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Richard Falk, controversial U.N. official, answers questions about fierce criticism of Israel
Falk, who is Jewish, denied that his criticism was antisemitic
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New Push To Link Jewish Boomers to Community
Baby boomers are reaching retirement age, and for the Jews among them, the search is on for active and meaningful pursuits beyond the stereotypical retreat to South Florida for three decades of porch-side sunning. This, at least, is the viewpoint held by Stuart Himmelfarb and David Elcott, the brains behind B3 the Jewish Boomer Platform,…
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Jews in Brooklyn and Houston Struggle With Tragedies
The two tragedies occurred 1,500 miles apart and in much different circumstances, but both united a community in shock, horror and grief. In New York, the abduction and gruesome murder last week of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky while walking home from summer day camp in Borough Park, Brooklyn, left the neighborhood’s tight-knit Chasidic community reeling from…
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U.S. Peace Group Calls for Boycott of Settlement Products
Taking protest against Israel’s new anti-boycott law one step forward, a member organization of American Jewry’s primary umbrella group for Israel is calling on its supporters to boycott products made in the Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Americans for Peace Now adopted a resolution July 19 supporting the call of its sister organization in…
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Struggling To Survive
There were Hebrew school classes and youth activities, bar and bat mitzvahs, weddings and a full roster of minyans in Butte, Montana. There were three synagogues — two Orthodox and one Reform. There once were upward of 1,000 Jews. There were…. And that is a problem for synagogues in small towns like Butte and in…
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Israel Wrestles With How — or Whether — To Recognize Gay Couples
As New York prepares to inaugurate same-sex marriage on July 24, two men married to each other 5,500 miles away are fighting a battle for the rights of Jewish men and women in Israel who take advantage of the new law and others like it. Just as every Jew has the right to immigrate to…
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Israeli and Palestinian Activists Gloomy Over Peace
On the boat sailing along the Danube River, Israeli and Palestinian peace activists seemed closer than ever. Sipping Hungarian wine on deck and sharing laughs, diplomats, prominent activists and journalists from both sides formed a close pact, joking over their own roles in what is widely known as the peace industry. But while the industry…
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Ten Bastille Day Must-Reads
On July 14, France celebrates Bastille Day, commemorating the storming of the Bastille, back in 1789, during the French Revolution. To mark the occasion, the Forward has compiled some of its must-reads about France. “The France That Hasn’t Shown Its Face to Dominique Strauss-Kahn” A professor of French history discusses France’s culture of anti-Semitism, which,…
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Jewish Neighborhood in Shock After Grisly Murder of Brooklyn Boy
Hours after the mutilated remains of an 8-year old Orthodox Jewish boy were found in Brooklyn Wednesday, his close-knit religious neighborhood of Borough Park seemed transfixed by the horrifying story. Outside a funeral home on 38th Street, people wondered how little Leiby Kletzky’s mother could cope with the trauma. At a table near the window…
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Yid Lit: Evan Fallenberg
A male ballet dancer is old enough to be a young artist’s grandfather, and yet they enter into a relationship to repair the hurts in each other’s lives. This is the premise of Israeli writer, Evan Fallenberg’s, second novel, “When We Danced on Water,” the follow up to his award-winning debut, “Light Fell.” His translation…
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His Royal Highness Prince Edward Charms the “Colonials” at Award Gala Held at The Pierre
His Royal Highness Prince Edward Charms the “Colonials” at Award Gala Held at The Pierre The guest of honor at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award dinner, held June 23 at The Pierre, was Prince William’s uncle, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Created by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1956, the award is dedicated to…
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