http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/09/3091606/reform-leader-rabbi-gunther-plaut-dies http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/09/3091606/reform-leader-rabbi-gunther-plaut-dies#When:21:23:00Z Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism, died in Toronto. Breaking News, World 2012-02-09T21:23:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/09/3091594/shalit-family-meets-with-sarkozy-in-paris http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/09/3091594/shalit-family-meets-with-sarkozy-in-paris#When:15:03:00Z Former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and his parents met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the presidential palace in Paris. Breaking News, World 2012-02-09T15:03:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/09/3091590/israeli-tourist-released-from-chile-jail http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/09/3091590/israeli-tourist-released-from-chile-jail#When:14:09:00Z An Israeli tourist charged by Chile with accidentally starting a massive forest fire in a popular national park was fined and released. Breaking News, World 2012-02-09T14:09:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/09/3091589/bagels-regain-bread-status-in-ireland http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/09/3091589/bagels-regain-bread-status-in-ireland#When:13:48:00Z Bagels were granted equal status with soda bread in Ireland following a government decision to reclassify the traditionally Jewish favorite as ordinary bread for the purposes of taxation. Breaking News, World 2012-02-09T13:48:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/08/3091569/orthodox-jews-mount-appeal-for-eruv-in-sydney http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/08/3091569/orthodox-jews-mount-appeal-for-eruv-in-sydney#When:13:05:00Z Orthodox Jews have appealed to a court in Sydney to overturn a decision to deny them an eruv. Breaking News, World 2012-02-08T13:05:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091559/ss-surgical-tools-to-be-auctioned http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091559/ss-surgical-tools-to-be-auctioned#When:15:11:00Z A box of surgical tools owned by the commandant of the Theresienstadt concentration camp is set to be auctioned. Breaking News, World 2012-02-07T15:11:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091558/a-deaf-indonesian-12-year-old-is-not-your-typical-bat-mitzvah-girl Jessica Leader http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091558/a-deaf-indonesian-12-year-old-is-not-your-typical-bat-mitzvah-girl#When:15:03:00Z The bat mitzvah, Mei Lin Kallman, spent part of her Hebrew school education commuting every week from Jakarta to Singapore, where she studied at the local Chabad center. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, World, Sub Headline 2012-02-07T15:03:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091557/israeli-couple-to-be-deported-from-india http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091557/israeli-couple-to-be-deported-from-india#When:14:28:00Z An Israeli couple reportedly serving as Chabad emissaries in the Indian city of Kochi are being deported for "suspicious activities." Breaking News, World 2012-02-07T14:28:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091556/israelis-investigated-for-drug-trafficking-in-colombia http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091556/israelis-investigated-for-drug-trafficking-in-colombia#When:14:01:00Z At least eight Israelis described as former military personnel are being investigated for drug trafficking in Colombia. Frontpage Lead Headline, Breaking News, World 2012-02-07T14:01:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091555/judge-orders-nazi-looted-painting-returned-to-jewish-heirs http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/07/3091555/judge-orders-nazi-looted-painting-returned-to-jewish-heirs#When:13:33:00Z A painting seized from a Florida museum must be returned to the heirs of its former Jewish owner, a U.S. court ruled. Breaking News, World 2012-02-07T13:33:00-05:00