The Jewish actors: Shelley Berman
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Failure of talks with Herzog imperils renewal of peace talks
Both were months in the making, and neither seemed likely. Efforts to form a unity government with the center-left Zionist Union, and hopes for new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, looked, for much of the last year, like pipe dreams set for failure. Searching for a way to expand his limited coalition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had
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Middle EastEgypt trying to arrange Netanyahu – Abbas summit
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has reportedly been working behind the scenes to piece together a diplomatic initiative to jumpstart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. According to a report Tuesday in the Yedioth Ahronoth daily, Egyptian diplomats have contacted their Israeli and Palestinian counterparts in a “significant” effort to arrange a Cairo meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin
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International, Middle EastSwastika spray-painted on Rhode Island synagogue
A red swastika was spray-painted at a synagogue in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, reports the local WPRI-TV. According to the report, the graffiti was found on Sunday and was widely condemned by local and state leaders. Pawtucket Police have opened an investigation into the vandalism. “This is the kind of thing that makes your whole body
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USAWhy Uganda Elected a Rabbi to Its Parliament
As Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni celebrated yet another election success in late February—he has been in power for 30 years—Rabbi Gershom Sizomu and his followers in the remote eastern village of Nabugoye were celebrating their own electoral victory. The head of a tiny rural community of Ugandan Jews, known as the Abayudaya, Sizomu had made
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International, Jewish HistoryMuseum of the Jewish People focuses on pluralism
The Museum of the Jewish People (Beit Hatfutsot) in Tel Aviv is opening its new wing, featuring new and exciting exhibitions. Arutz Sheva visited the museum and spoke with CEO Dan Tadmor. One of the new exhibitions features models of synagogues past and present, displayed in a new dedicated gallery presenting the diverse expressions of
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International, Middle EastJannati, a hard liner, to head Iran’s Assembly of Experts
NEW YORK (WJC) — An outspoken anti-Western cleric was chosen on Tuesday as the new head of the Assembly of Experts, a key body in Iran. Observers of Iranian politics regard the election of 90-year-old Ahmad Jannati, a critic of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, as a sign that hardliners are still in firm control of
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Middle EastMiddle East Roundup: May 24, 2016
Israeli unemployment rate sees historic drop (JNS.org) April 2016 marked a historic drop in the Israeli unemployment rate, which sunk to 4.9 percent compared to 5.3 percent in March, according to a new report from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The report said about 193,000 people were unemployed in April, down from roughly 208,000
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Middle East25 things to know about Bob Dylan on his 75th birthday
Robert Allen Zimmerman was born on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minn. He’s better known as Bob Dylan, the man who changed popular music with his words, voice and vision. In honor of Dylan’s diamond jubilee birthday on Tuesday, we offer 25 things to know about rock’s greatest songwriter. 1. He lived his first six
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA‘Creation’s First Light’ introduces Torah, spirituality
Creation’s First Light by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, illustrated by Joani Rothenberg; © 2013 IBJ Book Publishing; ISBN 978-10934922-94-1; 32 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This might be subtitled “A Child’s Guide to Torah and Spirituality.” Rabbi Sasso begins with a paraphrase of God’s first command, “Let There Be Light” and subsequently explains
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish ReligionThe Jewish actors: Julian Beck
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Travel and FoodOn the verge of being Newnty years old
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –Hey, so what’s new? Is that a new shirt? Do you have the new iPhone 6 or the new Apple Watch? Did you see my new Corvette? I want you to meet my new boyfriend. I will be 90 this year, and I am trying to keep up
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Natasha Josefowitz, USAThe Jewish actors: Julian Beck
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Travel and FoodSan Diego ADL condemns ‘apparent hate crime’
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday condemned the apparent hate crime against an employee of the Consulate of Mexico in San Diego who was riding a bus in National City on Sunday May 15. Without any provocation, the aggressor used anti-Mexican expletives and caused physical harm to the victim. Tammy Gillies, ADL
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