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Accused Lithuanian war criminal dies

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (JTA) A man accused of handing over at least 75 Jews to Nazi death squads in Lithuania during World War II has died before the trial against him could be completed. The war crimes trial of Aleksandras Lileikis in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius was postponed several times, with the […]

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British rabbis support twins’ separation

LONDON, Sept. 26 (JTA) British rabbis of all denominations are supporting a court decision ordering the separation of conjoined twins, though the operation will mean the death of the weaker girl. In a case that has sharply divided the nation, Britain’s Court of Appeals last Friday upheld an earlier decision to separate the twins, […]

Ambassador’s career filled with intrigue

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (JTA) From the start, Martin Indyk’s career as a U.S. official has been filled with intrigue. As the first Jewish ambassador to Israel and later the top State Department official in charge of Middle East policy, Indyk’s words and actions have been scrutinized by Jews and Arabs, by proponents and opponents […]

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