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DER YIDDISH-VINKL May 9, 2003
When the editor of this column was a little boy, which, indeed, he once was, his mother would, on occasions when he crowded the house with friends, say that they were a “pozharne komande.” He did not know what it meant literally, but he sensed it referred to his gang. It was not until he…
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CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL
Florida Senator Bob Graham, one of the nine Democratic presidential hopefuls, may not be gaining as many contributors as he needs to win the party nod, if one Florida source is correct. “He’s picked up a lot of people, but nothing near what he should have picked up,” said a South Florida Democratic county chairman,…
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Fortunes Rise on Israeli Stock Exchange
Propelled by a quick American victory in Iraq and a dramatic government budget-cutting proposal, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is outperforming Wall Street this year. Since the beginning of the year, the benchmark index of the Israeli stock exchange’s 25 largest companies, the TA 25, has jumped 13% — a better showing than the Dow…
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Congregation in Flap Over Activist
A New York synagogue known for its throngs of young congregants and liberal politics is scrambling to distance itself from an event it had been scheduled to host next month, honoring pro-Palestinian activist Adam Shapiro, following the appearance of a critical article in a right-leaning newspaper. Congregation B’nai Jeshurun posted a statement on its Web…
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A Tax Break for the Poor Under Fire
There are about 19 million Americans who at one time would have been dependent on what is disparagingly called a “handout” but who presently eke out a living at jobs that they normally would not — or could not — take. These millions are the beneficiaries of a law passed in 1975 — a law…
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Young Israel’s Eviction Plans Draw Criticism
A national organization charged with aiding Orthodox synagogues plans to sell its building and evict two congregations in the process. In a statement, leaders of one of the congregations accused the National Council of Young Israel of driving the synagogue “out of existence” by deciding to sell its main office building to a real estate…
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METROPOLITAN NEW YORK
Lectures and Discussions New Voices: The JCC in Manhattan’s “Rough Cut” writers’ reading series presents Risa Miller and Suzan Sherman. Miller’s debut novel, “Welcome to Heavenly Heights,” tells the story of a family living in a settlement outside of Jerusalem that feels compelled to fight to maintain Jewish possession of their land. Sherman is working…
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U.S. Favors Small Team To Monitor Road Map Progress
The Bush administration is finalizing plans to send a team of monitors to verify the implementation by Israel and the Palestinians of the “road map” peace plan. The size and composition of that team, though, is a source of disagreement. While the administration appears ready to settle on a small CIA team, as Israel would…
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A DANCE IN EIGHT COLORS
A colorful new dance from the Neta Dance Company brings to life a fictional young woman pieced together from documentary-style reminiscences in the quirky and original “Rainbow Girl.” The full-length work, making its world premiere at the Flea Theater, was choreographed and directed by Neta Pulvermacher, who was born and raised on Israel’s Kibbutz Lehavot…
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In Post-Saddam Middle East, Now Is the Time for a Separated Peace
While it is still too early for an accurate assessment of how America’s toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq will change the Middle East, one thing is certain: The strategic landscape in the region has changed significantly, and is inexorably on course to further change. From Israel’s regional perspective, Iraq has been eliminated as…
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Not Your Father’s Klezmer –– But Neither Was His
Klezmer music is like pornography and spirituality: Everyone knows it when they hear it, but few agree upon just what it is. The funny thing is, klezmer hasn’t been around very long. As a term describing a musical genre, klezmer is a relatively recent coinage, only dating back to about 1980. At the beginning of…
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