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Strauss-Kahn Will Settle With Sex-Charge Maid
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will settle the civil lawsuit brought by the hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her last year, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn and Nafissatou Diallo will appear before a judge in New York next…
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How the Forward Survived Sandy, Israeli Elections
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward managing editor Dan Friedman to discuss how the Forward is operating after Hurricane Sandy left 8 million gallons of water in the basement of the Forward office building. Then, opinion editor Gal Beckerman comes by to preview the upcoming Israeli elections. <strong>Subscribe…
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After 67 Years, Holocaust Survivor Meets Rescuer
Even though 67 years had passed since they last saw each other, Wladyslawa Dudziak and Rozia Beiman reunited as if they hadn’t missed a moment. Dudziak, 85, was flown to New York last week from Poland to meet with Beiman, whom she had saved from the Nazis more than a half-century before. Dudziak lived in…
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Speaking Each Other’s Language
Against the recent backdrop of violence in Israel and Gaza, one primary school in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba is attempting real coexistence between Arabs and Jews. The Hagar school isn’t aiming to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or to achieve peace in the Middle East. The parents and teachers involved simply want to bring…
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Living With Two Identities
For Orthodox Jews, being both observant and actively gay, is a theological taboo. Producer Jon Kalishspoke to four gay Orthodox Jews who are trying to merge their two identities. The group includes an ordained Orthodox rabbi and a Hasidic lesbian living in a frum section of Brooklyn.
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Cuba Pours Cold Water on Gross Release Hopes
Cuba has poured cold water on hopes that Alan Gross will be released from a Cuban prison cell anytime soon. In a statement released November 28 Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials insisted that Gross’s health — which has been a recent cause for growing concern according to his family — is normal. Gross, a Jewish…
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John Kerry Would Be Popular Choice for State
Sen. John Kerry is reportedly President Obama’s second choice for Secretary of State behind United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice. But Kerry is regarded just as highly by many Jewish leaders and Israel supporters as Rice. Kerry, who was the Democratic candidate for president in 2004, has a long history of relations with the Jewish community…
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Chicago Hillel Feud Scraps Traditional Food ‘Fight’
Which are better, latkes or Hamantashen? This year, continued anger among the University of Chicago faculty over the Chicago Jewish federation’s takeover of the campus Hillel means that students there will have to wait a few extra months to find out. For each of the past 66 years, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, professors at…
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Cuba Poised To Make Statement on Fate of Alan Gross
Cuban officials are poised to make an important “announcement” this morning about the plight of Alan Gross, a Jewish contractor held in a Cuban jail for almost three years. Media have been told to expect an announcement around 9 a.m., the officials said. The alert came hours after a New York rabbi visited Gross at…
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Rabin Medical Center Gala, The Golden Land and Music for Medicine
NYC Police Commissioner and Israel’s Former Director of Shin Bet in Charlie Rose’s Spotlight at Rabin Medical Center Gala “We gather together tonight to pay tribute to the wonderful friendship between Israel and the United States and to support the Rabin Medical Center,” said TV interviewer Charlie Rose, master of ceremonies of the November 19…
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Food Stamps Cuts Could Hit Jews Hard
For Shabbat dinner last week, Daniel Sayani planned to eat rice and beans. He consulted Jewish law to determine the minimum amounts of bread and grape juice needed to bless the Friday night meal. Since his budget was just $1.50, saying the prayer over wine was out of the question. Sayani chose to live on…
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