July 21, 2011

Hyman Bookbinder, longtime AJC rep, dies

Hyman Bookbinder, the legendary representative in Washington for the American Jewish Committee, has died.

By Ron Kampeas July 21, 2011 11:28 pm

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Rabbi errs on abuse advice

To the Editor: Re Kamenetsky: Report child abuse to rabbis, not police,” I find it hard to believe that a rabbi of any Jewish movement would say such a thing. Jews are not above the law, and we are not in the same category of the Catholic Church, which allowed children to be molested and […]

July 21, 2011 9:24 pm

Paul Simon kosher; is Cat Stevens clear to board an Israeli ‘Peace Train?’

Famed (Jewish) singer-songwriter Paul Simon just wrapped up a concert in Israel tonight. Simon recorded an album live in Caesarea on May 7, 1978, and his September 1983 visit to the land of milk and honey is attested to in the archive. One of Simon’s contemporaries, however, may not be selling tickets in Israel anytime soon. […]

July 21, 2011 8:10 pm

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July 21, 2011

Hyman Bookbinder, longtime AJC rep, dies

Rabbi errs on abuse advice

Paul Simon kosher; is Cat Stevens clear to board an Israeli ‘Peace Train?’

Israeli general warns against religious extremism in the ranks

Oswiecim, the city of Auschwitz, wrestles with whether the past must be part of its future

Moody’s: Israeli loan guarantees will be affected by U.S. review

Canadian DJ finds audience for klezmer fusion in France

Gwyneth’s Apple won’t fall far from the Tree of Life

Obama support among Jewish voters stands at 60 percent

Philanthropist Myra Kraft, wife of Patriots owner, dies

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