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Obama Finally Slams Iran, Leaves Opening to Engage
President Obama finally condemned the "unjust actions" of the Iranian government today, but said it can still engage with the United States and the...
Bones of 100 Niftarim Reinterred in Toledo
The bones of about 100 people exhumed from a medieval Jewish cemetery in Spain during construction work were reburied. A spokesman for the Conference...
Mass Converts Pose Dilemma for Latin American Jews
The JTA reports: Luis Alberto Prieto Vargas appears to be a Jew. He wears a kipah, he introduces himself as Jewish and two years...
Tehran Jewish Community Cancels Programs
The JTA reports that the Jewish community in Tehran has canceled social and educational programs out of safety concerns during the current unrest. Sources...
Irish Jewish Students ‘Quarantined’ for Shabbos Exam
A group of Jewish Irish students who were "quarantined" over Shabbos took a state English exam a day late.
While students across the rest of...
Jewish U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
A Jewish U.S. intelligence officer has been killed in Afghanistan. First Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte, 25, died this past week of wounds suffered in...
Jewish Woman Wins Arab Poetry Prize Using a Pseudonym
Using a pseudonym, a Jewish woman has won an Arab poetry contest in Holland. Tuvit Shlomi, 28, who works at the Center for Information...
The New American Girl doll: She’s Jewish, She’s Poor, And Her Name is Rebecca
JTA reports: It's official. The newest American Girl doll is 9-year-old Rebecca Rubin, a Jewish-American girl who lives with her family on Manhattan's Lower...
U.S. Jews Boosting Arab Employment in Israel
A group of American Jewish philanthropists crowd into a classroom to watch Iman Abu Zaid, a young Arab teacher, give a lesson to her...
Atlantis Astronaut Carrying Mezuzah
One of the astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis is carrying a mezuzah with him to honor the life of the first Israeli astronaut....
Baltimore: 4,000 Yidden are Expected to Gather Today in Support for Kavod Shabbos
A large rally is scheduled to take place today at 12pm in Baltimore "L'maan K'dushas Shabbos" against the planned opening of the Owing Mills...
Buchanan’s Holocaust Denial Forum Disappears
In Tuesday morning's New York Daily News, Menachem Rosensaft asked why MSNBC political commentator Pat Buchanan's web site hosted a discussion forum for Holocaust...
Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov-Yeshiva Tiferes Tzvi Sues Over Zoning Decision
A frum day school in Chicago is suing an Illinois town for blocking the construction of a school building. Attorneys for Joan Dachs Bais...
NJ Deputy Fire Chief Called Jews “Dogs”
Members of a northern New Jersey Jewish community will rally to protest the promotion of a fireman they say has made remarks hostile to...
Report: City of Prague to Honor Maharal and Golem On 400th Yahrtzeit
Excerpts of a JTA report by Dinah Spritzer:
According to legend, Prague's most famous Rov, the 16th-century Maharal, Rav Yehudah ben Bezalel Lowe, magically made...
The Case of Sam Goldstein and the Swine Flu Vaccine
What they didn't tell Samuel Goldstein in 1976 about the swine flu vaccine killed him. Now his widow and son say that should be...
Florida Removes Anti-Semitic Term ‘Shylock’ from Statutes
Florida's governor has signed legislation removing the word "shylock" from Florida statutes. The term was used in Florida's laws dealing with unlawful money lending.
Shylock...
Israel Marks Memorial Day for 22,570 Who Have Perished
Israel began its Memorial Day observance with a one-minute siren and the lighting of a memorial flame at the Kosel. Memorial Day began last...
Baruch Weiss: The Lawyer Who Destroyed the Feds’ Case Against Rubashkin
A federal prosecutor typically spends no more than half a dozen years with the government before graduating to private practice, where the prospect of...
Israel Unlikely to Cooperate in U.N. Gaza Probe
Israel is unlikely to cooperate with an investigation into war crimes during the Gaza war because it does not trust the U.N. agency performing...
