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Rubashkin Freed After Dershowitz Seized A Moment With Trump To Plead His Case
At the end of a meeting with President Donald Trump this fall about the Middle East peace process, attorney Alan Dershowitz turned the conversation to a matter closer to home: The prison sentence of Sholom Rubashkin, the Kosher meatpacking executive then serving a 27-year prison sentence for bank fraud. Rubashkin, whose kosher meat firm AgriProcessors…
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Who Is Sholom Rubashkin, Explained
An overview of the controversial case that divided the Jewish world and sent a religious businessman to jail. Who is Sholom Rubashkin? Sholom Rubashkin is a Jewish, religious 57-year-old husband, father of 10 and businessman. He was the chief executive of Agriprocessors, a kosher slaughterhouse and meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. He’s served eight years…
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What Is Agriprocessors, Explained
What is Agriprocessors? Agriprocessors was the name of the kosher slaughterhouse and meatpacking factory in Postville, Iowa, owned by Sholom Rubashkin. Purchased in 1897 by Aaron Rubashkin, who passed down the company to his sons, Heshy and Sholom Rubashkin, the company eventually became the largest kosher meat-packing plant in the United States. Agriprocessors’ history of…
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7 Most Heartwarming Stories Of The Year
(JTA) — Political turmoil, terror attacks and natural disasters around the world: 2017 had plenty of people feeling down, for good reason. But there were also notable moments of light. As this year draws to a close, here are seven of the more heartwarming stories of this year. An Orthodox Jew builds bridges with his…
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Hero Orthodox Dad Desperately Tries To Save Wife And 3 Kids From Tragic Hanukkah Blaze
A Hanukkah fire that started with a lit menorah sparked a raging blaze that killed a loving mother and three young children early Monday morning — plunging Brooklyn’s Syrian Orthodox community into mourning for the second time in as many years. The victims were identified as Aliza Azan, 39, and her children: Moshe, 11; Yitzah,…
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The Sulzberger Family’s Complicated Jewish Legacy At The New York Times
NEW YORK (JTA) — On Thursday, The New York Times announced that its publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., 66, is stepping down at the end of the year and will be succeeded by his son, 37-year-old Arthur Gregg (A.G.) Sulzberger. The familial exchange of power wasn’t unexpected. The younger Sulzberger is the sixth member of…
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Are Jewish Youth Groups’ Hookup Games About Romance — Or Power?
At the annual convention of one Jewish youth group, students whisper about a legendary achievement called “the sweep.” It’s part of a make-out competition called the “points system” that has been played at each of North America’s four major liberal Jewish youth movements at various times over the past three decades. Under the rules of…
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My Quest To Find Roy Moore’s ‘Jewish Attorney’ (If There Is One)
When Kayla Moore said that she and husband Roy Moore, lately defeated but un-conceded in Alabama’s special senate election, had a Jewish lawyer, I was intrigued. As a Jewish New Jersey transplant who graduated from high school and college in Alabama, and who still lives here, I found myself surprisingly eager to suspend my disbelief….
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Jewish Convert Explores Faith And Belonging Through Country Music
At the largest gathering of Reform Jews in the country earlier this month, Joe Buchanan stuck out in the crowd. Thousands of Jews had gathered in Boston for four days of worship and learning. But Buchanan was the only Jewish cowboy. In a black felted hat and a patterned handkerchief tied around his wrist, Buchanan,…
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Barry Sherman’s Family Slams Murder-Suicide Reports As Mystery Deepens
The family of Canadian-Jewish billionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman, found dead at their home in Toronto on Friday, have slammed the police for allegedly circulating rumors that their death was a murder-suicide. In a statement, the family rejected the account – attributed to “police sources” in the local media – that Barry Sherman may…
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Hebrew Israelites Vow To Rebuild Brooklyn Synagogue Destroyed In Blaze
Standing beneath the charred remains of their synagogue, members of Brooklyn’s Hebrew Israelite community mourned the destruction of their historic house of worship. B’nai Adah Kol Beth Israel was gutted by an accidental fire last month and the building now stands vacant and boarded up. There are gaping holes in the roof, with beams poking…
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