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April 13, 2009

As Israel prepares to celebrate the 70th birthday of literary giant and political activist Amos Oz, the author tells The New York Times’ Ethan Bronner that empathy is the common strain that runs through his fiction writing and political essays: Now, as Israel prepares to mark his 70th birthday with a three-day festival in Arad […]

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The Jewish Agency’s MASA program says that it is seeing increased interest in its post college long-term Israel study programs as a result of the shrinking job market. From the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle:   In these tough economic times, when jobs are scarce, especially for recent college graduates, many young Jewish adults are finding an […]

As many foundations are cutting back grants, the Eli and Edyth Broad Foundation, one of the country’s largest foundations with Jewish roots, keeps making news with sizable grants. In the past week I have seen the following: A $2.5 million grant to help two New York City charter school systems, according to the Times. (Not […]

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