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The Schmooze The Heroic Brit Who Saved 600 Jewish Children
To the roster of Righteous Gentiles that includes Oskar Schindler and Chiune Sugihara — the Japanese diplomat who in 1940 issued 2039 visas that saved 6000 Jews (including my mother and me) — one must now add Sir Nicholas Winton whose British chutzpah illuminates the Menemsha Film documentary “Nicky’s Family.” Directed by Matej Minac, the…
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The Schmooze Adam Levine Engaged To Victoria’s Secret Model
Well ladies, if you had any dreams of bringing Adam Levine home for Shabbat dinner, you can cast them aside. The Maroon 5 singer and “Voice” judge announced last night that he was engaged to Behati Prinsloo, his third Victoria’s Secret model girlfriend. The couple, who have been dating for a little over a year,…
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Fast Forward European Jews Fight Polish Kosher Slaughter Ban
Major European Jewish organizations have started to fight the ban on kosher slaughter in Poland, after the country’s parliament decided last week to leave intact the prohibition on killing animals for meat without first stunning them, which affects both Jewish and Muslim religious slaughter. The European Jewish Congress, the Polish Jewish community and the Conference…
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Opinion Untold Stories of the ‘T’ Folks in LGBT
This week, the Forward launched our month-long series on the lives of transgender Jews. Our project kicked off with six profiles of transgender rabbis and rabbinical students. As the editor of the series, I first became interested in transgender issues after I spent a year reporting on gay and lesbian inclusion in Jewish settings. In…
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Opinion At Scandal-Plagued IRS, Agents Make Crucial Judgments About God and Taxes
Of all the things we’ve learned about the Internal Revenue Service these past few weeks, the most amazing item is this: The IRS has a highly attenuated sense for the proper place for God in our lives. Just listen in on a telephone conversation from 2012: An IRS agent named Sherry Wan is telling the…
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Israel News Dusty Espionage Law With Jewish History Takes Center Stage in Snooping Scandal
An antiquated World War I-era spy law with links to a string of Jewish figures over the year has unexpectedly grabbed the global spotlight as America’s government tries to keep a lid on the National Security Agency snooping scandal. The Espionage Act of 1917 has emerged in recent years as a key tool in the…
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News The 92-Year-Old Jewish Skydiver
There won’t be any skydiving for 92-year-old Aaron Rosloff this year. He spent his past two birthdays jumping out of planes as part of a fundraising mission for the South Brunswick Food Pantry in New Jersey. He planned to celebrate his 92nd birthday, July 3, with a third jump, but after he broke his ankle…
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Opinion Saving Trayvon Martin — With Jewish Law
Under Jewish law one must protect oneself by injuring, instead of killing, a potential assailant, unless killing is the only option. One is also required to avoid any situation in which one’s life may be placed in danger. If George Zimmerman had abided by these simple principles, he should have chosen to avoid conflict and…
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