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Returning to a Chinese Refuge, And Recalling Its Rich History
HARBIN, China — A near-forgotten cycle of Asian Jewish history was brought to a close September 2, when Tel Aviv businessman Teddy Kaufman came to Huangshan Cemetery, in the Chinese city of Harbin, and recited a memorial Kaddish prayer at the grave of his boyhood teacher, Rabbi Aharon Kisilev. Kisilev died in 1949 after serving…
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Some Worry About Kerry Plan’s Price
John Kerry’s plans for securing more European and international support in Iraq are prompting worries among Jewish communal leaders — including some Democrats — that such outreach will carry a price tag: increased American pressure on Israel. During a speech Monday, Kerry repeated his belief that Europe needs to be more involved in Iraq. Some…
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In Alaska, a Real-life ‘Northern Exposure’
In this central Alaskan city 10 miles north of a town called North Pole and nearly 400 miles from the nearest rabbi, it now appears that Jewish men will occupy two of the five local seats in the state legislature. Last month, Jay Ramras won his hotly contested Republican primary for a seat in Alaska’s…
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CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL
Sunshine State Scuttlebutt: The chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, Bush friend Fred Zeidman, has joined the Bush-Cheney campaign in Florida to help get out the president’s Jewish vote there. Zeidman said he is helping Florida Jewish outreach coordinator Diane Sembler, having resigned from the board of the Republican Jewish Coalition in order to…
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Threats, Netanyahu Fail To Deter Sharon
JERUSALEM — In the face of a new wave of death threats and a fresh challenge from his top Likud Party rival, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is pushing ahead with his unilateral disengagement plan. Sharon’s security cabinet voted 9-to-1 Tuesday to approve a range of proposals governing evacuation and compensation of settlers under the disengagement…
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Bombing Case Against Iranians in Doubt
With the collapse of Argentina’s investigation into the so-called “local connection” of a deadly 1994 Jewish community center bombing, following the acquittal this month of five men charged with aiding the attack, the fate of an indictment against Hezbollah and radical elements of the Iranian government remains uncertain. The indictment against the Iranians and their…
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Gay Clergy See Revelations in Scripture
Episcopalian Bishop V. Gene Robinson has a special attachment to the biblical story of Exodus. Indeed, Robinson holds a Passover Seder every year to commemorate the liberation of the Hebrews — as well as his own liberation. “I have drawn such comfort from that story,” said Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal priest to ever…
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Merger of Communal Groups Yields Disappointment
The merger that created the United Jewish Communities in 1999 has been a disappointment to almost everyone involved, according to the authors of the first detailed study of the process, which is set to appear in the coming months. The report, which is being compiled by two professors at Hebrew Union College, looks at what…
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Nazis: Yom Kippur Rally an Accident
A group claiming to be America’s largest Nazi party has scheduled a rally on Yom Kippur — by accident. The leader of the Minnesota-based National Socialist Movement, Jeff Schoep, told the Forward that he invited like-minded groups to show up for a rally in Valley Forge National Historical Park on September 25, the day of…
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Shofar Sheep
‘Shofar… Judaism: A trumpet made of a ram’s horn, blown by the ancient Hebrews during religious ceremonies and as a signal in battle, now sounded in synagogue during Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur. Etymology: Hebrew shofar, ram’s horn; akin to Akkadian sapparu, sappar, fallow deer… from Sumerian segbar, fallow deer.” (The…
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As Leaks Dry Up in FBI Investigation, Activists Still Fear Jury Probe
WASHINGTON — Even as a lull in government leaks appears to be short-circuiting the media frenzy over the FBI’s investigation of the pro-Israel lobby, sources with access to the Justice Department say the probe is moving forward. Sources told the Forward that a federal grand jury is expected to begin interviewing people in connection to…
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