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Sephardi compensation on public agenda

JERUSALEM, Aug. 9 (JTA) For more than three decades after the creation of Israel in 1948, Samir Muallem and his parents tried to hold onto the sizable business assets of their Jewish family in southern Iraq. In the early 1950s, many of his family members left for Israel, along with 650,000 Jews from Middle […]

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Holidays: Saying ‘I’m sorry’ isn’t enough

ENCINO, Calif., Aug. 9 (JTA) In California, as soon as Gov. Gray Davis signs Assembly Bill 2804, we’ll be able to say “I’m sorry” without admitting any guilt or liability, whenever our sports utility vehicle sideswipes a new PT Cruiser or our Rottweiler nips our neighbor’s fingers. Yes, we can offer “benevolent gestures expressing […]

What’s a Jewish Republican to do?

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (JTA) If you are a Jewish Republican, you might want a leader who would support school vouchers, encourage fiscal conservatism, protect values, strengthen Israel and want to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. Sounds like Sen. Joseph Lieberman. In fact, the man Al Gore picked to be his running mate is […]

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