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Bestselling Author Herman Wouk Dies At 103

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Police Now Probing 3 Fires At 2 Boston-Area Chabad Houses

BOSTON (JTA) — One week, two Chabad centers, three fires. Police in the Boston area have opened a multi-jurisdictional probe after a fire was reported at the Chabad Jewish Center in Needham, Massachusetts, just one hour after a fire was reported at the Arlington home and Chabad house of Rabbi Avi Bukiet and his family. That […]

Madonna Weaves Political Statement Into Her Eurovision Performance

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Pop idol Madonna made a political statement about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on stage at Eurovision in Tel Aviv. She later was reprimanded by the European Broadcasting Union, or EBU, which produced the event with the host country. Madonna, 60, played two songs on Saturday night during the international song contest. She performed […]

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Bestselling Author Herman Wouk Dies At 103

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