Nathan Englander does it again in What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Novels often get graded on a curve. The occasional boring patch is easily tolerated an implausible plot twist, here and there, is to be expected. The point is: you can still love a flawed novel.
March 31, 2012
Tags: a-nice-weld, a-weak-way, anton-chekhov, culture, distinction, englanders, game, Holocaust, influences, Jewish, modern, raymond-carver, reader Posted in: Anne Frank 
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Gaza man killed by soldiers as thousands protest Israel policy
Security forces in riot gear deployed in high numbers along the frontiers of Israel and the Palestinian territories in anticipation of a repeat of last year’s violence, in which at least 38 people died near the borders with Lebanon and Syria.
March 30, 2012
Tags: a-border-during, a-spokesman-for, a-tear-gas, Israel, israeli, israeli-arabs, Jewish, palestinian, palestinians, security, west, which-at-least Posted in: Gaza Comments Closed
Book review: ‘The Crisis of Zionism,’ by Peter Beinart
Many books have been written on the Israeli-Palestinian struggle by reporters, elected officials, diplomats, novelists, poets, human rights workers, Nobel laureates and ordinary citizens.
March 30, 2012
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Condo owner fights to display Jewish symbol
A Connecticut condominium owner has been told by the complex’s management association that she must remove a Jewish religious symbol or face fines, advocates told FoxNews.com. Barbara Cadranel, an internationally-renown harpsichordist living in Stratford, Conn., contacted the Connecticut Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League earlier this month to report that she had been told by the California Condo Association to remove the mezuzah — a small object inscribed with Hebrew verses from the Torah placed on the doorpost of a Jewish family’s home — or face fines of $50 per day, according to ADL’s Connecticut Regional Director Gary Jones. “It’s pretty rare,” Jones said of disputes between condominium association and owners involving mezuzot
March 30, 2012
Tags: a-gift-last, a-real-home, bible, cadranel, california-, condominium, connecticut, director, Jewish, jewish-ledger, mezuzah, office, regional-office, such-as-mezuzah Posted in: Jewish Comments Closed
Gaza man killed as thousands protest Israel policy
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian protester in Gaza on Friday as thousands in the Palestinian territories, Israel and neighboring countries participated in an annual protest against the Jewish state's land policies.
March 30, 2012
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West Bank outpost at center of Israeli battle over rule of law
MIGRON, West Bank This forlorn wind-whipped rise is not much to look at. It is topped with a set of dingy trailers, a basketball hoop, a water tower and a pair of antennas. But in recent months, the hilltop settlement has taken on great symbolic weight as the focus of a legal fight whose outcome most everyone involved says could shape the direction of Israel.
March 30, 2012
Tags: aviela-deitch, binyamin-begin, Jewish, legal, migron, supreme-court, week, west, with-the-threat, zionist Posted in: West Bank Comments Closed
New director of Howard Jewish Federation looks ahead
Ostroff hopes to draw more households into its fold Michelle Ostroff sees opportunities for the Jewish Federation of Howard County — to reach more people by diving into social media, to better engage teenagers and to make a popular speaker series more inspiring.
March 30, 2012
Tags: a-popular-speaker, better-engage, draw-more-, for-the, howard-county, its-fold, Jewish, michelle, michelle-ostroff, reach-more, sees-opportunities, social-media, teenagers-and Posted in: Jewish Comments Closed
Kentucky, Louisville and the Jewish question (JTA Sports) – Video
30-03-2012 08:48 The Bluegrass State is in a tizzy as Kentucky and Louisville get set for a first-ever Final Four matchup between these in-state rivals. Two local Jewish bigs explain why everyone in the state is going ga ga: Jonathan Miller, a JTA board member and founder of The Recovering Politician (link: blog, and Marie Abrams, former chair of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
March 30, 2012
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Gunman behind France terror attacks buried
(AP) TOULOUSE, France – The gunman who claimed responsibility for France’s worst terror attacks in years was buried Thursday in a Toulouse cemetery, ending a tortured debate over what to do with the body of a man the president called a “monster.” France is still reeling from the killings of three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three paratroopers that revived worries about Islamist extremism and shook up the French presidential campaign. Mohamed Merah, a 23-year-old Frenchman, was buried Thursday in the Muslim section of a cemetery in the Toulouse neighborhood of Cornebarrieu. About 20 men attended the ceremony, hiding their faces from reporters gathered outside
March 30, 2012
Tags: a-rabbi-and, a-standoff-with, algeria, ceremony, french, french-muslim, Jewish, merah, said-afterward-, toulouse- Posted in: Muslim Extremism Comments Closed
Annie: College student wants to switch from Catholicism to Judaism
DEAR ANNIE: Im 20 and attending college near my parents home. Despite what my Catholic family wants, Ive been exploring other religions for the past five years and have decided that Judaism is the right road for me. I want to let my family in on this process, but Im afraid theyll react badly and insist that my Jewish fiance is swaying my decision.
March 30, 2012
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Spiritual Life : Passover celebration marks Jews' steps away from slavery
What: Passover Seder When: 6 p.m. April 7 Where: Temple Mizpah, 849 Chestnut St.
