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<i>Book plates with J.D. Rechter’s photo appear inside every book in the collection.</i> Holocaust book collection dedicated at Morgantown library
MORGANTOWN , W.Va. — J.D. Rechter, tattoo number 72751, a Viennese Jew who died at Auschwitz in 1943, now has a permanent legacy in the heart of West Virginia. Dozens of West Virginians — Jews an...
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<i>Hannah Rosenthal</i> U.S. anti-Semitism envoy wants to bring non-Jews into the fight
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s special envoy on anti-Semitism wants to recruit non-Jews to make her case. Hannah Rosenthal outlined her goals in her new role during a recent address in Dallas to...
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Pro-Israel groups set to counter campus apartheid claims
NEW YORK — At universities across the globe, the annual springtime ritual known as Israel Apartheid Week is kicking off this week, and Jewish students and pro-Israel groups have been readying ...
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Disagreement aired over UC Irvine boycott
Five Jewish student groups at the University of California-Irvine do not agree with a call to boycott the university over campus anti-Semitism. In a letter issued Monday, the groups said, “As stud...
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Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah carry pictures of the late terrorist Dalal Moughrabi during a controversial ceremony naming a plaza for her, March 11. </i>
What about incitement by Palestinians?
NEW YORK — In response to the Obama administration’s stepped-up criticism of Israeli building plans in Jerusalem, Jewish groups are slamming the White House for failing to speak out more again...
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Rabba Sara Hurwitz was greeted with a standing ovation in her address to the opening plenary of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance conference in New York, March 14. </i> At JOFA conference, passion shifts to women’s leadership
NEW YORK — The last time the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance organized a conference at Columbia University, in 2007, Israeli activist Tova Hartman electrified a crowd of several hundred with...
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Do anti-Semitic faxes from Kansas church have First Amendment protection?
Almost every day, for the last 10 months, Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner has begun her morning glancing at the repugnant faxes Wheeling’s Temple Shalom received during the previous night: “Jews kil...
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Snow removal has negative environmental side effects
Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental impacts of all the de-icing and snow removal taking place on roads everywhere in the wake of all the recent storms? — Benjamin P Sander, via e-ma...
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Birthright foundation announces new matching grant
NEW YORK — A new matching grant program by the Birthright Israel Foundation will provide a dollar-for-dollar match on any increase in donations to the foundation based on 2008 gifts. Th...
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Pittsburgh Public Thea... 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
This Arthur Miller play about two estrange...
Pittsburgh Jewish Isra... 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Pittsburgh Jewish Israeli Film Festival Op...
Retired U.S. Air Force... 8:00 PM
Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Gra...
Annual Orchid Show 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania...
Hula for Haiti 8:15 PM to 11:00 PM
Three local youth groups, including teens ...