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NBA Star Amar’e Stoudemire Is Moving to Israel — Because He’s a Hebrew Israelite
This week, basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire ended a celebrated 14-year career with the NBA. The six-time All-Star spent most of his career with the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks, before finishing with the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. Now he’s moving on and up — to Jerusalem. Jews who move to Israel…
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Former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Tough Primary Race Just Got Tougher
Last week, outrage over her party’s machinations against Sen. Bernie Sanders in the primary race cost Jewish Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz her seat as chair of the Democratic National Committee. Now, along with the specter of the Iran deal, it may be coming after her seat in the House. A new poll released by Wasserman…
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‘Lost Tribe’ Activist Talks Poles Discovering Jewish Roots with Pope
“Lost Tribe seeker” Michael Freund has criticized Pope Francis over the pontiff’s support for a Palestinian state, but the two met in Krakow on July 31 to speak about the relatively recent phenomenon of young Poles rediscovering Jewish family ties. “Francis and Freund discussed how a growing number of young Poles are rediscovering their Jewish…
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Ben of Ben & Jerry’s Still Voting for Bernie, ‘But Maybe You Shouldn’t’
Unlike the Bernie Sanders supporters who insist everyone should vote for him come November even though he’s not the Democratic nominee for president, Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen is thinking strategically. He despises Hillary Clinton, but he believes Donald Trump to be a “huge evil” and a unique threat to American democracy, and says…
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Sex After 80? Nursing Homes Try To Hook Up Bubbe and Zayde
Sex among the elderly is slowly losing some of its stigma as more nursing homes amend their policies to welcome romantic relationships among residents. The Hebrew Home at Riverdale actively encourages romantic relationships with a dating service called G-Date (short for Grandparent Date) and Senior Prom that aim to get bubbe (or zayde) a hook…
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Rabbi Haskel Lookstein’s Long Hot Summer in the Spotlight
For Rabbi Haskel Lookstein it’s been a challenging summer. A widely admired New York rabbi, Lookstein has faced down this over-heated season at the tail end of a long career as a beloved and respected spiritual leader among Manhattan’s elite. He has, among other things, long presided over Manhattan’s East Side synagogue Kehilath Jeshurun and…
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Meet the Israeli Competing With Uber — by Treating Drivers Better
An Israeli businessman is challenging car service giant Uber in a simple but revolutionary way — by catering to its drivers. “Uber is an ethically broken company,” Talmon Marco told Crains New York, referring to the popular ride share application, which allows users to order a car using their smartphones. Uber drivers have complained they…
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When Haim Saban Told Hillary Clinton To Stop Shouting
Democratic mega-donor Haim Saban has an open line to Hillary Clinton and he’s not afraid to use it. “I told her: ‘don’t shout. Why are you shouting all the time? It’s drilling a hole in my head. You can say the same thing without shouting, let Trump, that conman, to shout. You don’t need to…
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Republican Jews Slam Democrats for Anti-Israel Tone at Convention
Jewish Republicans were watching the Democratic convention in Philadelphia very closely — and they didn’t like what they saw when it comes to Israel. A 60-second video ad put out by the Republican Jewish Coalition Friday derided the Democrats as Israel-hating radicals. The RJC’s recap of the week’s highlights include Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson calling…
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Jill Stein Picks Up Pro-Palestinian Rally Cry After Bernie Sanders Defeat
Jill Stein is hoping to pick up the mantle of Bernie Sanders’s leftist revolution — and she’s not afraid to openly slam Hillary Clinton on Israel. The Green Party presidential candidate is pushing sharply divergent positions on the Palestinians, U.S. military aid to Israel, Sheldon Adelson, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Two weeks ago, when…
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New York’s Beloved Big Apple Circus to Close Amid Budget Crisis
A treasured New York circus with a Jewish backstory that helped make entertainment accessible to people of all backgrounds is folding up its big tent for good. The Big Apple Circus announced Tuesday that it will cease public performances after it failed to raise enough funds to soothe its financial woes, the New York Times…
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