My father, may he rest in peace, worked for many years in the garment industry. He worked hard and there were times when he was without a job. I remember how happy we were as children when he …
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By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
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5/22/19
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AMHERST, Mass. — Twenty-five years after the terrorist attack that targeted the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, leaving 85 people dead and hundreds more injured, one thing is clear: The …
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Commentary by Ilan Stavans for JTA
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7/18/19
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The jokes addressing the as-of-now stalemate result in Israeli elections are starting to roll in. As an example, someone posted, “I’m going to sleep. Wake me up when we have a …
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By Tehilla Goldberg
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9/26/19
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“I do believe you’re going to start seeing a lot of normalization between Israel and Arab countries, and that’s a great thing,” senior White House adviser Jared Kushner told …
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By Shahar Klaiman, Israel Hayom
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2/7/20
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Conflict resolution is one of the most important tasks in human relations. Open up any newspaper and you will read of schoolchildren bullying each other, of married couples who are in bitter …
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By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Weinreb
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6/24/20
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It seems truly difficult for some people to support peace, but here it is, and it’s a real, true peace. The agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates promises stability, water, …
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By Fiamma Nirenstein
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8/19/20
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest appearance in character as Borat satirized conspiracy theories that target Jews.
On Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night, Cohen showed up as Borat — the …
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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10/22/20
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As part of the Yom HaShoah VeHagevurah Curriculum, Mrs. Genosar’s seventh grade class learned about Janusz Korczak, a doctor and author who developed groundbreaking views on raising children, …
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4/28/21
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In the face of a recent, dramatic rise in anti-Semitic violence in the United States, virtually all of the mainstream American-Jewish organizations came together to sponsor a rally at the …
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By Steve Frank
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7/16/21
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It was in 1896 that Theodor Herzl published his groundbreaking book, The Jewish State, which launched the modern Zionist movement. Though his project was, as he noted in his book, “very …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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5/11/22
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