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A Gradual Commitment to Saving Lives “In Darkness”

Although films about the Holocaust have long been well-established fare in popular culture (as early as 1946, Orson Welles' thriller, The Stranger, ...

April 12, 2012 11:09 am
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What Must be Said: Former Nazi Gunter Grass and What Germany Owes Jews

I've never believed that children inherit the sins of their ancestors. In the American context, the history of slavery and segregation (de facto and de jure) doesn't impute guilt to Americans several generations removed from such...

“Jew Flu”: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies

Lenin called those who work against their own people's best interests in support of their enemies "helpful idiots," and I am sure that many in the Arab world feel the same way about entities like...

AJC Diplomatic Seder Crosses Borders (PHOTOS)

For just over three and a half hours on March 30, 2012, representatives of some fifty nations broke matzo together at the festive Diplomatic Seder of the New York Region of the American Jewish Committee. ...

April 10, 2012 5:26 pm
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Working to Restore Property Rights in Eastern Europe for Holocaust Survivors

While he witnesses a growing Jewish cultural revival in Poland, Ambassador David Peleg does not...

April 10, 2012 1:21 pm
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Muslim Brotherhood Charm Offensive Courts Washington

They represent the new political power in Cairo, and given their performances in public events...

April 10, 2012 11:43 am
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An Encounter With Mike Wallace, the Vineyard’s Famous Renter

I had the pleasure of meeting Mike Wallace in 1998 at a dinner sponsored by...

April 9, 2012 10:21 pm
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Passover 2012: “The Jewish People are Omni-Present”

During the Passover Seder in our home, like in Jewish homes worldwide, our youngest child...

April 9, 2012 5:04 pm
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A World Without Holocaust Survivors

As the number of Holocaust survivors able to give direct testimony about their horrific experiences...

April 12, 2012 11:09 am
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A Gradual Commitment to Saving Lives “In Darkness”

Although films about the Holocaust have long been well-established fare in popular culture (as early as 1946, Orson Welles' thriller, The Stranger, was...

April 11, 2012 2:40 pm
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What Must be Said: Former Nazi Gunter Grass and What Germany Owes Jews

I've never believed that children inherit the sins of their ancestors. In the American context, the history of slavery and segregation (de facto and de jure)...

April 11, 2012 2:17 pm
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“Jew Flu”: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies

Lenin called those who work against their own people's best interests in support of their enemies "helpful idiots," and I am sure that many in...

April 11, 2012 12:56 pm
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AJC Diplomatic Seder Crosses Borders (PHOTOS)

For just over three and a half hours on March 30, 2012, representatives of some fifty nations broke matzo together at the festive Diplomatic Seder...

April 10, 2012 5:26 pm
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Working to Restore Property Rights in Eastern Europe for Holocaust Survivors

While he witnesses a growing Jewish cultural revival in Poland, Ambassador David Peleg does not necessarily see parallel progress for the Holocaust survivors whose property...

April 10, 2012 1:21 pm
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Muslim Brotherhood Charm Offensive Courts Washington

They represent the new political power in Cairo, and given their performances in public events in Washington last week, the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice...

April 10, 2012 11:43 am
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An Encounter With Mike Wallace, the Vineyard’s Famous Renter

I had the pleasure of meeting Mike Wallace in 1998 at a dinner sponsored by the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD),...

April 9, 2012 10:21 pm
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Passover 2012: “The Jewish People are Omni-Present”

During the Passover Seder in our home, like in Jewish homes worldwide, our youngest child asked "why is this night different from all other nights?",...

April 9, 2012 5:04 pm
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A World Without Holocaust Survivors

As the number of Holocaust survivors able to give direct testimony about their horrific experiences during World War II is dropping precipitously, the Jewish community...

April 9, 2012 4:25 pm
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Corporations Plan for Post-Middle-Class America

American corporations have pretty much written off the middle class. Their actions declare that the middle class is moribund. And they should know since they...

April 6, 2012 11:23 am
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Defending Israel and Judaism is a Passover Must

On the eve of Passover this year,  it's worth noting that it hasn't been an easy 12 months since the last seder for...

April 6, 2012 11:01 am
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Passover Rap Music with Y-Love (INTERVIEW)

During a time when some Jews refrain from listening to live music - Jewish rap super star, Y-Love and beatbox superstar Yuri Lane (who has...

April 6, 2012 10:47 am
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Pesach 2012 – Oil or Occupation

In an article in the New York Times, Thomas Friedman quotes an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study showing that there...

April 5, 2012 1:47 pm
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South Sudan’s Jewish Abolitionist

Within Sudan's well-documented history of intertribal warfare, turbulence, and slavery, there is the lesser-known tale of a Jewish abolitionist. In 1994, Charles Jacobs quit...

Culture

‘Fauda’ Star Idan Amedi Declines Invite to Israel’s Independence Day Ceremony

Israeli singer and actor Idan Amedi declined an invitation to light...

NFL Player Sauce Gardner Addresses Backlash for Saying Jews ‘Run the World’

New York Jets cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner took to social media...

Montana Tucker ‘Bring Them Home’ Grammy Tribute for Israeli Hostages Turns Heads

Jewish singer and songwriter Montana Tucker showed her support for Israelis...

Israel

Druze Israeli Killed in Hezbollah Strike as Tensions Escalate on Lebanon Bo...

A 25-year-old Druze Israeli was killed during a massive rocket attack by Hezbollah on northern Israel on Wednesday, the latest...

Middle East

Druze Israeli Killed in Hezbollah Strike as Tensions Escalate on Lebanon Bo...

A 25-year-old Druze Israeli was killed during a massive rocket attack by Hezbollah on northern Israel on Wednesday, the latest...

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