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JERUSALEM, Dec. 30 (JTA) — A Jerusalem court has ordered Israel’s Interior Ministry to recognize as Jewish 23 people who underwent conversions by the Reform and Conservative movements. In its ruling, which boosted pluralism efforts in Israel, the court opposed the stance of Interior Minister Eli Suissa of the fervently Orthodox Shas Party, who has […]

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PRAGUE, Dec. 30 (JTA) — The Czech National Gallery may be holding artworks looted from Jews during World War II, a museum official admitted. Among the works is a painting attributed to Rembrandt, “Old Man in a Fur Cap,” which may have belonged to French Jewish art collector Adolph Schloss. More than 300 works owned […]

JERUSALEM, Dec. 30 (JTA) — An Israeli computer student made sure he and his girlfriend didn’t miss the previews when they went to the movies this week. Ronen Gotlieb, 26, arranged for the Tel Aviv Cinematheque to screen a short clip prior to the feature that had him in a starring role — proposing marriage […]

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