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LOS ANGELES (JTA) – When Rep. Henry Waxman, who will turn 75 in September, retires at the end of this year after 46 years in elected office, it will mark more than just the end of a storied career as one of the most prolific …
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Anthony Weiss
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9/11/14
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JTA – The Tampa City Council in Florida approved a 6-foot-high fence around the new branch of the Jewish Community Centers despite opposition by council members and community members.
The …
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10/13/16
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NEW YORK (JTA) – When it comes to Hasidic characters in movies, film consultant Elli Meyer believes that the real deal trumps a random actor in costume.
But that approach isn’t without its challenges.
Meyer, a New York-based Lubavitcher …
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MIRIAM MOSTER
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9/11/14
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(JTA) – A bomb threat is never an inconsequential thing. But 16 in one day is inconceivable – at least it was until Monday [Jan. 9]. That’s when 16 Jewish community centers in nine …
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DAVID POSNER
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1/20/17
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – When Mike Pence moved to Washington earlier this year, he and his wife took with them a framed phrase they had for years hung over the fireplace in their Indiana home, and …
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Ron Kampeas
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2/15/18
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JTA – Another $464 million has been paid out to victims of Bernie Madoff’s $19 billion Ponzi scheme, bringing the total distributions in the case to more than $12 billion.
The new …
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2/28/19
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Freewheeling Jews
[Photo gallery]
What is it about Jews and cars? Almost everywhere I travel, including Little Rhody, I notice businesses, bumper stickers and license plates with Jewish names and messages. Don’t worry, …
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George M. Goodwin
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9/1/16
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NEW YORK (JTA) – With the recent shooting in San Bernardino, television and social media have yet again brought images of fatalities and injuries and the grief of those directly affected into our homes. For many Americans, and in particular the …
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PAUL GOLDENBERG
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12/11/15
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NEW YORK (JTA) – United Synagogue Youth voted to relax its rules barring its teenage board members from dating non-Jews.
The amendment was adopted Dec. 22 in Atlanta at the annual international convention of the Conservative movement’s …
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Uriel Heilman
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1/2/15
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – Vice President Joe Biden said Shimon Peres’ legacy should be one of tolerance at a time of rising bigotry.
“At a time when the currents of bigotry …
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RON KAMPEAS
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10/13/16
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