March 30, 2012
Tags: allie-paskin, april, baptist, baptist-church, beltway, beltway-park, church-on-wednesday, jeremy-kirles, Jewish, lance-huston, passover, passover-seder, photos-, temple-mizpah, wednesday Posted in: Christian Comments Closed
Jewish Groups Hold Anti-Hunger Seder for Lawmakers
By JTA Published March 29, 2012. Jewish organizations hosted a Seder for members of Congress to highlight the importance of fighting hunger in America. The National Hunger Seder, which was sponsored by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and MAZON, was held Thursday in Washington to push for protecting and reinforcing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
March 30, 2012
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Jewish tour well received
An Experimental Prototype of a Jewish Tour of St. Augustine, operated by the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society (SAJHS) was deemed a success by participants and tour leadership alike, after visiting and discussing eight significant sites around Americas first European City
March 30, 2012
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Holocaust survivor no longer conceals tragic past
BY DAN MORAN dmoran@stmedianetwork.com March 29, 2012 7:58PM Holocaust survivor Walter Reed of Wilmette holds a photo of himself as a young boy with his soccer team during a presentation at the Rotary Club of Waukegan luncheon.
March 30, 2012
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Jewish organizations host National Hunger Seder
Nation March 29, 2012 JTA Jewish organizations hosted a Seder for members of Congress to highlight the importance of fighting hunger in America. The National Hunger Seder, which was sponsored by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and MAZON, was held Thursday in Washington to push for protecting and reinforcing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The refunding of SNAP will be considered in the 2012 Farm Bill reauthorization by Congress
March 30, 2012
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From L.A. to Casablanca and back again
Arts March 29, 2012 by Jonathan Maseng Vanessa Paloma On May 16, 2003, a series of suicide bombings struck Casablanca. The target: Jews
March 29, 2012
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East county club news: Jewish club to have genealogy program
THOUSAND OAKS Jewish club to have genealogy program The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Temple Adat Elohim 2420 E
March 29, 2012
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‘The Crisis of Zionism’ author Peter Beinart cancels KPFA talk in Berkeley
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March 29, 2012
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A Jewish synagogue makes a comeback in Lebanon
The last remaining synagogue in Beirut is undergoing restoration, and will soon host its first rabbi in nearly 40 years.
March 29, 2012
Tags: a-few-decades, a-lone-reminder, a-low-profile-, community-lived, daily-or-weekly, into-disrepair-, Jewish, jewish-council, lebanon-, magen-abraham, once-the-rabbi, restoration, structural- Posted in: Jewish Comments Closed
Opinion: The deadly sounds of Christian silence
Opinion March 29, 2012 by Rabbis Abraham Cooper and Yitzchok Adlerstein, The Christian Post This piece originally first appeared in The Christian Post This just in: Get married or baptized in a church adjacent to Jesus birthplace, and it wont be recognized by the law. You cant make this up
March 29, 2012
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State Dept. official’s Mideast itinerary rears Jerusalem issue
March 29, 2012 WASHINGTON(JTA) — Jerusalem’s relationship to Israel was raised anew with the recentitinerary for a State Department official’s Middle East visit. A news release on March 18 detailing the itinerary for acting Under Secretary of State Kathleen Stephens listed four countries she would visit, including Israel, and listed Jerusalem separately.
March 29, 2012
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Jewish Home Movies Provide Backdrop for Skirball Exhibit
Jewish Home Movies Provide Backdrop for Skirball Exhibit 2012-03-29 ‘Jewish Homegrown History: Immigration, Identity and Intermarriage’ opens on March 29 at the Skirball Cultural Center on Mulholland near the 405 freeway. Using old home movies, the exhibit invites viewers to watch vivid moments from the lives of ordinary families that illustrate the personal experiences of California Jews. Among the stories are the Chaikins of Boyle Heights, whose children grew up alongside Latino and Japanese neighbors; Harriet and Fred Rochlin, a writer and an architect who met at Berkeley and collaborated on an illustrated history of pioneer Jews of the West; and Murrieta Hot Springs, which depicts how this distinctly Californian resort differed from better-known Catskills vacation resorts in the East.
March 29, 2012
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Video: Author on "The Crisis of Zionism" debate
Author Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast/Newsweek, speaks to the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts about his new book, “The Crisis of Zionism,” which explores the changing identity of Jewish Americans in the last four decades.
March 29, 2012
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Jewish law used as excuse to stifle women
By Joseph Millis – Thursday 29th March 2012 THE JEWISH community lacks women in leadership positions because they feel less valued than men, the Jewish Leadership Council’s commission has heard.
March 29, 2012
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Ad watchdog rules against Israel Golan Heights map
By Joseph Millis – Thursday 29th March 2012 The Israel Government Tourist Office in London has been forced to amend maps showing the Golan Heights after complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA ordered the cancellation of IGTO’s promotion of a new book on northern Israel, saying the advert, first published in British newspapers in November 2011, did not properly demarcate the 1967 borders on the Golan Heights and the West Bank.
March 29, 2012
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