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“I danced with Barack at the National Synagogue,” exclaimed Debra Kirsch late Sunday night. Actually, it was only a cardboard cutout of the president-elect, but Kirsch was one of a couple hundred people who celebrated Barack Obama’s inauguration at a D.C. shul Sunday night. The National Jewish Inagural Ball at Ohev Sholom — The National […]

Walking into the Science Club in downtown Washington, D.C. early Sunday evening, the sign at the entrance stated that the J Street inauguration party was “underground.” “Underground,” though, was referring only to the section of the bar the bash was occurring, not the organization. While the “pro-Israel, pro-peace” group has been under fire in the […]