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U.S. official talking ‘blood diamonds’ with Israel

A top U.S. official is traveling to Israel to discuss trade with a focus on conflict diamonds. Jose Fernandez, the assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs, arrived in Israel on Monday for a two-day visit, the State Department said in a statement.

May 7, 2013 1:16 pm

The healthiest (Jewish) boy in America

Fresh off our first Jewish genealogy conference, the JTA Archive would like to reconnect with former Jewish newsmakers and/or their relatives. This edition: our nation’s healthiest (Jewish) boy. [[READMORE]] On August 23, 1934, JTA published the attached photo of Mortimer H. Foxman, crowned "healthiest boy in the U.S." at the 1934 Chicago Fair. Time Magazine wrote […]

August 23, 2011 12:45 pm

U.S., France, Russia maintain unity on Iran

The United States, Russia and France agreed to maintain a united front on a proposal to enrich Iranian uranium, the White House said.

October 25, 2009 4:01 pm

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