LONDON (WJC)–The UK’s Supreme Court has found a Jewish school guilty of racial discrimination for refusing places to students it does not consider to be Jewish according to the principles established by Britain’s chief rabbi. Nine justices ruled by a small majority that the renowned Jewish Free School (JFS) in London had breached race relations

BUDAPEST (WJC)–The Hungarian Supreme Court has upheld a ban against the controversial paramilitary Hungarian Guard that is linked to the extreme-right Jobbik party. “Through its activities, the group has overstepped the boundaries of freedom of expression,” the court said in its decision. “We acknowledge, but do not accept the verdict,” said Jobbik leader Gabor Vona,

By David Amos SAN DIEGO–Let’s talk about interpretation. What makes us like one performance and dislike another? Many factors come into play, but let me share a few ideas which you may not have considered before. Interpretation is the way a piece of music is played. There are many variations as to what is “right”

Danny Ayalon, “An Open Letter to the Arab World” in Asharq Al-Awsat (forwarded by Jack Forman of San Diego) Theodore Bikel, “Chanukah Song” video on You Tube (forwarded by Phyllis Kahn) Jake Coyle, “Once an underdog, Reitman now an Oscar favorite,” in San Diego Union-Tribune Rabbi Ben Kamin “For Christmas, we’d like Jerusalem, no returns