Seeking Kin: From a mother’s devotion, the perfect picture
A collage of Izzy Lieberman’s sons at 7 attests to his scars, but also to his mother’s unquenchable devotion to find him after he was presumed dead more than a decade earlier..
Weiner announces run for mayor of New York City
Ex-New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who was forced out of office by a scandal, said he is running for mayor of New York City.
Jewish groups join effort to help Oklahoma tornado victims
Jewish groups are joining the effort to help those displaced by the tornado in suburban Oklahoma City.
Sridhar Silberfein’s long, strange trip from N.Y. Jew to Hindu honcho
Steven Silberfein was raised in a Jewish family on Long Island. Today, known as Sridhar Silberfein, he is the executive producer of the thrice-yearly gathering of yoga enthusiasts known as Bhakti Fest.
To haredim, Knesset member Rabbi Dov Lipman now a turncoat
Dov Lipman has staked his budding political career on his reputation as a moderate haredi Orthodox leader, someone uniquely positioned to broker compromise between Israel’s increasingly polarized secular and religious communities. The problem is that Israel’s haredi leaders say he’s not actually haredi.
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Rabbis to Boy Scouts: Lift ban on gay members
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Weiner announces run for mayor of New York City
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EXCLUSIVE: Top Claims Conference officials carried out own botched probe of 2001 fraud
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Court rejects petition to split Davidson foundation
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Jewish groups join effort to help Oklahoma tornado victims
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Israeli soldier killed in Golan mine explosion
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The Telegraph
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Kickstarting Yiddish literature
By Joe WinklerWebsites for grassroots fundraising have begun to change the way we fund lots of projects. Recently, 6noBacon favorite Zach Braff used Kickstarter to fund a movie free from the oversight of Hollywood studios. Now the site is being used for the resuscitation of Yiddish Literature. Translator Michael Wex, using a similar service, Indiegogo, is attempting to… More ▸
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The Jews who run America
By Joe WinklerOK, not really. But with the election of councilman Eric Garcetti to the position of Los Angeles mayor, the three most populated cities in America will soon have Jewish mayors. Michael Bloomberg has been mayor of New York City for 12 years. Rahm Emanuel, after finishing up his service as Obama’s Chief of Staff, has… More ▸
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Anthony Weiner announces bid for mayor
By Joe WinklerWith a video aimed at the middle-class, Anthony Weiner announces his official bid for mayor. More ▸
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Al-Jazeera publishes, pulls, then reposts Joseph Massad piece
By Joe WinklerAmid controversy, al-Jazeera removes then reposts Joseph Massad’s Op-Ed that views Zionism as anti-Semitic More ▸
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In protest of Bennett, echoes of JVP
By Ben SalesOn Monday, 30 young, left-wing Diaspora Jews interrupted a speech by right-wing Israeli Finance Minister Naftali Bennett. The move is reminiscent of an earlier disruption of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s keynote address at the November 2010 General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America. More ▸
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Day 22 of Jewish American Heritage Month: Go to a deli
By Rebecca SofferThere’s a fresh crop of delis putting a twist on traditional Jewish comfort fare. More ▸
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Jacob Ostreicher’s wife laments: ‘They will never let him go’
Jacob Ostreicher, a haredi Orthodox father of five who has been under house arrest for nearly two years in Bolivia, does not believe he will ever be free and is despondent, his wife says. More ▸
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Op-Ed: Pluralism in Hillel must extend to Israel
Two students who were extensively involved with Hillel fear for the future of the Jewish community if the campus organization fails to make political pluralism a priority. More ▸
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Seeking Kin: From a mother’s devotion, the perfect picture
A collage of Izzy Lieberman’s sons at 7 attests to his scars, but also to his mother’s unquenchable devotion to find him after he was presumed dead more than a decade earlier.. More ▸
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Why do Jews intermarry, and who wants to marry a Jew, anyway?
Jews marry later than Americans from other faiths, which is one reason why the American Jewish intermarriage rate is so high. Plus, there are those gentiles who want to marry Jews. More ▸
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EXCLUSIVE: Top Claims Conference officials carried out own botched probe of 2001 fraud
The Claims Conference has blamed a now-dead regional director for bungling an early warning about a massive fraud scheme. But a document obtained by JTA shows top officials at the organization launched their own probe that failed to detect the scheme. More ▸