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May 2000

PHILADELPHIA, May 31 (JTA) — Sifting through the ash-covered remains that were once treasured religious objects, administrators of Beit Harambam Congregation say they are determined to rebuild after their synagogue was scarred by arson over the weekend. “We are going to grow stronger from this,” said Eli Gabay, president of the 300-member congregation in Northeast […]

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LOS ANGELES, May 30 (JTA) — “I’m spending Hanukkah, In Santa Monica,” Tom Lehrer sings out. “Amid the California flora, I’ll be lighting my menorah. “Here’s to Judas Maccabeus, Boy, if he could only see us.” Yes, Tom Lehrer, the singing and piano playing master satirist of America’s social and political foibles in the 1950s […]

WASHINGTON, May 31 (JTA) — One of the more outspoken activists in the Jewish community is calling for the ouster of the U.S. national security adviser because of his comments about Palestinian violence being a “blessing” as well as a “curse.” In a May 21 speech at Tel Aviv University, Samuel Berger was quoted as […]

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