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<i>White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson<br> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama, at a White House meeting in May 2009, will be addressing the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, but it remains unclear if they will meet at the Washington event.</i> Despite progress, Obama hesitant about Netanyahu meeting
WASHINGTON — With President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to appear at the same convention of Jewish activists, and their governments nearing a deal on the thorny...
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Time right for budget-minded shoppers to buy a green car
Dear EarthTalk: Celebrities and billionaires are shelling out big bucks for cutting edge green-friendly cars such as the Tesla Roadster. But what are the rest of us, who live in the budget-constr...
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<i>Sue Fishkoff photo<br> Joseph Samuels of Los Angeles tells the story of his 1949 escape from Baghdad to an interviewer for Jimena’s Visual History Project in San Francisco, Oct. 18.</i> Project documents stories of Jewish refugees from Arab countries
SAN FRANCISCO — Joseph Samuels, born Yosef Sasson in Baghdad, was 18 when he fled Iraq for the new state of Israel. It was 1949, and life was becoming increasingly difficult for Jews in Iraq, ...
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Smokers use Earth as ashtray
Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone ever studied the environmental impact of discarded cigarettes? I’m constantly appalled at the number of drivers I see pitching their butts out their car windows. — Ned J...
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Wikipedia striving for balance on divisive issues
JERUSALEM — From January’s war in Gaza to Holocaust denial, the world’s largest collaborative encyclopedia has become a battlefield over history. Yet Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales says the on...
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Pentagon contractor faces attempted spying charges
A former Pentagon contractor facing charges of attempting to spy for Israel allegedly sought Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Maryland, allegedly told an ...
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<i>Secure Community Network photo<br>Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano accepts certificates of appreciation from Secure Community Network officials Stephen Hoffman, center, and Paul Goldenberg. Napolitano cited SCN as a national model for security networks.</i> Jewish security network to be national model
WASHINGTON — A Jewish security network will be used as a national model by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Secure Community Network, established 4 1/2 years ago by the Confer...
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<i>National Jewish Democratic Council photo<br>Dan Glickman, left, holds the National Jewish Democratic Council’s Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award, as he stands with NJDC Chairman Marc Stanley.</i> Dan Glickman: Hollywood's man in D.C.
WASHINGTON — After six years as agriculture secretary and five years as chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, Dan Glickman knows something that might surprise so...
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<i>Jewish Council for Public Affairs photo<br>U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee of California speaks on the steps of the Capitol in Washington at the inaugural Fighting Poverty with Faith event in 2008.</i> Religious communities: Fight poverty with green jobs
WASHINGTON — Fighting poverty is an important goal of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs; so is protecting the environment. The umbrella group, which brings together the major synagogue...
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Saturday, 07, 2009
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Light/The Holocaust & ... 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Brundibar. Maurice Sendak and Tony Kushne...
Night at the Races 7:00 PM
Congregation Emanu-El Israel will hold its...
GoodTaste! Pittsburgh 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
GoodTaste! Pittsburgh, the region’s larges...
Designer Days 6:00 PM to 6:00 PM
On Thursday, November 5, 2009, from 6-8 p....