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Editor’s E-Mail Box: June 27, 2018 (10 Items)

Poland revises its law on Holocaust responsibility The American Jewish Committee has welcomed the action by the Polish Parliament to remove the criminal penalties provision of the country’s controversial Holocaust responsibility law. “As long-time friends of Poland, correcting this counterproductive measure is an important step to restore confidence and advance ties among Poland, the Jewish

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: June 26, 2018 (5 Items)

Supreme Court’s 5-4 ‘Travel Ban’ decision saw Jewish justices in the minority In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s Executive Order Number One which the administration describes as a ban of travel from countries which have insufficient vetting procedures against terrorists, and which opponents describe as a “Muslim ban,” as most

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A posthumous salute for Rabbi Katz of Wellington

Editor’s Note: This is the 16th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego.  Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 By Donald

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