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In 1894, a Jewish military officer in France, Alfred Dreyfus, was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason for allegedly passing state secrets to the enemy.
When evidence came to light proving …
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By Ben Harris for Genesis Philanthropy Group
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11/30/18
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The guesthouse, advertised as “Tranquility of the Valley,” boasts a hot tub, a patio that faces west toward the setting sun, and picturesque views of farmland and hills. It’s …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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11/30/18
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HOUSTON — After my grandmother Jeannette died in December 1996, the process of settling her estate worked in the same way it does in most families: There was a house …
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By Oren Hayon
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11/30/18
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Two weeks ago, United Hatzalah “Ten Kavod” volunteers from Kfar Saba set out on a mission to dramatically improve an elderly water-sports enthusiast’s quality of life by helping him …
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By Raphael Poch
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11/30/18
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Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands — For two years, the world’s only seaworthy life-size replica of Noah’s Ark has been wowing passengers along Holland’s Maas River.
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By Cnaan Liphshiz
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11/30/18
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Palestinian incitement against Israel runs rampant in the West Bank and Gaza, with school textbooks full of hatred and maps of the Middle East that erase Israel. The Palestinian Authority constantly …
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By Israel Kasnett
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11/30/18
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It’s unprecedented. Airbnb, the website that rents rooms and houses to tourists throughout the world, has decided to act as the world’s moral compass by removing all listings of Jewish …
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By Fiamma Nirenstein
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11/30/18
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Something unexpected and disturbing occurred in the Knesset on Nov. 21. A bill recognizing the 2014 slaughter of Yazidis in Iraq by ISIS as “genocide” was voted down, 58 to 38.
It …
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By Ben Cohen
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11/30/18
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New York Senator Chuck Schumer may have been caught in a scandal — not that you’d know from mainstream media coverage.
Before Thanksgiving, the New York Times ran an investigative …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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11/30/18
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Yosef is the sole figure in Tanach to whom our Sages attach the title hatzaddik, the righteous one. The second-century work Seder Haolam Rabbah is one of the earliest Rabbinic sources where this …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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11/30/18
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