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News Amid Detroit Bankruptcy, Jews Rally Behind Cause of Retired City Workers
Since the initial shock of Detroit’s filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy this past summer, local residents and businesses have been largely left alone to deal with the implications of this drastic step. But Detroit’s organized Jewish community, concentrated mainly in the affluent suburbs, and largely untouched by the city’s financial demise, appears to be bucking…
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Culture Zen and the Art of the BuJu
I admit, I am a BuJu. I admit, I am a BuJu. Of course, I am not alone. Not only do a disproportionate number of American Buddhist teachers come from Jewish backgrounds, but many Jews practice both Judaism and Buddhism, and many more practice a Jewish spirituality influenced by Buddhist-derived meditation practices and values. The…
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Fast Forward U.S. Asks Germany to Publish Complete List of Nazi-Looted Artwork
The United States has asked Germany to publish a list of 1,400 Nazi-looted works of art that were found in a Munich apartment last year during a German tax evasion probe, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said U.S. diplomats had contacted the German federal government about the vast…
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Fast Forward George W. Bush Headlines $100K-a-Plate ‘Convert the Jews’ Gala
Former President George W. Bush will headline a fundraiser in Texas for a group that seeks to convert Jews to Christianity. Bush is scheduled to appear Nov. 15 in suburban Dallas to raise funds for the Messianic Jewish Bible Institute, a Texas-based group that says its mission “is to bring Jewish people into a personal…
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News Iraq Ambassador Open to Loan Deal for Trove of Jewish Artifacts
While stressing his country’s ownership of the Jewish artifacts now on display at the National Archives in Washington, Iraq’s ambassador to the United States hinted that his country could be open to discussing a loan agreement which would delay the return of the objects to Baghdad. Ambassador Lukman Faily said an Iraq government delegation would…
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Fast Forward French Far-Right Candidate Bounced for Downplaying Holocaust
A candidate for the far-right National Front has been banned from its election ticket for belittling the Holocaust, another sign of racism in its ranks jeopardising its bid to enter town halls across France in next year’s local elections. Joris Hanser, 20, from the eastern town of Rixheim, was the latest to be dropped by…
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The Schmooze No Kotel Bat Mitzvah for Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul canceled her much-hyped bat mitzvah at the Western Wall, opting instead for a low-key ceremony in the town of Safed, The Times of Israel reports. Per Israel’s Tourism Industry, which hosted the former “American Idol” and “The X-Factor” judge, the switch was due to jet lag. But the officiating rabbi, Eyal Riess of…
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Fast Forward Janet Yellen’s Harshest Critic Admits She’ll Be Confirmed as Federal Reserve Chair
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen will likely secure sufficient votes to be confirmed as the next head of the central bank, according to one of her harshest critics in the Senate who sits on the banking panel that will vet her for the job. David Vitter, the Louisiana Republican who voted against her nomination…
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