Rachel Sharansky Danziger I was 4-years-old, and I struggled to spin my dreidel just so. I was 8-years-old, and my newest dreidel cast blue and green lights across the room. I was 10-years-old, and my sister and I spun dreidels as fast as we could. Who would get more of them to spin before the […]
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USARep. Trent Franks, the latest casualty of sexual harassment scandals on Capitol Hill, has moved up his resignation date to effective Friday. “Last night, my wife was admitted to the hospital in Washington, D.C. due to an ongoing ailment,” he said in a statement released Friday. “After discussing options with my family, we came to
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USAA rocket fired from the Palestinian Gaza Strip enclave hit the southern Israel town of Sderot on Friday night, the Israeli army said, but refused to comment on possible casualties. Public radio said the rocket failed to explode and caused no injuries. Israel’s national ambulance service said its paramedics treated a woman in her 50s
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Middle East, USAEvery day that Glen Oliver orders his morning coffee at the Tim Horton’s drive-thru window, he insists on paying for the order of the person behind him. He also asks the restaurant workers to tell the customer to have a great day “in case they’re not already having one”. Oliver has never made a big
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USALOS ANGELES — Wildfires fanned by sustained Santa Ana winds continued to wreak havoc across Southern California on Friday as blazes in San Diego and Ventura counties destroyed more than 500 structures, sent more than 120,000 people fleeing for their lives and left thousands without power. In northern San Diego County, the Lilac fire continued
By TOI staff Thousands of Israeli Arabs in the northern city of Umm al-Fahm protested on Friday against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. At an event organized by the Arab Higher Monitoring Committee, protesters carried signs reading “Al-Quds is the capital of Palestine,” and “Down with Trump.”
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Middle East, USATwo East African countries say U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is “dangerous” and could spark an international crisis. “We are urging the U.S. government to seriously reconsider the risks that its decision could have on the future of the Middle East and the world in general,” said
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International, Middle East, USAThe United States stood alone Friday as one after another fellow UN Security Council member criticized its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The debate unfolded at a largely symbolic emergency meeting of the council — no vote on a resolution was planned, as the US has veto power — two days after President
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International, Middle East, USARoy Moore, the Alabama Senate candidate under fire for alleged sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30s, apparently believes America was a better place when slavery was still legal. At a campaign event earlier this year, an audience member asked Moore for his opinion on when the last time America was
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. — AIPAC has compiled statements from members of Congress following President Trump’s Dec. 6 announcement that the United States will now officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The compilation follows: U.S. Senate: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) “Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and I’ve strongly supported acknowledging that simple fact. My
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NEW YORK (Press Release) – A Jamaican family’s Christmas pudding, a grandmother’s menorah from Ukraine, a 10-pound waffle iron brought to the U.S. by great-grandparents who escaped Nazi Germany, and a Chinese immigrant’s treasured Christmas card from a friend are among the over 3,000 objects crowd-sourced for an online project launching today dedicated to telling the
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International, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — On December 6, President Trump made history. He recognized the fact that Israel’s capital is Jerusalem, as proclaimed by the State of Israel in the same the way that all countries choose their capital city. Israelis didn’t need the president’s pronouncement to verify what has been part of
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Middle East, USAHis Majesty King Abdullah holds talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — As Jordan making contacts to summon an emergency Arab League Council meeting, Turkey will next week host an Islamic gathering to respond to the decision by the US to recognise Jerusalem as
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — Democrats are moving swiftly and forcefully to remove congressional colleagues accused of sexual misconduct. Republicans are doing little but talking. Democrats on Thursday saw a second party lawmaker fall as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said he would resign after being accused by several women of sexual harassment — and urged to quit by
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