I’d mostly forgotten about Ivan Boesky when I heard he died May 20 at age 87. But news of his death brought me back to some of my earliest assignments as a Jewish journalist – and how they relate to the controversial Washington Post story about a group of Jewish machers seeking to influence the debate over Israel.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll — JTA
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6/7/24
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders might be a left-winger, but often he is right. However, about Gaza he is very wrong – as are most of my liberal friends. They blame Israel for genocide. …
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GARY LEIB
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3/1/24
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If you would like to better understand why young Jews are becoming alienated from Israel, and even from the mainstream Jewish community, watch “Israelism,” a documentary released last …
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NINA TANNENWALD
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3/1/24
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Listen as several trip participants discuss the impact of the Solidarity Mission to Israel.
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2/14/24
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Applications for grants for Rhode Islanders and nearby Bay Staters to travel to Israel, as well as for RootOne vouchers for eligible teen summer trips to Israel, are now being accepted by several …
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JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
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2/1/24
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On Oct. 6, JTA led its morning newsletter with an article that had long been in the works – and that we expected to drive conversation in the days ahead: It was a profile of a Jewish dad in …
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BEN SALES (JTA)
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1/7/24
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A community solidarity mission to Israel, led by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, has been tentatively scheduled for January.
According to information supplied by Alliance leadership, the plan would be to leave Boston on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 14, …
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12/13/23
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On Sept. 30 , I had the honor of celebrating my son’s bar mitzvah. I relished every second of sharing this Jewish milestone with my family and friends and …
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Sara Robbin
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12/3/23
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — When it sends a contingent to the mass pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C. next week, Americans for Peace Now will be standing alongside a group led by someone it accused of …
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Ron Kampeas
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11/10/23
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — National Jewish organizations are calling on Jews from around the country to travel to Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14 for a mass pro-Israel rally they hope will rival major Jewish demonstrations in 2002 …
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Ron Kampeas
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11/7/23
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