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Gender Equality Elusive In Jewish Salary Survey
The Forward ’s third annual survey of 76 national Jewish organizations paints a picture of communal stagnation in gender equality, as the number of women in leadership roles remains at the same low level, and the gap between male and female salaries has grown even larger.
January 25, 2012
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Jane Eisner: Where Are the Jewish Women?
Clearly, the Jewish community is not having the discussion it needs and deserves.
January 25, 2012
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Mentoring young Jewish entrepreneurs: Tel Aviv Young Adults Unit
23-01-2012 03:23 Tel Aviv is promoting young entrepreneurs by jointly mentoring a small group of projects with PresenTense, a non-profit which supports Jewish entrepreneurship. At this event, young people have a chance to present their ideas in order to be part of the final group of fifteen.
January 25, 2012
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GOP eyes Jewish and Asian state districts
ALBANY — The state Senate GOP wants to bring to Queens the chamber’s first Asian-majority district to go along with an Orthodox Jewish-majority district in Brooklyn, the Daily News has learned.
January 25, 2012
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Fitch Affirms National Jewish Health's (CO) Rev Bonds at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB' rating on National Jewish Health's outstanding debt. A complete list of ratings is provided at the end of this release.
January 24, 2012
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PM's Jewish move queried
Julia Gillard gives her new business liaison adviser the task of liaising with the Jewish community.
January 24, 2012
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Jewish council turns focus on teen dating abuse
Jewish council uses Sunday brunch to examine teen dating abuse and healthy dating relationships.
January 24, 2012
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Russia: Protest by Jewish Group Over Memorial
The Russian Jewish Congress said that it had sent a letter of protest over the decision to replace a memorial plaque to Jews killed in the Holocaust.
January 24, 2012
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Atlanta Jewish newspaper publisher resigns after writing column suggesting Israel would consider 'hit' on Obama
The owner of an Atlanta Jewish publication is resigning after he wrote a column suggesting that Israel would consider a “hit” on President Barack Obama.
January 23, 2012
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Obama campaign targets Jewish vote – Video
22-01-2012 22:34 A clip produced by President Obama’s reelection campaign targeting Jewish voters, features a long line of Israeli senior officials seen praising him. The video’s “stars” may be surprised to find themselves included in the clip, as they never gave interviews for the campaign. The video, titled “America and Israel — an Unbreakable Bond” shows Netanyahu thanking the president for his commitment to Israel and peace
January 23, 2012
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Hazon, a local Jewish group, runs farm, sustainability programs
The Jewish holy book the Torah was written many centuries ago, long before a person's carbon footprint became a topic of discussion.
January 23, 2012
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Thane Rosenbaum: Don't Miss The 21st Annual New York Jewish Film Festival
The festival showcases a vivid tapestry of the Jewish experience. Many of the films may not receive a commercial release, so now is the time to take in a screening.
January 23, 2012
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Ancient Jewish scrolls found in Afghanistan
A cache of ancient Jewish scrolls from northern Afghanistan that has only recently come to light is creating a storm among scholars who say the landmark find could reveal an undiscovered side of medieval Jewry.
January 23, 2012
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Ancient Jewish scrolls found in north Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A cache of ancient Jewish scrolls from northern Afghanistan that has only recently come to light is creating a storm among scholars who say the landmark find could reveal an undiscovered side of medieval Jewry. The 150 or so documents, dated from the 11th century, were found in Afghanistan's Samangan province and most likely smuggled out — a sorry but common fate for the …
January 23, 2012
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German anti-Semitism 'widespread'
Anti-Jewish feeling is “significantly” anchored in German society, according to a report by experts appointed by parliament.
January 23, 2012
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Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life reopens
The institution long known as Judah L. Magnes Museum – custodian of pre-eminent collections representing the cultural history of Jews in the West – reopened Sunday as the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC…
January 23, 2012
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Secret Service eyes threat in Jewish paper
The U.S. Secret Service is looking into a controversial column by an Atlanta Jewish newspaper publisher that mulled the assassination of an American president.
January 22, 2012
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Jewish-American newspaper publisher apologises for suggesting Israel assassinate Obama
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): A publisher of a Jewish-American newspaper has issued an apology for suggesting that Israel should consider assassinating US President Barack Obama.
January 22, 2012
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Florida politico helps Jewish Republicans find their voice
Dressed in his tennis whites, Sid Dinerstein hunches over the Palm Beach Post's scramble, Sudoku, and crossword, saying they're the most worthwhile part of a paper he dismisses as “another left-wing rag.”
January 22, 2012
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A Jewish civil war
In Israel, an 8-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl is spit on and called a whore as she walks to school because she is perceived to be dressed “immodestly” by her ultra-Orthodox neighbors. A female soldier is harassed by an ultra-Orthodox man because she refuses to move to the back of a…
January 22, 2012
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Jewish newspaper to retract Obama column
ATLANTA, Jan. 21 (UPI) — The owner of a Jewish newspaper in Atlanta said he regrets publishing a column that suggested Israel consider killing President Obama.
January 21, 2012
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U.S. Jewish paper: Assassins an option
The U.S. Secret Service is looking into a controversial column by an Atlanta Jewish newspaper publisher that mulled the assassination of an American president.
January 21, 2012
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Jewish paper's column catches Secret Service eye
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January 21, 2012
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Atlanta Jewish Times publisher apologizes for suggested 'hit' on Obama
The Atlanta Jewish Times , a weekly newspaper serving the Metro area's Jewish community has ignited a national firestorm in the form of an op-ed piece from owner-publisher Andrew Adler in the paper's January 13 edition.
January 21, 2012
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Jewish history gets its due at College of Idaho
College of Idaho is coming close to raising enough money to establish an endowed chair for Jewish studies, first of its kind in the Intermountain West.
January 21, 2012
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