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News Barack Obama Says Israel Criticism Is Tough Love
Standing on the bimah and donning a white kippah on his head, Barack Obama passed his first synagogue appearance as president with flying colors. Obama chose a complex and subtle message for his Jewish American Heritage Month address at Adas Israel congregation, Washington’s prime Conservative synagogue, where many of the city’s Jewish government official, high…
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Breaking News Japanese Prime Minister Visits U.S. Holocaust Museum
Japan’s prime minister at a visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington honored the Japanese envoy who helped thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust. Shinzo Abe, who met with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, said while at the Holocaust museum on Monday, “As a Japanese citizen, I feel extremely proud of [Chiune] Sugihara’s…
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News $20M Gift Set To Transform Only Jewish Day School in Washington D.C.
A huge donation is about to transform the only Jewish day school in the nation’s capital. The Jewish Primary Day School announced Monday evening it had just received a $20 million gift from two donors, which will allow the school, currently serving students in elementary school grades, to build a middle school. Behind the donation,…
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Breaking News Suburban Washington D.C. Teen Admits Synagogue Vandalism
A suburban Washington teenager reportedly has confessed to police that he vandalized a local synagogue. Sebastian Espinoza-Carranza, 18, told detectives this week in Gaithersburg, Maryland, that he carried out the April 7 attack on the Shaare Torah Synagogue because he disliked the Jewish people who worshipped there, the WTOP radio station reported. Espinoza-Carranza painted swastikas…
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Breaking News Rabbi Barry Freundel’s Wife Speaks for First Time Since Mikveh-Peep Arrest
The estranged wife of Rabbi Barry Freundel, who pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping women in his Orthodox synagogue’s mikvah, spoke publicly for the first time since his arrest in October. Sharon Freundel delivered a lecture last week at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School study center in Rockville, Md., titled “Post-Traumatic Stress Responses in…
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Breaking News George Washington Students Want Security Boost After Swastika Incident
In the aftermath of swastikas found in a residence hall, the student senate at George Washington University asked the university to install more security cameras in dorms. The Student Association Senate passed a resolution Monday calling for the extra security measures in public spaces, such as near elevators and in residence hall lobbies, the student…
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Israel News Advocacy Groups Seek New Marketing Strategy After Israeli Vote
For advocates of Israel, a couple of weeks in March have managed to rattle a message built into America’s DNA through decades of hard work. In the new reality created by Israel’s March 17 election and the events surrounding it, Israel’s commitment to peace and to pluralism is being questioned by key audiences whose full…
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Breaking News Netanyahu to AIPAC: Congressional Speech Must Go On
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the AIPAC conference lauded President Barack Obama but expressed few regrets for the speech to Congress he will present that has angered the White House. “I deeply appreciate all that President Obama has done for Israel: security cooperation, intelligence sharing, support at the United Nations,” Netanyahu said Monday at…
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