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Opinion Camp Tawonga’s Missed Opportunity
It was surely difficult for leaders of Camp Tawonga to arrive at their decision not to tell their young charges about the shocking death of 21-year-old art counselor Annais Rittenberg after she was hit by a falling tree last week. My colleague Renee Ghert-Zand deftly captured their challenge in her Forward Thinking post yesterday. Since…
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Fast Forward Edward Snowden Says Israel and U.S. Created Anti-Iran Stuxnet Computer VIrus
Whistleblower Edward Snowden told a German magazine that Israel and the United States created the Stuxnet computer virus that destroyed nuclear centrifuges in Iran. Snowden made the statement as part of an interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel in which he answered encrypted questions sent by security software developer Jacob Appelbaum and documentary…
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The Schmooze Amanda Bynes Calls The Obamas ‘Ugly’
There’s a new contender in Amanda Bynes’ ever evolving Twitter challenge of looks. This time, the ex-actress takes on the President and First Lady, adding them both to her ugly list. Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are ugly! ampmdash; Amanda Bynes (@AmandaBynes) July 8, 2013 Take comfort, Mr. President: You are not alone. As The…
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Opinion The 2 Sides of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, who died December 5, has come to symbolize the triumph of hope over despair, of love over hatred, and of goodness over evil. I have recently written what an inspiration he has been to me personally as a rabbi who led a congregation in South Africa in the immediate post-apartheid period. I wrote…
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Fast Forward Mennonite Is Righteous for Saving French Jews
Lois Gunden, an American Mennonite who helped save Jewish children in France during the Holocaust, was recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. The Israeli Holocaust memorial made the announcement on Monday. Gunden becomes the fourth American to be named a Righteous Gentile. Gunden will be honored posthumously at a ceremony to take…
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The Schmooze Why Gwyneth Paltrow Loves The Sun
Decades of research may have shown that prolonged exposure to the sun without proper protection increases the risk of everything from skin cancer to wrinkles, but Gwyneth Paltrow is throwing caution to the wind. After all, how can anything natural be bad for you? In an interview with Cosmopolitan, the actress shared that she tries…
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Fast Forward Zion Square Jewish ‘Lynch’ Teens Get Slap on Wrist
Three Jewish teens involved in a mob attack on several Palestinian men in downtown Jerusalem were sentenced to prison. The attack last August seriously injured Jamal Julani , then- 17, of eastern Jerusalem. He remained on a respirator for several days after the attack, and did not retain any memory of the attack, which was…
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News The Last Row-House Shul in Philly
Video: Nate Lavey The “Little Shul,” as its supporters call it, stands in the middle of a dense street of row homes. But in a big way, it stands alone. It is the last operating row-house shul in South Philly. During the early part of the last century, there were 155 synagogues like it in…
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