Gideon Aronoff and the HIAS dilemma
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For the second time in less than a week, the head of a large Jewish organization has resigned abruptly.
Fifteen years of research leads to four-volume book on Holocaust—in Farsi
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A new four-volume book on the Holocaust uses original documents to explore the Shoah, the world's response to it and other genocides.
Panetta announces $70 million for Iron Dome near term
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The Obama administration said it would rush $70 million to Israel in order to enhance its Iron Dome missile defense system, with more money in the pipeline.
Putting the Ten Commandments on display
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Just because there’s a debate about the public appropriateness on displaying the Ten Commandments doesn’t mean you can’t surround yourself with them at shul -- or even in your front yard.
Op-Ed: Pluralism means finding your place in the Jewish story
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Jews share a rich heritage, so all who wish to come into the Jewish community must be welcome, writes the president of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation.
Op-Ed: Sustaining a day school education, financially and morally
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The dean of the Center for Modern Torah Leadership in suburban Boston offers a model for meeting the financial and moral challenges facing the Jewish day school system.
South Sudan, world’s youngest nation, develops unlikely friendship with Israel
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In one Arabic-speaking country, the locals love Israel so much they sell Israeli flags in the capital.
Amos Vogel, influential film scholar, dies at 91
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Amos Vogel, who pioneered an appreciation for avant-garde and experimental film and who co-founded the influential New York Film Festival, died at 91.
JTA appoints Neil Rubin associate editor
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Longtime Jewish journalist Neil Rubin has joined JTA as an associate editor.
Jewish institutions join European museums’ night
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A number of Jewish museums and other cultural institutions across Europe will be participating in the annual European Night of the Museums.
Toronto Islamic school sent packing over anti-Semitic teachings
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A Toronto Islamic school has lost the right to use a public school for its classes after anti-Semitic teachings were discovered in its curriculum and posted on its website.
Israeli forces raze structures at two outposts
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Israeli security forces razed several structures at two illegal West Bank outposts.
Israeli troops fire at Palestinians near Gaza border
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Israeli troops fired at armed Palestinians who came too close to the border fence with Gaza despite warnings.
Scottish police arrest 6 for creating anti-Semitic Facebook page
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Six people were arrested in Scotland for creating an anti-Semitic Facebook page.
Abbas swears in new Palestinian Authority Cabinet
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new Cabinet in a move that could spell the end of a Fatah-Hamas unity government.
IOC officially rejects moment of silence for Munich 11
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The International Olympic Committee officially rejected a request to hold a moment of silence for the Munich 11 at the London Olympics this summer.
Conn. congregation, member settle lawsuit over non-Jewish burial
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A Jewish woman suing her congregation over the burial of a non-Jewish woman in its cemetery has settled her lawsuit.
Ben-Gurion University, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to collaborate
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center are collaborating to develop pediatric-specific medical technologies.
Jewish groups oppose GOP act on Violence Against Women
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The Reform movement and the National Council of Jewish Women opposed a Republican version of the Violence Against Women Act.
JCPA expresses concerns about ‘fracking’
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The Jewish Council for Public Affairs expressed concerns about "fracking," a technique used to extract underground deposits of natural gas.
Knesset disagrees with Florida state legislature
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When a Knesset committee rejected a proposal to extend Israeli law to West Bank settlements, did it leave Florida’s state legislature hanging out to dry?
HIAS CEO Gideon Aronoff resigns
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Citing personal reasons, Gideon Aronoff, the CEO of HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, is resigning.
Pie-in-the-sky thinking: Putting pizzazz into pizza
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Some specialty pizzas to deliciously satisfy the custom of enjoying dairy delights on Shavuot.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards to Hezbollah: Hands off Israel
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An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander reportedly ordered Hezbollah not to attack Israel.
Anti-Israel group setting up battle with plans to rejoin Toronto gay pride parade
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The activist group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid is planning to return to the gay pride parade in Toronto, setting up another battle with Jewish groups and the city.
Amid new Iran nuke rumors, Barak and Panetta to meet
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet with his U.S. counterpart, Leon Panetta, in Washington amid reports that Iran may have achieved the capability to build a nuclear bomb.
Paul winds down campaign but keeps delegates
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Ron Paul has effectively given up his presidential campaign but will not yet give up his delegates to Mitt Romney.
Argentina, Chicago and ‘first Jewish’ leaders
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Thanks to the travel schedule of Argentina’s top two officials, Beatriz Rojkes is the South American country’s first Jewish president—but only for a day.
Society of St. Pius bishop blames Jews for antagonism
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A bishop for a traditionalist Catholic breakaway group said the relationship between Jews and Christians is a fundamentally antagonistic one.
Arno Lustiger, historian and Holocaust survivor, dies at 88
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Arno Lustiger, a Holocaust survivor and historian who put a spotlight on Jewish resistance against the Nazis, has died.