Holocaust survivors visit Gulliver School to share stories

Inge Auerbacher and Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, one Jewish, one Catholic, inspire Gulliver middle school students with their tales of survival.

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Time to rethink how we relate to Christians

Jews are known for their intellect, and for legitimate reasons.

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Witness: Jerusalem SOS – Video


17-01-2012 02:13 To provide first aid, Jewish and Arab volunteer paramedics cross the city’s boundaries that most other residents do not.

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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.

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Jane Eisner: Where Are the Jewish Women?

Clearly, the Jewish community is not having the discussion it needs and deserves.

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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.

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Jews at the Oscars, Shatner’s Priceline demise, Rogen and Miller’s tzedakah

The 2012 Academy Award nominations came out and it seems like Billy Crystal will be hosting a big ol' Jewish party, providing traction to those who advance the canard that Jews do indeed control Hollywood.

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Josh Fleet: The J-Word: Why Jesus Is Taboo in Polite Jewish Conversation

Though we may not admit it, Jews are fascinated by Jesus. Some are now reclaiming him as a devoutly Jewish sage.

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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.

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Raising a Glass to America

A new book examines the role Jewish immigrants played in opposing Prohibition. Does it say more about Jews or about the broader American culture in which they found themselves?

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Palestine News & Info Agency – WAFA – Jewish Settlers Break into Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus

NABLUS, January 24, 2012 (WAFA) – A large number of Jewish settlers broke into Joseph’s Tomb, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, late Monday night, according to local sources.

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Tel Aviv emerges as top gay tourist destination

By ARON HELLER Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Tel Aviv has long been a gay paradise, one of the few places in the Middle East where gays feel free to walk hand-in-hand and kiss in public. Now, thanks to its balmy climate, vibrant nightlife and a creative government-backed branding campaign, the city has become one of the world's top gay tourist destinations. As always in the Middle East, however, conflict is never far away, and some critics have accused Israel of using such tolerance as a way to divert attention from alleged transgressions against Palestinians

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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

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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.

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Holocaust Museum: Jewish World War II vets drive new exhibit

More than 400 voices are behind the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center’s forthcoming comprehensive exhibition exploring American Jews who fought in World War II. That’s how many Jewish servicemen and women were interviewed for Ours to Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War, which is scheduled to open Feb. 19 in the downstairs space of the Skokie museum.

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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…

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Jewish voters to play key role in Florida's Republican primary

The state's nearly 640,000 Jews are just 3.4 percent of Florida's population. But because they vote in extraordinarily high numbers, they are 6 to 8 percent of Florida's turnout, says Ira Sheskin, of the University of Miami's Jewish Demography Project.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Haunting pre-Holocaust story

Haunting pre-Holocaust story Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved.

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Documentary on Jewish ADL Entitled Defamation Part 2; libya sheen battle palestine fox – Video


12-03-2011 06:40 Documentary Showing the Brainwashing of Jews and Non-Jews by the Jewish Anti-Defamation League and Similar Organizations. Directed by Jewish-Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir.

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‘Ethiopian price tag’ attacks outrage Israel’s Ethiopian Jews in Kiryat Malakhi – Racism condemned – Video


19-01-2012 07:01 Thousands of Ethiopians protested in the streets of Jerusalem against discrimination after a recent report in Israeli media that more than 100 families in Kiryat Malakhi had agreed not to sell or rent real estate to Ethiopian Jews. Hate graffiti with the words “Ethiopian price tag” — a reference to right-wing attacks against Palestinians — was spray-painted on walls and vehicles in the town.

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Jewish day schools putting Apple iPads to the test

Two Jewish day schools are leading the charge in putting Apple's iPad to use in classrooms.

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Defaced temples, Jewish group receive derogatory letters

Several area synagogues received copies of what Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli described as magazine covers superimposed with the phrase, “Wall St. Jew.” A Jewish organization also received three letters, authorities said.

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