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Persisting and Pestering
I have applied for a position for which I believe I am eminently qualified. I have not heard from anyone since I submitted my resume two weeks ago. Which side of the fine line between pestering and persisting do I walk? I really want the job. — Employing job etiquette I assume you would have…
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Putin Appoints Russia’s Third Jewish Premier
LONDON — In a hotly anticipated move that kept Kremlin-watchers guessing about policies on everything from economics to nationalities, Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed his country’s third Jewish prime minister in its post-Soviet history. Not much is known about Russia’s newly appointed prime minister, Mikhail Fradkov. The former taxman and diplomat has kept so quiet…
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Inside the King’s Court: A New Novel Takes Esther’s Point of View
The following is taken from Rebecca Kohn’s debut novel, “The Gilded Chamber: A Novel of Queen Esther” (Rugged Land, 2004). It has been excerpted with permission. —– The king said, “Let him in!” I watched Haman push past the guard, his tall turban rising far above the king’s own uncovered head. He did not prostrate…
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Female Israeli Hoopster Slays UConn Goliath
PHILADELPHIA — When the two-time defending champion University of Connecticut Huskies — the Goliath of NCAA women’s basketball — were upset last weekend, it was an Israeli hoops sensation who delivered the final blow. Liad Suez, a 22-year-old sophomore, made all eight of her shots in the second half, including the game-winner, to lead the…
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A Taste of Yidishkayt In Iraq
One Jewish organization is hoping to spread a little Purim cheer in the region where the holiday’s ancient story began. The National Council of Young Israel is sending more than 450 mishloach manot packages to Jewish American soldiers stationed in Iraq — part of the present-day geographic site of the Persian kingdom, where the celebrated…
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Oscars Knocked for Nazi Filmmaker Nod
The executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is defending the decision to honor Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl during the Oscars ceremony. The inclusion of Riefenstahl, nicknamed “Hitler’s filmmaker,” in Sunday night’s video montage memorializing members of the movie industry who died in 2003 is being heavily criticized by several prominent…
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Seeds of Israel Take Root Afar
“I was a left-wing extremist… a young student… screaming in Rome against Israel and Zionism,” said Francesca Cernia Slovin, the Italian author of “In Principio: Dove Affondano le Radici di Israele” (“In the Beginning: Where the Seeds of Israel Take Root”), which was showcased at a February 12 event at the Center for Jewish History….
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Newsdesk March 5, 2004
Saudis Relent on Visas Saudi Arabia’s government last week dropped a reference on its official tourism Web site to “Jewish people” as a category of foreigners barred from receiving visas to visit Saudi Arabia. A spokesman for the Saudi Embassy in Washington told the Forward that the online content was “unauthorized,” and that the kingdom’s…
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DER YIDDISH-VINKL March 5, 2004
Regular readers of Der Vinkl will recall last week’s poem by the ever wise and witty Stanley Siegelman titled “Oy Vey, Oy Vey, der Bishop iz Gey.” He offers this follow-up in the same vein, “Hooray, Hooray, der Rebe iz Gey.” The poem is dedicated to Rabbi Lionel Blue, whom the Forward described in a…
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Violence, Anarchy Reign as P.A. Teeters
JERUSALEM — Amid growing indications that anarchy and lawlessness are reaching a critical stage within the Palestinian territories, observers now are wondering aloud if the financially broke and politically splintered Palestinian Authority is on the verge of collapse. The mayor of the West Bank city of Nablus, Ghassan Shakah, resigned last week to protest the…
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The Enterprise of Walking Naked
What are we to make of the long descriptions of the High Priest’s ceremonial garments in this week’s portion? The garments include a breastplate, a robe, a fringed tunic, a headdress and a sash and an ephod, or long tunic, and each is described in detail. The robe, for example, is to have embroidered pomegranates…
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