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New Square: Where Tradition and the Rebbe Rule
Residents of this Hasidic enclave a mere hour north of Times Square do not live like people in most of the state or, indeed, like most of the country. Among other things, New Square residents must walk streets strictly divided by gender, with women on one side and men on the other, as Yiddish signs…
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After Carmel Fire, Sprouting Seeds, Struggling People
Last December, this place was hell on earth. The largest wildfire Israel has ever seen raged across the land, destroying every sign of life in its path. Now, six months later, nature is restoring itself while some of the human lives and homes destroyed by the fire show little sign of recovery. Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Is Ayn Rand’s Atheism An Inconvenient Truth?
Ayn Rand, novelist and conservative political thinker, has an impassioned following among some of today’s Republicans. They embrace her defense of laissez-faire capitalism and individualism. In many respects, she is the godmother of all libertarians. What some put aside, however, is the inconvenient fact that she was also an outspoken atheist. A group of left-leaning…
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Israeli Firm’s Trade With Iran Proves Awkward for Activists Pushing Sanctions
Israel activists advocating tougher sanctions against Iran are dealing with the embarrassment caused by the blacklisting of a prominent Israeli firm for trading with Tehran. The Ofer Brothers Group, a powerful family-owned conglomerate, was sanctioned for selling an oil tanker to Iran, ignoring laws in the United States that restrict dealings with Iran’s energy sector….
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State Annuls Attempted Sale of Public School to New Square-Based Yeshiva
The commissioner of the New York State Education Department has annulled the sale of a New York elementary school to a New Square Orthodox yeshiva, criticizing the local school board for failing to take steps to get the best price for the property. The rejection of the sale is the latest development in an ongoing…
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Labor Leader, Forward Writer Gus Tyler
Uncle Gus is gone, and with him, some sense that there’s any order to the universe. To readers of the Forward, Uncle Gus was Gus Tyler, whose association with this newspaper stretches back to 1932, the year he graduated from New York University and was hired to be the assistant to labor editor Louis Schaefer….
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Adventures In Fatherhood
Being a dad, and especially a Jewish dad, is a role that has evolved mightily since Abraham, the first father, raised a blade to slaughter his son, Isaac. Fathers have long been God-fearing, law-abiding men, strict disciplinarians of their children. Today’s dads take on additional responsibilities and challenges. They perch at the kitchen table to…
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U.S. To Boycott Durban III
As the international community prepares to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Durban World Conference Against Racism, the Obama administration has decided that America will boycott the event. The move, announced on June 1, won praise from a variety of Jewish organizations, but prompted surprisingly little criticism from human rights groups that in the past…
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Gus Tyler, Labor Activist and Forward Columnist, Is Dead at 99
Gus Tyler, a longtime labor activist and a Forward contributing editor, who wrote the newspaper’s “Der Yiddish Vinkl” column well into his 90s, died June 3 in Sarasota, Fla. He was 99. Tyler worked for more than 40 years for the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union — serving in various capacities, including as political director,…
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Reporters’ Roundtable: Egypt-Gaza Crossing; Yiddish in English
In this week’s Forward Reporters’ Roundtable, staff writer Nathan Guttman joins host Josh Nathan-Kazis to discuss what the recent opening of a border crossing between Egypt and Gaza means for Israel. Then Forward arts fellow Ezra Glinter unveils the Forward’s new Yiddish microsite.
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Democrats Use GOP Medicare Cuts To Excite Jewish Voters
Jewish Democrats are turning a spotlight on social issues — and particularly the dangers posed to Medicare and Medicaid — as a way to counter Republican attempts to use President Obama’s contentious relations with Israel to capture more Jewish votes. This strategy was first tested in late May in a New York State special congressional…
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