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• Moscow school probes anti-Semitism

  March 26, 2007 9:00am

  Moscow State University is investigating its teaching standards and quality of life, amid student complaints of anti-Semitic and extremist views infiltrating the curriculum.

• Venezuelan Jews fear for future

  March 26, 2007 9:00am

  Venezuela’s well-established Jewish community has lost up to one-fifth of its members, prompted by an increasingly hostile environment under the government of left-wing radical President Hugo Chavez.

• Israel Prizes awarded

  March 26, 2007 9:00am

  The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee-Israel was one of four to receive an Israel Prize for life achievement, special contribution to society and state.

• Jewish leaders meet in Venezuela

  March 23, 2007 9:00am

  A Latin American Jewish Congress meeting in Caracas aimed to show solidarity with the Jewish community of Venezuela, which has found itself in a precarious situation since President Hugo Chavez began cozying up to Iran.

• Argentine eyes peacemaking role

  March 20, 2007 9:00am

  Argentina’s first lady is going to Caracas to help improve the rocky relationship between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his country’s Jewish community.

• Czech city keeping landmark villa

  March 20, 2007 9:00am

  The Czech city of Brno decided not to return a landmark villa to the heirs of its Jewish owner.