Salita wins in return to ring
Orthodox Jewish boxer Dmitriy Salita was victorious in his return to the ring following a first-round knockout in a title bout. More ▸
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Publicizing Foreman promotes violence
By JTA MailmanRe "Foreman gains respect even in losing title": It saddens me that so much attention is being devoted to a purported observant Jew who has chosen to participate in the thinly veiled savagery of boxing. Do we need more promotion of violence and rage? It is a day on which it is embarrassing to be… More ▸
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Israel asked the Bush administration to pull a resolution hailing the Annapolis peace parley, said the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Zalmay Khalilzad was on the hot seat this week after the Bush administration pulled a draft resolution on Nov. 30 hailing the peace conference that he had submitted to the U.N. Security Council…. More ▸
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Gabriel Cohen, founder of the National Jewish Post & Opinion newspaper, died at age 98. The Associated Press reported that Cohen died April 19 at St. Vincent Hospital Hospice in Indianapolis. Cohen, a native of Louisville, Ky., founded the Indianapolis-based weekly newspaper in 1935. He also had a brief professional boxing career under the name… More ▸
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With Mcgreevey Memoir on Shelves, Alleged Gay Israeli Lover Speaks out
The boxing match between former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey and his alleged gay Israeli lover has gone another round. Golan Cipel has come out swinging after McGreevey gave his side of their alleged sexual relationship in his new memoir, “The Confession.” “All of the encounters are twisted,” said Cipel, who maintains that he’s not… More ▸
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Israel Launches Expanded Assault Leading Up to U.n.-backed Cease-fire
Consider it the storm before the possible calm. Israel launched a massive military sweep of southern Lebanon over the weekend in what appeared to be an 11th-hour assault against the toughest Hezbollah strongholds before a U.N.-brokered cease-fire was due to take effect. At least 24 soldiers were killed Saturday as Israeli tanks and troops reached… More ▸
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Got Judaism, Need a Workout? Sport Groups Serve Outdoorsy Jews
There are Jews hanging from mountaintops all over Colorado. Others are lighting Shabbat candles on sailboats or discovering their spirituality on the ski slopes. These Jewish adventure enthusiasts not only make an effort to do the hobbies they love with other Jews, but they do so looking for religious or spiritual meaning. By combining their… More ▸
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An Israeli boxer recently won a heavyweight boxing title. Roman Greenberg won the International Boxing Organization’s Intercontinental Heavyweight title last month, defeating Alex Vassilev of Russia in Monte Carlo. Greenberg next may be eligible to fight for a more prestigious crown, such as the IBO World Heavyweight title. “I want to show the world that… More ▸
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Across the Former Soviet Union Jewish Voters in Ukraine Could Back Party Headed by Former Communist
Fifteen months after pro-democracy protests in Ukraine reversed a rigged presidential election, the political party that eventually lost that battle appears likely to make a comeback — and Jewish voters may help the party do so. A record 45 political parties and blocs are running in Ukraine’s parliamentary election on March 26 amid the country’s… More ▸
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Jewish Food Bank in Philadelphia Assuages Local Hunger and Poverty
Andrew Klazmer had an important delivery to make, but he couldn’t find apartment B11. Toting a heavy box of canned goods, the 12-year-old scanned hallway after hallway, peering at faded apartment numbers in vain. Then he spotted the mezuzah. “Mom, it’s over here,” Klazmer called out excitedly, tapping the door. In addition to acting as… More ▸
