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Holocaust museums shift their focus
As the Holocaust recedes into history, museums commemorating its victims and teaching the lessons learned by studying it have changed focus. Read more »
Women joyous at Talmud celebration
Many women at the Daf Yomi Siyum HaShas, sitting in the all-women sections in Madison Square Garden's upper levels, enjoyed the celebration as they watched the men dance below. Read more »
Seeing red over the Kabbalah craze
The owner of an online Judaica store adds his voice to a growing chorus saying that Kabbalah's red string has been misunderstood and oversold. Read more »
Tzedakah boxes on eBay
Ten New Jersey artists have decorated boxes to be sold on eBay to benefit the local federation's fund-raising campaign. The auction comes as Jewish groups increasingly turn to online auctions as a way to raise money. Read more »
Closure brought to World War II massacre
The Polish government returned the personal effects of a family that had relatives massacred in the Holocaust. But the action came too late for the family member who was the driving force behind the move. Read more »
Kosher chef cooks at Jerusalem institute
Yochanan Lambiase, a British-born Orthodox chef who has opened the world's first kosher culinary training institute, demonstrates his technique and talks about cooking. Read more »
Holocaust, Rwandan survivors appear together
A Holocaust survivor and a young survivor of the Rwandan massacre speak together about their experiences of genocide and their hopes for a better world. Read more »
Look out, Iron Chef — A kosher chef trains a generation
Yochanan Lambiase, a British-born Orthodox chef who has opened the world's first kosher culinary training institute, demonstrates his technique and talks about cooking. Read more »
Caterpillar voters OK on Israel
Shareholders of Caterpillar Inc. overwhelmingly rejected a motion to probe the company's sale of bulldozers to the Israeli army, which uses them to destroy terrorists' houses. Read more »
RSS Feed Breaking News
Updated 02/09/12 @ 05:54PM EST
- A poll showed that nearly half of likely voters believed the United States should use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
- Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism, died in Toronto.
- The application for a proposed Hebrew-language charter school was accepted by the District of Columbia Public Charter School board.
- A truck driving calves from Eilat to the Golan Heights was hijacked into the West Bank.
- U.S. Rep. Howard Berman introduced legislation that would allow eligible Israeli nationals to receive non-immigrant investor visas in the United States.
- Poll: Half of U.S. voters back strike on nuclear Iran
- Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies
- D.C. Hebrew-language charter school accepted for review
- Op-Ed: Kick the reaction addiction on campus
- Berman moves to grant investor visas to Israelis
- Holy cow! Calves hijacked into Palestinian territory
- Report: Israeli journalist also works for prime minister
- Larry Greenfield tapped to lead JINSA
