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Weil’s ‘Life with a Star’ pairs Holocaust reality with inspiring hope
Jiri Weil was one of the most remarkable Jewish writers that you’ve never heard of. Indeed, the Czechoslovakian-born author was underappreciated and relatively unknown outside of his native countr...
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<i>Israel s busiest highway on Holocaust Remembrance Day.</i>
Israelis recalling the Holocaust victims on Yom Hashoa
Israel's busiest highway on Holocaust Remembrance Day comes to a standstill.
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Police, protesters clash near Israeli Embassy in Ethiopia
JERUSALEM -- Dozens were injured and arrested at a demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Some 80 demonstrators claiming Jewish heritage were arrested and about the sa...
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Facebook to monitor intifada page, won’t remove it
JERUSALEM -- Facebook will monitor a page calling for a third Palestinian uprising against Israel but will not remove it. "Third Palestinian Intifada," established on Facebook less than a month ag...
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U.S. report highlights Israel's religious freedoms violations
Government allocations favoring the Orthodox, extra legal protection to Jewish holy sites and Orthodox hegemony over life-cycle events are among Israel's religious freedom violations highlighted in...
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<i>Uriel Heilman photo</i> This family in the Gojam region of Ethiopia, pictured in 2005, come from an area where there may be additional Falash Mura who were excluded from the Nov. 14, 2010 Israeli government decision to bring up to another 8,000 Ethiopians to Israel.</i>
Israel OKs another 8,000 Ethiopian immigrants -- but these may be the last
NEW YORK -- The decision this week by Israel’s Cabinet to bring as many as 8,000 additional Ethiopians to Israel over the next four years and then close the door on mass Ethiopian aliyah has a fami...
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<i>Is the Dead Sea one of the top seven wonders of the world? One hundred bikers are coming to show their support.</i>
Harley bikers ‘vote for Dead Sea’ with their tailpipes
The Seven Wonders of the World is a famous list of impressive ancient constructions, largely centered around the Mediterranean.  (We still think that the Mediterranean and the whole Middle East are...
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<i>Claims Conference<br> Gregory Schneider, executive vice president at the Claims Conference, which together with the U.S. Attorney s Office announced the discovery of a $42.5 million fraud scheme, Nov. 9. </i>
17 arrested in $42.5 million fraud at Claims Conference
NEW YORK -- The U.S. Attorney's Office in New York has arrested 17 people for participating in a $42.5 million fraud at the Claims Conference. Those arrested include former and current employees o...
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Two Israelis to receive U.S. science medal
Two Israeli scientists have been chosen to receive the U.S. National Medal of Science. Yakir Aharonov and Amnon Yariv will be among 10 scientists to receive the award from President Obama at a mid...
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