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Newsdesk October 1, 2004
Wexler: Probe FBI Prober Rep. Robert Wexler, a Florida Democrat, sent a letter to President Bush on Wednesday asking him to investigate David Szady, the FBI’s assistant director for counterintelligence, who is leading the investigation of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. “Given the fact that no information has surfaced to substantiate the highly incriminating…
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Israeli Officials Offer Divergent Views of Egypt’s Plans for Peace
An internal Israeli feud over Egypt’s attitude toward peace spilled over onto American shores last week, when two of Jerusalem’s top foreign-policy officials met with Jewish groups here and delivered diametrically opposing views of Egyptian intentions. In the space of three days, members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations heard from…
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CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL
Even as Senator John Kerry suggests that better diplomacy could have kept America out of war in Iraq, his advisers are warning that the Democrat could wind up ordering military intervention against another Middle Eastern power: Iran. “John Kerry has been crystal clear that a nuclear Iran is intolerable to the U.S.,” the head of…
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GOP Congressmen Wage Fight Against Antisemitism
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are stepping up their efforts to combat antisemitism through a series of public speeches and legislative maneuvers. Two GOP lawmakers, Senator George Voinovich of Ohio and Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey, are pledging to lead the fight for a bill requiring the State Department to create a special office to…
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CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL
Bunk Buster: A Republican Jewish Coalition ad touting President Bush in Jewish newspapers has met a small problem: Its claims are directly contradicted by Bush and the White House. The ad, headlined “President Bush: Working for Peace. Working for a Secure Israel,” claims that an unnamed “historic agreement” concluded by Bush will “provide Israel with…
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Study Suggests Faith-based Effort Used as Partisan Tool
WASHINGTON — A new study of President Bush’s faith-based initiative has church-state watchdogs warning that the program is being used for partisan gain and is likely to lead to cuts in federal funding to Jewish social service agencies. But the Jewish community’s main network of social service providers is refusing to sound the alarm. The…
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Hurricane Wreaks Havoc Across Florida on Yom Kippur
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — God’s fury bore down on the hurricane coast of South Florida last weekend with uncanny timing. Hurricane Jeanne arrived with its 100-mile-per-hour winds just as Jewish worshippers in the region were reaching the climax of the prayers marking the Day of Judgment, Yom Kippur.For Jewish worshippers, the intersection of holiday and hurricane…
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DER YIDDISH-VINKL October 1, 2004
An old Yiddish ditty advises us about the drinking habits of a yid and a goy: Shiker iz a goy Shiker iz er, trinken miz er, Vayl er iz a goy. Nikhter iz a yid Nikhter iz er, davnen miz er Vayl er iz a yid. But this easy characterization of the drinking habits of…
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Ladino and Yiddish – Those Tools of Modernity (corrections)
The September 17 book review “Ladino and Yiddish — Those Tools of Modernity” incorrectly listed the price of Sarah Abrevaya Stein’s book, “Making Jews Modern: The Yiddish and Ladino Press in the Russian and Ottoman Empire.” The book, from Indiana University Press, costs $35. A September 17 article, “The Latest Round of Jewwear,” misspelled the…
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Slugger Set To Skip Game on Yom Kippur
On Sunday, baseball star Shawn Green made the highlight reels with his game-winning home run in the ninth inning. But this weekend the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman is likely to generate even more headlines by staying off the field. Green, admired by fans across the country who see him as the nicest Jewish boy…
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‘Material Girl’ Gets Spiritual on Trip to Israel
TEL AVIV — Pop diva Madonna was among the praying, swaying and singing masses of Kabbalah enthusiasts who made the pilgrimage to Israel for the High Holy Days, seeking spiritual transformation through a brand of Jewish mysticism known as Kabbalah. The “Material Girl” was celebrated by an Israeli public hungry for a touch of celebrity…
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