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Fast Forward Jewish Dems and GOP Trade Barbs on Ryan
Partisan Jewish groups focused on Paul Ryan’s leading role in the budget stand-off in assessing Mitt Romney’s pick as running mate. Rep. Ryan (R-Wis.), the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives budget committee, has taken a lead role in the stand-off between the White House and the Democratic-led Senate on one side and the…
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Culture Being Jewish Is More Mind Than Matter
In the May 11 edition of the Forward, Jon Entine, founder and director of the Genetic Literacy Project at George Mason University, reviewed the book “Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People,” by Harry Ostrer, a geneticist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In the review, Entine summarized Ostrer’s major finding: Most, but…
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Opinion When ‘Unity’ Means Unity of the Orthodox
“Achdus Klal Yisroel.” At the recent Siyum HaShas, celebrating the completion of the 7-and-half-year Daf Yomi (page-a-day) Talmud regimen, that phrase — “unity of the Jewish people” — resounded like a mantra. At the ceremony, which took place at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., the idea of unity was affirmed by nearly every…
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Israel News Bill Mandates Discussion of Sephardi Refugees
In a rare show of pre-election bipartisanship, lawmakers from both parties are sponsoring a bill that would link the plight of Palestinian refugees with that of Jews from Arab countries. The legislation would require the administration to include mention of the need to resolve the issue of Jews who were expelled from their homes in…
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Culture Cystic Fibrosis Knows No Borders
For generations, one Palestinian village just east of Jerusalem watched young adult after young adult lose their lives to a disabling disease. Eventually, the villagers learned that the previously unnamed killer was cystic fibrosis, a recessive genetic disorder that thickens mucous in the lungs and leads to life-threatening infections. But they failed to grasp that…
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Opinion Ryan Could Be Four-Letter Word for Jews
Mitt Romney’s pick of Congressional budget hawk Paul Ryan as his running mate could leave the campaign with tough questions to answer with key Jewish constituencies this fall. The selection of Ryan, the hotshot 42-year-old congressman from Wisconsin whose proposals for a trimmed-down federal budget have made him a household name, seems to have excited…
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Israel News Sue Bird First Israeli To Win Gold
So far, no Israeli athlete has captured a medal, although one Israeli citizen is likely to change that before the end of the Games. The only thing is, she’ll do it in an American uniform. As the United States continues to cruise toward a gold medal in women’s basketball, Sue Bird is coming closer to…
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Opinion Mitt’s Meeting With Controversial Conservative
Mitt Romney has came under fire for meeting with William (Jerry) Boykin, a retired U.S. Army officer who is now executive vice president of the Family Research Council, a leading Christian conservative organization. Boykin has enraged the Muslim-American community with anti-Muslim remarks which date back to his days in uniform but have intensified after his…
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