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Fast Forward John Ruskay Named Senior Fellow at Jewish People Policy Institute
John Ruskay, the former CEO of the UJA-Federation of New York, was named a senior fellow at the Jerusalem-based Jewish People Policy Institute. Ruskay was an original board member of the institute, a policy planning think tank on world Jewry issues. He retired in June from the New York federation after more than 20 years…
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Israel News Sprawling Abu Khdeir Family Spreads Deep Roots in Jerusalem — and U.S.
Every summer, the Abu Khdeir family is visited by dozens of cousins from the United States. The largest family in Shuafat — there are more than 800 members — includes dozens of people who hold U.S. passports and green cards. And it’s common knowledge in this East Jerusalem neighborhood that the Abu Khdeirs speak great…
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Fast Forward No Crime Seen in Death of Missing Yeshiva Student
Israeli police said on Thursday they had found the body of a 23-year-old American student who went missing last week near a forest in Jerusalem and that they did not suspect a criminal motive. Aaron Sofer, a Jewish seminary student from New Jersey, vanished last Friday while walking in woods not far from the Yad…
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Fast Forward East Jerusalem Boils Even as Gaza War Ends
Violent protests in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem have been raging nightly beyond the spotlight on the Gaza war, leading to a crackdown by Israeli police in which hundreds of Palestinians have been detained. Street clashes with police in riot gear, military-style raids on homes late at night and stone-throwing at Israeli vehicles have marked the most…
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Fast Forward Body of Missing Yeshiva Student Found in Jerusalem
A body believed to be that of a U.S. yeshiva student who went missing near Jerusalem last week was found on Thursday. Aaron Sofer, a Jewish seminary student from New Jersey, vanished on Friday while walking in woods not far from Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. “He was hiking…
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Fast Forward Search Continues for Missing Yeshiva Student From New Jersey
Israel Police units continued to search in the Jerusalem Forest area for a haredi Orthodox yeshiva student from Lakewood, N.J, who has been missing for four days. Aaron Sofer, 23, was last seen at noon Friday when he and a friend began climbing down a steep incline on a hiking trail. The friend called police…
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Fast Forward N.J. Yeshiva Student Missing After Hike in Jerusalem Forest
A haredi Orthodox yeshiva student from Lakewood, N.J., was reported missing after hiking in the Jerusalem Forest. Aaron Sofer, 23, was last seen at noon Friday when he and a friend began climbing down a steep incline on a hiking trail, according to the Yeshiva World website. The friend called police several hours later and…
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Opinion How Israelis and Palestinians Cope — With Two Different Wars
Getty Images The first thing I noticed when my shared taxi dropped me off in Jerusalem earlier this month were the flags. In the Beit Hakerem neighborhood where I was staying — a mostly secular Jewish area in southwest Jerusalem — balconies were strung with large Israeli flags and rows of miniature ones. Car antennas…
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