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Community My Daughter’s Eighth-Grade Class is in Israel — And I’m Conflicted
As I write these words, my 14-year-old daughter is in Israel with her eighth-grade day school class. I don’t know what to think about the trip. Are such trips a good idea for American Jews? Is it something I should welcome for my daughter? How much laundry will she bring back? I don’t have answers…
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Fast Forward Want An Eleanor Roosevelt Letter Defending Israel? Bidding Starts At $22,500.
(JTA) — A 1957 letter written by Eleanor Roosevelt in which the former first lady vigorously defends Israel’s actions during the Suez Crisis is being auctioned off. Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Los Angeles will start the bidding on Thursday at $22,500. The letter, written on her personal “Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt” letterhead, responds directly…
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Fast Forward Southern Israel Residents Spend Night In Bomb Shelters As Warning Sirens Blare
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Sirens warning of rockets and mortars launched from Gaza sounded throughout the night Tuesday and early Wednesday morning, sending residents of southern Israel running for bomb shelters and safe rooms. No one was injured in the barrages of projectiles fired overnight at southern Israeli communities. A private home in the southern Israeli…
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Community ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Inspires Fight Against Religious Coercion In Ireland — And Israel
From the moment Atwood’s book was converted by Bruce Miller to a multi-award winning TV series, comparisons haven’t stopped between the horror it depicts and the potential evils of populist nationalism inspired by extremist interpretations of sacred texts. When writing the novel in 1985, Margaret Atwood made a rule for herself that her work of…
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Fast Forward Gal Gadot Turns Down Invitation To Host Eurovision In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot turned down an offer to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year in Israel. Her agency said she could not host the contest after an invitation to do so by Israel’s Kan network due to a scheduling conflict, Ynet reported. “Gal would be happy to host and take…
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Fast Forward Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Gets Israeli Citizenship
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Russian-Jewish billionaire businessman Roman Abramovich made aliyah. Abramovich arrived in Israel on Monday afternoon, and immediately received Israeli citizenship. He is now eligible to receive and Israeli passport. He left Israel about three hours after taking care of his citizenship, the business daily Globes reported. He reportedly applied for citizenship from Russia last…
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Fast Forward Israeli Kindergarten Yard Hit By Gaza Mortar Fire
At least 28 mortar shells were fired from Gaza on southern Israel, including one that exploded in the yard of a kindergarten shortly before students were set to arrive. Most of the shells fired in three barrages on Tuesday morning were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, according to the Israel Defense Forces….
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News Jewish Groups Reject Israel Funding For Fear Of Being Branded Foreign Agents
Last fall, officials with a shadowy Israeli government agency started knocking on the doors of America’s leading Jewish institutions. They came offering money with few strings attached. They wanted American Jewish institutions to help them fight the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement by running “missions” to Israel for influencers, something some of them were doing…
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