Jewish upbringing helped celebrated deaf actress break barriers to success Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin said the best thing to do for people “who have special needs is to communicate with them.” Marlee Matlin and actor Henry Winkler, a longtime friend and mentor, at the Walk of Fame Ceremony honoring Matlin in Hollywood, May 6, 2009; […]
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By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach … I am friendly with Donald Trump’s son-in-law and daughter, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. They are both extremely fine people. Jared is a leading advisor to his father-in-law on Israel and is rock-solid on all matters pertaining to the Jewish state. He stems from a famously philanthropically Jewish family who
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WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton defended his record on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and excoriated Hamas tactics in the Gaza Strip Friday afternoon, responding to a heckler at a campaign event for his wife who suggested US foreign policy has contributed to the devastation in the coastal enclave. “I killed myself to give the Palestinians
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — United States State Department spokesman John Kirby released the following statement to the media on Saturday, May 14: Seven leaders of Iran’s Bahai community were arrested by the Iranian government eight years ago. Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Behrouz Tavakkoli, Vahid Tizfahm, and Mahvash Sabet were convicted
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Middle East, USAJewish American millionaire Sheldon Adelson published an op-ed in The Washington Post on Friday, in which he endorsed Donald Trump for president. If Trump isn”t elected president, warned Adelson, Americans would get a third term of Barack Obama in the form of Hillary Clinton. “While the primary cycle still has some important elections ahead, it
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(AFP) Black American leader Jesse Jackson voiced “disgust” Wednesday. May 11, at the ideas of French far-right veteran Jean-Marie Le Pen, after the surprise revelation that they had dined together in Paris. The pair traded tense Twitter posts after the far-right anti-Semite posted a picture of them at a restaurant in the French capital at
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International, USASenator Ted Cruz (R-TX), who recently ended his presidential campaign, wrote a strong op-ed in the New York Times on Friday in which he demanded an increase in defense aid to Israel in light of Iran’s ballistic missile tests and open threats. Cruz began by noting that Iran on Monday announced it conducted another ballistic
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Memorial Day and Independence Day provided their annual demands for reflection. There were lots of ceremonies and long speeches, which I missed with firm resolve. I’ve heard what is said on these days, and have internalized the feelings. Fortunately I could avoid being one of the million Israelis visiting military
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USASANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – At the request of several Jewish students at Vassar College who report feeling unsafe in light of an uptick in numerous anti-Semitic incidents since February, 34 Jewish and civil rights groups today wrote to Vassar College President Catharine Hill urging her to do more to prevent anti-Semitism and protect
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USANews of Israel’s friends in the Western Pacific: Marshall Islands NEW YORK, May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Gener8 Maritime, Inc. (NYSE: GNRT) (“Gener8 Maritime” or the “Company”), a leading U.S.-based provider of international seaborne crude oil transportation services, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Highlights Recorded adjusted net
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International, USAU.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) unveiled a bill Wednesday that would ban religious discrimination in the context of immigration. The Freedom of Religion Act of 2016 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with a new section titled “Prohibition on denying admission because of religion,” which stipulates that “notwithstanding any other provision of the immigration
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The Senate passed the bipartisan McSally-Davis bill to restore the inurnment rights for Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Arlington National Cemetery. The WASP Arlington Inurnment Restoration (AIR) Act (H.R. 4336) overturns a recent decision by the Secretary of the Army that rescinded inurnment eligibility for WASP pilots. “I’m thrilled to
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USAIsrael”s Mission to the United Nations held a unique Independence Day celebration Wednesday night, drawing a record number of guests. Taking advantage of the UN”s proximity to New York”s famous Theater District on Broadway, the Israeli delegation invited UN representatives from around the globe for a special Independence Day ceremony, featuring a performance of Fiddler
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International, Middle East, USAUnsure of his character, some may cross lines and vote for Hillary Donald Trump on a TV monitor as he addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee meeting in Washington in March. Photo by Joan Roth Sen. Ted Cruz, left, with NORPAC president Ben Chouake at an April fund-raiser. Photo by Avi Schranz Bergen County
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