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Fast Forward Chandra Levy’s Convicted ‘Killer’ Demands New Trial
The man convicted of killing Jewish Capitol Hill intern Chandra Levy in 2001 plans to demand a new trial as reports swirl about questions about the case and secret court hearings. Lawyers for Ingmar Guandique say his conviction in the sensational case was “predicated on a lie” and he should get a new trial, the…
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News The Only Jewish Burmese Python Hunter in Florida
Dave Leibman knows he’s a bit of an outlier in the South Florida Jewish community — or perhaps in any Jewish community. With pillowcases in tow, and bulky camouflage hunting boots on his feet, Leibman spent a recent day driving his pickup through the Everglades, hoping to nab a Burmese python, a species that can…
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News After Islamist Threat Repelled, Spotlight Hits ‘Jews’ of Fabled Timbuktu
Timbuktu, the remote and ancient Sahara Desert city that was until recently controlled by Al Qaeda-affiliated groups, is not often thought of as an outpost of Jewish life. Yet this West African town of some 55,000, in northern Mali, is still home to an estimated 1,000 descendants of Jews who converted to Islam centuries ago….
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News Pat Singer Is the Mother of Brighton Beach
Located on the main stretch of Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach Avenue, among numerous Russian delis, Russian-language bookstores and a shuttered Russian travel agency, the Brighton Neighborhood Association stands out. Its window is one of the few on the block with signs predominantly in English, and it’s one of the few storefronts near the elevated tracks of…
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Opinion Battling Climate Change, the Jewish Way
The rally in Washington D.C. last Sunday on climate change, organized by the Sierra Club, 350.org, and hundreds of other groups, was the largest of its kind in U.S. history, attended by up to 50,000 people, from all over the country. Buses came from all over, some traveling for several days to bring people to…
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The Schmooze Josh Brolin and Diane Lane Head to Splitsville
Hollywood couple Diane Lane and Josh Brolin are divorcing after more than eight years, their representatives said on Thursday. “I can confirm Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have decided to end their marriage,” said Lane’s spokeswoman, Kelly Bush. A source close to the couple termed the split as “amicable” and said it was a mutual…
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Fast Forward New York Jets Tim Tebow Scraps Planned Visit to ‘Anti-Semitic’ Church
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, a devout Christian, has canceled an appearance at the Dallas mega-church led by a prominent pastor who has sparked controversy over remarks he made from the pulpit about gays and other religions. Tebow, 25, who famously kneels in prayer on the football field in a move that has come…
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Fast Forward Vienna Jewish Museum Admits Showing ‘Hundreds’ of Artworks Looted by Nazis
Officials from the Jewish Museum of Vienna said that hundreds of objects in the museum’s possession were looted from Jewish families during the Holocaust. A review of the artifacts found 490 objects and more than 980 books that may have been stolen from Jewish owners, The New York Times reported Wednesday. “For historic reasons, people…
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