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FOCUS ON ISSUES Birthright Israel prepares to launch as it labors over Jewish Agency role

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (JTA) — Increasing the number of Jewish youth spending time in Israel holds myriad benefits — for Jewish continuity, for Israeli-Diaspora relations and for tourism in Israel. So it”s no wonder that the Jewish Agency for Israel — for decades the premier organization running educational trips in Israel — wants to […]

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BEHIND THE HEADLINES Burger King is put in a pickle as U.S. Arab groups show muscle

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (JTA) — Have it whose way? Burger King Corp. claims to have pulled its name from an Israeli franchise in the West Bank town of Ma”aleh Adumim for breach of contract. But some Jewish leaders — as well as Arab American and Muslim American groups — believe the Miami-based burger chain […]

TEN YEARS AFTER THE WALL In the heart of Europe, camp builds Jewish pride, enthusiasm

SZARVAS, Hungary, Aug. 30 (JTA) — For the past 10 summers, a geyser of Jewish pride has erupted in this small town deep in the Hungarian plains. It is an event unique in Central and Eastern Europe where — after half a century of fascism, war, Holocaust and communism — Jewish pride had become an […]

BEHIND THE HEADLINES Israeli rescuer dropped everything to save lives amid rubble in Turkey

BEHIND THE HEADLINES Israel, Jewish groups help prepare Turkey’s homeless for coming winter

Eichmann aide, still hiding in Syria, may face trial for crimes in France

AROUND THE JEWISH WORLD Survey: South African Jews retain divided identities in post-apartheid era

ACLU lawsuit claims schools favor Judaism by closing on High Holidays

FOCUS ON ISSUES U.S. free-trade deal may leave Israel running behind in pantyhose production

Ex-slave laborers say German firms lack sensitivity to the victims in talks

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