NEW YORK (JTA) – During a ceremony announcing the winners of the Genesis Generation Challenge, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wanted to set aside any confusion: “No, the [Genesis Prize] award will not go only to a ruggedly handsome …
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Gabe Friedman
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5/7/15
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JTA – The Hain Celestial Group has bought Empire Kosher Poultry Inc., the largest kosher poultry producer in the United States.
Hain Celestial, one of the country’s largest sellers of natural and organic foods, had owned roughly 20 percent …
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3/26/15
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – PayPal has purchased the Israeli cyber security company CyActive for $60 million.
The deal for the Beersheba-based CyActive was signed last week and is expected to close shortly, the Israeli business daily Globes reported. …
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3/26/15
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NEW YORK (JTA) – Five Jewish educators under 36 were selected for the Young Pioneers Award given by New York’s Jewish Education Project.
The annual award, launched in 2012, is for young professionals working with children or teens in a …
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3/26/15
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As women continue to work and earn money, become the main breadwinners and run their own businesses, it’s important to take measures to protect your lives, businesses and simply the things you own. That’s why asset protection planning has become …
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BARBARA KENERSON
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3/12/15
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El Al Israel Airlines announces the appointment of Paul Dell’Isola as manager, Northeast Region. Dell’isola will be responsible for leading the sales and marketing effort on the newest El Al route, which will offer the only nonstop service …
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2/26/15
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ISRAEL HAYOM/Exclusive to JNS.org – After a several-month period of keeping interest rates steady at 0.25 percent, the Bank of Israel on Feb. 23 lowered the rate to 0.1 percent, the lowest in Israel’s history.
The new interest rate is 0.4 …
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2/26/15
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JNS.org – A New York City-based federal jury on Feb. 23 ordered the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to pay $218.5 million in reparations to American citizens who were targeted by terror …
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2/26/15
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Women face special challenges when planning for retirement. Because their careers are often interrupted to care for children or elderly parents, women may spend less time in the workforce and earn less money than men in the same age group. As a …
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BARBARA KENERSON
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2/13/15
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If you’re receiving benefits based on your own work record, your benefits will continue. If you’re receiving spousal benefits based on your former spouse’s work record, those benefits will generally end upon your getting remarried, but you may …
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BARBARA KENERSON
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12/18/14
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