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Harvard Israel Conference Focuses on Israeli Innovation, Not War April 23, 2012 11:38 am

Harvard Israel Conference Focuses on Israeli Innovation, Not War

Israel “today draws more venture capital than anywhere in the world,” 30 times more than...
Mort Zuckerman: Obama’s Economic Programs Have Failed April 22, 2012 11:28 am

Mort Zuckerman: Obama’s Economic Programs Have Failed

US News – America has long been a country where almost everyone, including the poor...
U.S. House Approves $680 Million For Iron Dome April 21, 2012 1:00 pm

U.S. House Approves $680 Million For Iron Dome

Washington Post – A House panel will add millions in the defense budget for Israel’s...
Colorado Synagogue Vandalized on Hitler’s Birthday April 21, 2012 1:00 am

Colorado Synagogue Vandalized on Hitler’s Birthday

Fox News – A Jewish temple in Colorado was the target of an apparent hate crime after...
Dershowitz: Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin Case “Not Playing by the Rules” April 20, 2012 2:00 pm

Dershowitz: Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin Case “Not Playing by the Rules”

Following the release of a photo that shows blood streaming from the back of George Zimmerman’s...
NFL Game Moved for Rosh Hashanah April 20, 2012 10:54 am

NFL Game Moved for Rosh Hashanah

Last year the Miami Dolphins defeated the Oakland Raiders 34-14 as running back Reggie Bush...
Hamas’ Political Chief Has Jewish Lawyer April 20, 2012 10:03 am

Hamas’ Political Chief Has Jewish Lawyer

The interview of Hamas’ second highest ranking official, Mousa Abu Marzook, conducted...
NJ Senator Menendez Condemns Anti-Semitism at Rutgers University April 20, 2012 9:48 am

NJ Senator Menendez Condemns Anti-Semitism at Rutgers University

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) said at Rutgers University’s Hillel Student Leadership...
Jewish Federations Receive Over $90 Million in Gifts Since Start of 2012 April 20, 2012 7:01 am

Jewish Federations Receive Over $90 Million in Gifts Since Start of 2012

The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) has received more than $90 million in total...
Philadelphia Federation Distances Itself from J Street April 19, 2012 2:24 pm

Philadelphia Federation Distances Itself from J Street

After the Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia forwarded an email to its members publicizing...
Occupy Tampa Denounces Anti-Semetic Cartoon, Has No Affiliation With Posting April 19, 2012 11:18 am

Occupy Tampa Denounces Anti-Semetic Cartoon, Has No Affiliation With Posting

A community page claiming to be associated with Tampa Florida’s Occupy Wall Street chapter...
Drake: Why I Made Bar Mitzvah Video April 19, 2012 10:27 am

Drake: Why I Made Bar Mitzvah Video

The recently released video for hip-hop artist Drake’s new song “HYFR” has...
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  • Blogs Sports Manchester City’s Title Win Provides Wisdom to Us All

    Manchester City’s Title Win Provides Wisdom to Us All

    I’m not prone to tears. I didn’t even cry when my children were born. That’s why my wife may not like what I’m about to tell you. For the first time in my life, I’ve been crying lately. A lot. They’re tears of joy, though, all because my beloved Manchester City football club  are finally champions. City’s epic comeback, scoring 2 goals in stoppage time, propelled them past Manchester United for the Premier League crown in England. All my life, [...]

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  • Europe Sports Bayern Munich, aka “FC Hollywood” Embraces its Jewish Roots

    Bayern Munich, aka “FC Hollywood” Embraces its Jewish Roots

    As Bayern Munich gets ready for their match against Chelsea in the Champions League final this Saturday, the German club known for its high level of play and confidence on the pitch, is embracing its Jewish history, which was shrouded in secrecy following Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. Before Nazi Germany’s rise, Bayern Munich was led by a Jewish president and coach, while 2 of the 27 signatories of the team’s founding charter in 1900 were Jewish as well. [...]

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  • Europe Sports Euro Championship to Feature Arab-Israeli Swimmer

    Euro Championship to Feature Arab-Israeli Swimmer

    An Arab-Israeli swimmer will represent Israel in the European Swimming Championships, which take place May 22-27, reported Israel Hayom. Jowan Qupty, 22, lives in Jerusalem. Qupty was originally not included as part of the national team, but appealed the decision and was eventually granted a slot. If he performs well at the competition, he could go on to compete in the London Olympic Games this summer.

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  • Arts and Culture Jewish History “Follow Me” Film Brings Entebbe Hero to Life

    “Follow Me” Film Brings Entebbe Hero to Life

    Yoni Netanyahu helped saved 102 Israeli hostages on a dark July 4 at Entebbe. Though mortally wounded, his spirit and leadership imbued his troops as they stormed the “Old Terminal” at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Netanyahu was admired but not popular, a conflicted man struggling to bring order to the complicated pieces of his life’s puzzle—a life he gave for his country. Filmmakers Jonathan Gruber and Ari Daniel Pinchot explore the complex personality of this fallen IDF commander in their new [...]

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  • Arts and Culture Jewish Identity New Brooklyn Gallery Features $175,000 Hassidic Art

    New Brooklyn Gallery Features $175,000 Hassidic Art

    A new fine art gallery in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn will display work by Hassidic artists. Although the Betzalel Gallery will focus on Judaic artists, Hassidic Curator Shmuel Pultman is also an expert when it comes to notable classic artists such as Rembrandt, Goya, Velazquez and Sargent. “Twenty years ago, the most a Judaic artist was able to command for a painting was $20,000-$30,000,” he said. “The Betzalel Gallery’s top painting has an asking price of $175,000, although [...]

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  • Arts and Culture World Polanski to Bring “Dreyfus Affair” to the Big Screen

    Polanski to Bring “Dreyfus Affair” to the Big Screen

    The iconic and controversial French-Polish director Roman Polanski is about to bring The Dreyfus Affair, one of the most famous cases of anti-Semitism in modern times, to the big screen. Polanski says this is a project he’s wanted to do for quite a while, and he intends to show “its absolute relevance to what is happening in today’s world – the age-old spectacle of the witch-hunt of a minority group, security paranoia, secret military tribunals, out-of-control intelligence agencies, governmental cover-ups [...]

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  • Music US & Canada Drake and Jones, Hollywood’s New Jewish Power Couple?

    Drake and Jones, Hollywood’s New Jewish Power Couple?

    Drake, who made no secret of his love for Judaism in a recent hip-hop video, is rumored to be in a relationship with another famous Jewish entertainer, Rashida Jones. “She wants them to go public, but he’s reluctant,” a source told In Touch. Representatives for both Drake and Jones – who starred in The Social Network and The Office, and is currently starring in Parks and Recreation on NBC – claim the two are just friends, but according to In [...]

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  • Arts and Culture Blogs Noah Meets Katrina in “Watershed”

    Noah Meets Katrina in “Watershed”

    How difficult  is it to imagine a truly devastating catastrophe? Will calamity come from an instantaneous, even violent change in the landscape, or a slow transformation that could have been prevented? Will we suddenly realize the terrifying future  when the prevention is attainable or when it is too late? Artist Anita Glesta considers these issues in her use of installations and large scale works to bring awareness of global and social issues by drawing parallels between historical events and specific trends today. One [...]

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