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Joann Sfar’s Film “Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life”: An Homage to a French-Jewish Star French comics artist Sfar, author of “The Rabbi’s Cat” (Pantheon Books, 2005) said, “I was raised by two powerful personalities: my Algerian-born grandfather and Polish-born grandfather. I tried to survive between those two dominant gorillas.” I blinked, and asked him, “Do you…
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Iowa Town Settles Orthodox Landlord’s Discrimination Suit
The city of Postville, Iowa, has settled a lawsuit charging it with discrimination against an Orthodox Jewish landlord who housed undocumented workers employed by the former Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse. The city and several local officials have agreed to pay Gabay Menahem $450,000 and to hold a community workshop on diversity issues; however, they have not…
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Showdown Looming Between Protesters and Netanyahu
In the wake of protests for social justice that drew a record number of 450,000 Israelis to the streets, a clash is developing between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s modest response and the more profound changes in Israeli economic and social policies demanded by protest leaders. The day after the massive demonstrations, Netanyahu said that his…
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Reporters’ Roundtable: Anti-Terror Grants Favor Jews; Palestinian Statehood; What Motivates the Tent Protests?
This week, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward editor Jane Eisner and Forward staff writer Nathan Guttman to discuss a Forward investigation that shows that a federal anti-terror grant program favors Jewish organizations — specifically Orthodox groups. The group then turns to discuss the upcoming Palestinian bid for statehood recognition in the United Nations….
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Healing the Wounds of 9/11
How does one heal from a traumatic event on the scale of 9/11? That’s the question tackled by artist Tobi Kahn in his exhibit, “Embodied Light: 9/11 in 2011,” on view at The Educational Alliance in Downtown Manhattan until November 23. Kahn, a painter, sculptor and professor at the School of Visual Arts in New…
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Weprin Airs TV Ads in Close Race for Weiner’s Seat
Democrat David Weprin is reportedly spending more than $250,000 on TV ads as he seeks to win a tight battle with Republican Bob Turner for disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner seat. The New York Post reported that Weprin, an Orthodox Jew, has allocated $157,600 for broadcast ads and $102,817 for cable, and says the numbers could…
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Bird-Shaped Challah Holds Special Meaning for Rosh Hashanah
I don’t remember most of what my family ate on Rosh Hashanah when I was growing up. We likely had a platter of brisket and maybe a steaming tureen of tzimmes. There was probably a bottle of Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider on the table to be festive — but honestly, the details are fuzzy. What…
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Hebrew School That Works
I applaud Rabbi Joy Levitt’s effort to reinvent supplementary Hebrew school, which she described in an August 26 article. However, I would suggest that in these days of working parents, a supplementary Hebrew school that took a leaf from summer camping together with after school programming might exert greater appeal. In short, a five-day-a-week Jewish…
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Homeland Security Grants to Non-Profit Organizations
Below is a searchable and downloadable list of all the non-profit organizations that received Homeland Security grants from 2007-2010:
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Turner and Weprin Trade Barbs in Fight for Weiner’s Seat
Democrat David Weprin and Republican Bob Turner traded barbs on a radio show Tuesday just a week before they face off in a race for disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s old seat. Touting an endorsement from ex-Gov. George Pataki, Turner has sought to make the special election a referendum on President Obama and especially his perceived…
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Study Says Religious Victims Coped Better With 9/11 Attacks
As the country marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a new study purports to show the benefits of religious involvement or spiritual belief in coping with the long-term impact of the event. And Jews, who constitute both a religious group and the nation’s least religious ethnic group, are evident on both sides of the debate…
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