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News Ukraine Presidential Frontrunner Petro Poroshenko and His Secret Jewish Roots
(JTA) — Even in normal times, Kiev can feel like a city perpetually under construction. Potholes are “fixed” with flimsy coverings, ramshackle scaffolding clings precariously to the sides of buildings, and tangles of electric wires seem ever ready to combust. But since the outbreak of anti-government protests in November, the sense of flux in the…
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban Sorry for Trayvon Martin ‘Hoodie’ Remark
Mark Cuban, the outspoken Jewish owner of the Dallas Mavericks, apologized to the family of slain teen Trayvon Martin after discussing fears “a black kid in a hoodie” during a controversial discussion about race Cuban made the apology Thursday afternoon and elaborated on his thoughts expressed during an interview Wednesday with Inc. magazine in a…
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Life Avoid Bad Rabbi? There’s an App for That
An Israeli couple at their wedding (Haaretz) — When Israelis want to be warned of traffic jams ahead they check Waze, the popular crowd-sourced GPS. When they are planning their vacation, they look at hotel ratings and reviews on Tripadvisor to make sure their trip is smooth. So why shouldn’t they have the benefit of…
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Life ‘Preeminent’ Jerusalem Educator Deborah Kallen
Forward Association Deborah “Devora” Kallen was Jerusalem’s preeminent progressive educator. Raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts with seven siblings (including her brother, philosopher Horace Kallen) Kallen chose to reside in Palestine in 1920 with the goal of establishing the Parents Educational Association School there. Arriving at the onset of Third Aliyah wave…
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Life Where Do Trigger Warnings Belong?
Thinkstock Trigger warnings in academia, the idea that professors should flag, in advance, potentially traumatizing content for students, are a subject of hot debate this week after a series of articles on the topic showed up big venues. Content that might provoke a trigger warning include rape, violence, and historical atrocities like lynchings, slavery, even…
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Opinion 5 Dudes Who Claim To Be America’s Rabbi
Judaism — it’s a big religion; America — it’s an even bigger place. But one man — one brave, self-sacrificing man — has taken upon himself the weight and burden of serving both constituencies, of being just the Jew that this country needs, of being: America’s Rabbi. I’m sorry, did I say “one man”? I…
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Life New York Tabloids Shame Mayor’s Wife
Getty Images Earlier this week the New York Post ran a cover featuring Chirlane McCray, the First Lady of New York City next to the banner headline: “I WAS A BAD MOM.” I am so glad they did this. The Post article was a summary of the profile of McCray by Lisa Miller in New…
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The Schmooze Jason Biggs Mocks Dead ‘Bachelorette’ Contestant
Jason Biggs is coming under fire for comments he tweeted out during the season premiere of “The Bachelorette” on Monday. The self-described “Jewiest-look non-Jew” mocked the death of Eric Hill, one of Andi Dorfman’s prospective “ones,” who died April 23 in a paragliding accident. Crazy rule change- instead of voting off the contestants, this season…
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