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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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<i>Nancy Ratzan</i> Op-Ed: Saving equal rights for Israeli women
WASHINGTON ( JTA ) — Last April, two Israeli newspapers doctored photographs of the new Israeli Cabinet to remove the images of two female ministers, Limor Livnat and Sofa Landver. In one ...
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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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<i>Max Orenstein photo<br> Orthodox Jewish groups say a Supreme Court case dealing with a campus ban on an exclusively Christian society would adversely affect Hillel — some of its participants are shown meeting on campus — and other Jewish student organizations.</i> Christian student group case poses issues for Jewish groups
WASHINGTON ( JTA ) — Is it discriminatory for government to fund some forms of discrimination and not others? And what does “funding” mean? These questions are at the center of a case concerning...
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The Jewish agenda in Washington for 2010
WASHINGTON — Following President Obama’s State of the Union address and the start of the new congressional year, JTA asked Jewish organizations operating in Washington the followin...
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Thursday, 11, 2010
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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...
CDS Night at the Movies 6:30 PM
Community Day School will hold its annual ...