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Russia says sanctions are counterproductive
Russia believes it is “counterproductive” to threaten Iran with more sanctions, its foreign minister said. Sergey Lavrov made the statement following a meeting Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State...
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<i>Pagine Ebraiche<br>The online version of Pagine Ebraiche, or Jewish Pages, which is starting its print version in October 2009 and will feature news reports, essays, commentaries, historical articles and cultural pieces.</i> Italian Jews launch new Jewish newspaper -- for non-Jews
ROME — When Italy’s first national Jewish newspaper launches this month, Italy will get what few Jewish communities around the world offer: a Jewish newspaper geared toward non-Jews. Spons...
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Victory for Israel in Goldstone delay, fury among Palestinians
NEW YORK – It long has been considered almost axiomatic at the United Nations that there’s no real sense for Israel to try to muster opposition to U.N. resolutions it considers hostile, partic...
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Hungarian neo-Nazi camps have large network
BUDAPEST , Hungary — At least eight clandestine camps in Hungary are regularly providing advanced weapons training to neo-Nazis, according to media investigations. The Wiesenthal Center of ...
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Anti-Semitic incidents soar in Holland
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Holland in January was nearly equal to the number of attacks in all of 2008, a new report shows. The annual report of the national organization charged with...
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Jeremy Ben-Ami is the executive director of J Street, which by opposing a timetable on increasing sanctions on Iran puts the group at odds with Israeli left-wingers.</i>
Iran policy reveals split between U.S. Jewish and Israeli left
WASHINGTON — Israel’s highest-ranking female soldier, Brig. Gen. Yisraela Oron, was sounding all the right notes for her J Street hosts. At the tail end of a U.S. tour for the left-wing pro-Isra...
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<i> Ben Harris<br>Yeshiva students gather in Leipzig for the first Orthodox wedding there since before World War II, Oct. 25, 2009.</i> Leipzig becoming Orthodox Jewish hub in Germany
LEIPZIG , Germany — At age 12, Pasha Segal arrived in Braunschweig, Germany from Ukraine knowing he was Jewish but lacking any further understanding of what that meant. At 19, he underwent ...
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Reform biennial in Toronto to focus on Israeli Arabs, interfaith dialogue
SAN FRANCISCO — A newly restructured and slimmed down Union for Reform Judaism will focus on interfaith relations and the rights of Israeli Arabs at its biennial convention Nov. 4-8 in Toronto...
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Iran has data to build nuclear bomb
Iran has enough data to build a nuclear bomb, according to a confidential United Nations report. The New York Times reported Sunday that the International Atomic Energy Agency’s confidential analy...
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Ahmadinejad family tree raises questions
The author of a book on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is refuting a British newspaper report that the Iranian president was born to a Jewish family that converted to Islam. The Daily Telegraph based its rep...
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Chavez: Israel 'openly' assassinating Palestinians
PARIS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Israelis are “openly” assassinating Palestinians. “It’s not that the Israelis want to exterminate the Palestinians. They are doing it openly,” ...
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Bridge victim's son gets honorary Maccabiah gold
SYDNEY , Australia — The son of one of the four Australian victims of the 1997 Maccabiah bridge disaster was awarded a gold medal. Josh Small, 19, competed at the 18th Maccabiah last month ...
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U.S. lawmakers call on Saudi king to step up
WASHINGTON — A letter urging Saudi King Abdullah to “assert a strong leadership role” in the Middle East is gathering signatures in the U.S. House of Representatives. The AIPA...
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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....