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Jerusalem Rail Brings City Closer Together
Come and wait here, boys,” exclaimed an Arab man excitedly to a trio of American yeshiva bochers who study in Jerusalem. “It’s free and it’s fast — give it a try.” Jerusalem may suffer from bitter divisions, but where trains, engines and new technology are concerned, boys will be boys. And so, the Arab man…
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JCPA Wades Into Debate on Use of Civil Rights Law
Simmering divisions within the Jewish community are expected to come to a head this month over efforts to use federal civil rights laws to sanction some forms of alleged anti-Israel activity on campus. The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, American Jewry’s primary umbrella group for addressing domestic issues, will vote at its upcoming board meeting…
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Reporters’ Roundtable: Jews Join Occupy Wall St.; The Return of Gilad Shalit; Washington’s Lost Letters
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward editor Jane Eisner and web producer Nate Lavey to discuss the increased presence of Jewish activists within the ongoing Occupy Wall St. protests. Then Josh speaks with Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman about the political implications of Gilad Shalit’s impending release. Finally, staff writer Paul…
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Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring Sets Up Shop in New York City’s Garment District
Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring Sets Up Shop in New York City’s Garment District The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring marked a grand opening at its new home, on West 37th Street, with a celebration that was both historic and haimish. “I welcome you to our beautiful new home,” Allen Breslow, vice president for development, announced to the assembled…
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More Suspects Charged in Claims Conference Fraud
Eight more suspects have been charged with taking part in a multimillion dollar fraud against the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, authorities announced today. The fraud investigation has focused on New York’s Russian-speaking community, which was stunned when 17 people, six Claims Conference employees in a New York processing office and 11 accomplices,…
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Federations Bounce Israel Critics From Contest
The national umbrella organization for Jewish federations has removed harsh critics of Israel from an online voting contest designed to identify “heroes” within the Jewish community. One of the excluded nominees, Jewish Voice for Peace Deputy Director Cecilie Surasky, was among the top 10 vote getters in the Jewish Community Heroes contest when Jewish Federations…
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Shalit Deal Trending as Celebs Tweet News
“I am bringing #Gilad #Shalit home !” This sentence, awaited by millions for more than five years, was posted on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Twitter account, after the Shalit swap deal was approved by the Israeli cabinet, and following some earlier, less dramatic tweets on the subject. “This is a difficult decision to make, but…
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Abbas Rounding Up Support for Statehood
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet in Paris in the coming days to discuss the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN, a top Palestinian official told AFP on Tuesday. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said Abbas would depart for France after meeting with Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on…
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One People Under a Sukkah
If I have one wish for Sukkot, my favorite Jewish holiday, it’s this: no more plastic fruit. Each year, Jewish people are commanded to fulfill the mitzvah of building a sukkah — a temporary shelter in which they eat (and sometimes sleep) throughout the weeklong holiday, which this year occurs from October 12 to 19….
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Pro-Palestinian Student Activists Plan First National Conference
Pro-Palestinian student activists are planning a national conference this month that they hope will bring new coordination and potency to the anti-Israel movement on campus.
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Kosher Meat Still Slaughtered Inhumanely
Agriprocessors’ 2008 kosher slaughter scandal provoked solemn vows of reform among producers of glatt kosher meat in the U.S. But despite some industry improvements, America’s leading kosher certification authority continues to authorize the sale of millions of pounds of glatt kosher beef slaughtered by means that animal welfare experts condemn as inhumane, a Forward investigation…
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