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No One Loves Christmas Like We Do
Forget about “Chrismukka,” the hybrid holiday invented for intermarried couples. Consider the other December Dilemma, that of thousands of affiliated and even Orthodox Jews like me. Without a history of celebrating Christmas, and with no intention of celebrating it in the future, either, we get a warm and fuzzy feeling from the warm and fuzzy…
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Congressman Uses Reports To Help Keep GOP Honest
Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist, a physician, was getting an on-camera grilling from ABC News talk show host George Stephanopoulos. “Do you believe that tears and sweat can transmit HIV?” Stephanopoulos asked. “I don’t know. I can tell you….” stammered Frist, a Tennessee Republican. “You don’t know?” Stephanopoulos pressed. The majority leader, a heart transplant…
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All Jews, All the Time: A New Radio Station Seeks Young Listeners Around the World
B’nai B’rith International, a 161-year-old nonprofit organization and charity, is hardly known as a hip haven through which the new generation can connect to Jewish culture. That could change, however, if the organization makes the desired impact with its new 24/7, Internet-based Jewish-music radio station, www.bnai- brithradio.org. Launched this fall, and boasting a play list…
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Spat Over Sales of Weapons Chilling Ties Between Jerusalem and Beijing
The latest crisis between Washington and Jerusalem over an Israeli weapons sale to China is now turning into a political spat between Jerusalem and Beijing. Harsh words were exchanged between the Pentagon and the Israeli Defense Ministry this week over the Harpy, an Israeli-built attack drone that had been sold to China, and then sent…
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A Hip-Hop Tour of the Afterlife
Following 9/11, Tim Barsky felt the world was upside down — not just because of global affairs, but also because of events closer to home. First, Barsky’s next-door neighbor was gunned down in a drive-by shooting as Barsky was sitting on his own front porch. Shortly afterward, in a succession of events, another neighbor was…
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Peres’s Perks Prove Decisive In Israel Unity Coalition Deal
TEL AVIV — For months, Shimon Peres had been assuring anyone who would listen that this time, the coalition talks between his Labor Party and Ariel Sharon’s ruling Likud were not about anybody’s ego or job title but were focused, laser-like, on principle. “The only thing we’re interested in is the disengagement plan,” Peres repeated…
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Intrepid Celebs Toast to Pride And Patriotism
On November 30, while the Open University was feting Bernard Kerik, former NYC cop and former candidate for Homeland Security chief, at Cipriani 42nd Street (who knew?), 12 blocks away at the Hilton, the America-Israel Friendship League honored Harvey Krueger, vice chairman, Lehman Brothers; Galia Maor, president and CEO, Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M., and Shlomo…
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From Damascus to Jerusalem: A Syrian’s Case for Peace Talks
It used to be that Israel was the one seeking peace and Syria the one turning it down. Of late, however, it has been Damascus extending the olive branch — and making a whole lot of people scratch their heads. Is Syria serious about wanting to resume peace talks? Should Israel shun Damascus’s invitation, or…
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DER YIDDISH-VINKL December 24, 2004
On the occasion of his 95th yahrzeit, the page of the Forverts devoted to Pearls of Yiddish Poetry dedicated its space to Khaim Alexandrov (1869-1909). He was famous for two of his poems: “Comrades in Arms” and “May Song.” What follows are transliterations of both poems (songs) by Goldie A. Gold and English versions by…
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Germany Is Moving To End Mass Immigration of Jews From Russia
The mass migration of Jews from the former Soviet Union to Germany likely will come to a swift end with the introduction of a new law drawn up by Germany’s 16-state governments. German authorities presented the new restrictions on Jewish immigration to Germany’s two national Jewish organizations last week. As put forth, the restrictions effectively…
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How FBI Employed Pentagon Analyst To ‘Sting’ Aipac
WASHINGTON — The FBI’s investigation of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee did not go into high gear until more than a year after the Pentagon’s top Iran analyst allegedly passed foreign policy strategy information to two Aipac officials. The investigation only intensified in July, when the FBI allegedly directed the same Pentagon analyst, Larry…
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