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Opinion Lance Armstrong and the Meaning of Chutzpah
Two confessions: I am neither a speaker of Yiddish nor a fan of professional cycling. But as we hover in the halftime break of Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, I can’t help but wonder if the televised confession has implications for the meaning of chutzpah. Most of us are familiar with Leo Rosten’s classic…
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The Schmooze Mariah Carey Speaks Hebrew on ‘Idol’
We all knew that Mariah Carey can sing, but what we didn’t know was that she can also speak Hebrew. Well, at least she knows three expressions—and can use them correctly. Carey surprised us when she greeted American Idol contestant Shira Gavrielov, the 23-year-old daughter of Israeli singer-songwriter Miki Gavrielov, with a friendly “Shalom.” She…
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Fast Forward Obama’s Gun Control Plan Wins Broad Jewish Support
President Obama’s gun controls drew broad Jewish community support. The uniformity of the Jewish response since Obama unveiled his proposals on Wednesday stood in contrast to Republican opposition to many of his proposals, including a ban on assault weapons and tighter background checks on gun purchasers. Supportive statements came from the Jewish Council for Public…
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Israel News Harlem’s Good Ol’ Days
Video: Nate Lavey Just south of the bustle of Harlem’s famed 125th Street corridor, a mix of brownstones and churches in Harlem’s Mount Morris Park neighborhood prospers today as home to a large working-class black population. But walk down these streets with John T. Reddick, and he will show you the remnants, still-visible, of the…
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News The Jewish Victim of Newtown Conspiracy Theorists
Gene Rosen was walking out of his house to get lunch at a diner in his hometown of Newtown, Conn., when he came across six children and an adult sitting in his driveway. Confused, the retired psychologist asked them what they were doing. The date was December 14, 2012. Less than a mile away, a…
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Fast Forward ‘Dear Abby’ Columnist Dies at 94
Pauline Friedman Phillips, the “”Dear Abby” newspaper columnist who dished out advice to millions of confused, troubled and lovesick readers in America and around the world, has died at the age of 94. Phillips, the daughter of Jewish immigrants whose twin sister Esther wrote the rival “Ask Ann Landers” column, died in Minneapolis on Wednesday…
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Fast Forward Radical Catholic Bishop Fined for Holocaust Denial
A radical British Catholic priest has been fined in Germany on charges of Holocaust denial, which is illegal in the country. The $2,400 fine against British Bishop Richard Williamson, 72, stems from an interview he gave in 2008 to the Swedish SVT broadcaster, in which he called the murder of Jews in gas chambers during…
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Fast Forward Rand Paul Softens Stand on Israel Aid Cut
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he does not favor immediate cuts to defense assistance to Israel and favors intelligence and development cooperation, but he believes that Israel would ultimately benefit from economic independence from the United States. Paul, in a conference call Wednesday marking his return from a week-long visit to Israel, said his first…
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