‘Death of Klinghoffer’ like ‘The Producers’ come true

By Joe Gandelman TORONTO, Canada– Is Mel Brooks smiling? Brooks’ 1968 comedy The Producers dealt with an outrageous, fictitious Broadway musical called Springtime for Hitler that trivialized Nazism and became a surprise hit. The New York Metropolitan Opera is now presenting The Death of Klinghoffer, which tries to explain the point of view of PLF members

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International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

AMCHA: SJP plans to disrupt pro- Israel meetings

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Fifteen Jewish and education advocacy groups on Tuyesday, Oct. 28, wrote to the presidents of more than 100 universities with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapters to warn them of an internal SJP document containing a strategy for disrupting pro-Israel student events, conduct subject to prosecution under state criminal laws. In

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

JNS news briefs: October 28, 2014

Netanyahu defends Jerusalem construction amid U.S., EU criticism (JNS.org) In the face of criticism from the United States and European Union, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday defended his decision to advance 1,060 new housing units in the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ramat Shlomo and Har Homa, which are both located beyond the pre-1967 lines.

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Middle East

The making of the Talmudic Encyclopedia

  By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM–The gentle autumn wind foreshadows the holiday season as I locate a modest doorway on a tree-lined Jerusalem street, the side entrance to the elegant 90-year-old Yeshurun Synagogue. It leads to Yad HaRav Herzog, a research center which hosts, among other projects, the venture that is possibly the most momentous

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein Greenwald

Memphis community recruits Jewish families

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Press Release)– “We haven’t had this much attention since Elvis died!” That’s the assessment of the Memphis “100NewFamilies Committee” as word of mouth builds nationally amongst young Jewish families about possibly the best lifestyle alternative to the cold, expensive Northeast.  In contrast to the outrageous costs of Jewish living in general  (and housing

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Jewish Religion, USA

TAU reports progress in combating infertility

TEL AVIV (Press Release)– Difficulty in conceiving a child is a major challenge for one in seven heterosexual couples in America, especially for those over the age of 35. Now a new discovery by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer could boost the chances of conception in women undergoing

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education