and culture article about artist Martin Wilner failed to note that his work is available through Pierogi, a gallery located at 177 N. 9th St., Brooklyn, NY 11211. Images from his recent exhibition, History and Evidence, can be viewed on the gallery’s Web site, www.pierogi2000.com.
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Warm Welcome in Warsaw for Ya’alon
WARSAW — In the Jewish community in Warsaw, the visit of Israel’s military chief of staff was a source of visible elation. On a weekday, at an awkward hour, dozens of members of the 1,500-person community waited in the Nozyk Synagogue, which had been used as a stable during the Nazi occupation, to hear Moshe…
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Troubles Mount for Effort To Rescue Temple Artifacts
Israeli archaeologists are threatening to pull the plug on a historic effort to rescue invaluable artifacts from Judaism’s ancient First and Second Temples because the project has run out of money. Organizers and supporters of the rescue project are blaming the Israeli government for failing to fund the initiative, which marks the first time in…
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