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In Tunisia, an ancient Jewish community braves uncertain future
Published: 25/09/2017DJERBA, Tunisia (JTA) — Anticipating the sun’s rapid ascent in the African skies, six barefoot men align themselves early in the morning in a drafty corridor of the still-cool interior of Africa ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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These photos of Holocaust survivors from the SS Exodus are incredible
Published: 25/09/2017TEL AVIV (JTA) — In the summer of 1947, when the British turned away the SS Exodus from the shores of Palestine, the world was watching. Before the eyes of the international media, British troop ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson retweets anti-Semitic article, quits anti-war foundation
Published: 25/09/2017(JTA) — Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson resigned from the board of an anti-war foundation after retweeting an article accusing American Jews of pushing the U.S. into a war with Iran. Wilso ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Lincoln’s grief, Scrooge’s journey and other great reads for Yom Kippur
Published: 25/09/2017(JTA) — I know I am not the only one who brings a book to read in synagogue, especially during the marathon services of the High Holidays. I don’t do it out of disrespect. I don’t ma ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Kathie Lee Gifford wrote a book about Israel
Published: 25/09/2017(JTA) — What does Kathie Lee Gifford do when she isn’t on air next to Hoda Kotb? Apparently, she visits Israel quite often. In fact, the “Today” co-host is publishing a book co-written wit ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Jared Kushner used private email account to conduct government business
Published: 25/09/2017(JTA) — Jared Kushner, the senior White House adviser to President Donald Trump, used a private email account to conduct government business. Politico first reported Kushner’s use of a personal ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Netanyahu postpones settlement committee meeting at US request
Published: 25/09/2017JERUSALEM (JTA) — In advance of a visit by President Donald Trump’s special envoy Jason Greenblatt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a U.S. request to postpone a meeting o ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Sandy Koufax and Yom Kippur: The link that lasts forever
Published: 25/09/2017(JTA) – As Yom Kippur approaches, Jewish baseball fans hark back to the fall of 1965, when Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax said he would not take the mound in Game 1 of the World Series against the Minnesota ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Yuna, singer-songwriter and fashion icon
Published: 25/09/2017Malaysia’s music industry timeline can be divided into two periods: Before Yuna and After Yuna. The 30-year-old, whose full name is Yunalis Mat Zara’ai, isn’t the first young Malaysian woman to strum ... Read moreSource: www.jwtintelligence.com
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Merkel elected to fourth term as German chancellor, while right-wing party set to enter parliament
Published: 24/09/2017(JTA) — Jewish leaders congratulated Angela Merkel on her election to a fourth term as German chancellor, while decrying the rise of Germany’s newest right-wing populist party, which for the fir ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Vermont substitute elementary school teacher fired after teaching kids Nazi salute
Published: 24/09/2017(JTA) — A Vermont substitute teacher was fired after she was accused of teaching children how to make the Nazi salute. Ned Kirsch, the school superintendent of the Georgia Elementary School in G ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat in Washington waiting for a lung transplant
Published: 24/09/2017JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Palestinians’ chief peace negotiator, Saeb Erekat, is in Washington DC waiting for a lung transplant. Erekat, 62, who also is secretary-general of the PLO executive committee, ha ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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FBI investigating threats against Jewish and Latino Cal State Long Beach students
Published: 24/09/2017(JTA) — The FBI has been called in to investigate threats against minority students at California State University, Long Beach, including Latino and Jewish students. Campus President Jane Close ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Joel Osteen opens Houston megachurch to Jews whose synagogue was flooded
Published: 24/09/2017(JTA) — Televangelist Joel Osteen opened his Lakewood Church in Houston to a Jewish congregation in need of a place to hold High Holidays services. Congregation Beth Yeshurun was completely floo ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is surprise Rosh Hashanah speaker at DC synagogue
Published: 24/09/2017(JTA) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told Rosh Hashanah worshipers at a Washington, D.C. synagogue that being Jewish has helped her have empathy for other minority groups. Ginsburg, ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Patriots’ Robert Kraft ‘disappointed’ with Trump over clash with NFL players
Published: 24/09/2017(JTA) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he was “deeply disappointed” by President Donald Trump’s clash with NFL players. Trump on Friday at a rally in Alabama fired the first salvo, ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Official report finds death of AMIA prosecutor Alberto Nisman was murder, not suicide
Published: 24/09/2017BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — AMIA Jewish center bombing special prosecutor Alberto Nisman was assassinated by two people, who drugged and beat him and then manipulated the crime scene to make ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Former Warsaw Ghetto fighter Simcha Rotem wins lawsuit over published love letters
Published: 24/09/2017WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — Former Warsaw Ghetto fighter, Simcha Rotem, known in Poland as Kazik Ratajzer, won his case against the PWN publishing house which published his letters to his former roma ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Dystopian dinners, influencer branding and more
Published: 21/09/2017–The Next Menu is an event taking on the future of food through a dystopian, post-apocalyptic lens. The Verge attended the “dinner meant to call your attention to everything you’ll soon lose. ... Read moreSource: www.jwtintelligence.com
