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  • Jews still like Obama, but approval dips

    August 27, 2010 7:23pm

    Nearly two-thirds of Jews still approve of President Obama’s performance, but his approval numbers have dipped.

  • ADL disturbed by attack on Muslim taxi driver

    August 26, 2010 9:51pm

    The Anti-Defamation League called the stabbing of a Muslim New York City taxi driver a hate crime.

  • Z Street alleges IRS playing politics

    August 26, 2010 8:00pm

    A pro-Israel activist group filed a lawsuit alleging that its application for U.S. tax-exempt status is being unduly scrutinized.

  • CIA paper cites Jewish acts of terrorism

    August 26, 2010 7:14pm

    A recent CIA paper cited Jewish acts of terrorism in the West Bank in its analysis of whether the United States is an exporter of terrorism.

  • Religious groups urge against federal funding changes

    August 26, 2010 4:57pm

    Leaders of religious groups signed a letter urging U.S. congressmen not to take measures to alter federal funding of religious charities.

  • Nuremberg Laws transferred to National Archives

    August 26, 2010 4:42pm

    The original Nuremberg Laws documents were transferred to the National Archives in Washington, where they will reside permanently.

  • Lawmakers ask Obama to enforce Iran sanctions

    August 24, 2010 4:17pm

    Two U.S. congressmen asked President Obama to bar a Russian oil company from doing business in the United States because it supplies Iran.

  • Florida campaign stands behind ‘Gestapo’ reference

    August 24, 2010 4:09pm

    A Republican challenging a Florida Jewish Democrat in a congressional race stood by his use of “Gestapo” to describe a videographer.

  • Berenson ordered back to court

    August 20, 2010 7:05pm

    Lori Berenson, the Jewish New Yorker arrested in Peru in 1995 for aiding insurgents, was ordered to return to jail after being released on parole in May.

  • AJWS, JDC helping Pakistani flood victims

    August 20, 2010 12:57am

    The American Jewish World Service and American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee are collecting money to aid relief efforts in Pakistan.