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Excuse Me If I Don’t Feel Sorry For Those Whose Jobless Benefits Have Run Out

I can’t believe some people collected 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. Sweet! I’m self-employed. There’s no bailout nation for me. I have to make my own way in the world. So I don’t feel sorry for those whose generous nearly … Continue reading

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Fired Mashgiach Robert Frank Says He Was Told To Declare Himself Nuts

Over the past nine months, I’ve told the story of mashgiach Robert Frank who lost his job in a conflict with the Orthodox Union. After his firing, Frank and his wife found it difficult to get work as mashgiachim. After … Continue reading

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Jewish Las Vegas

Arthur J. Bloberger, the former editor of the Las Vegas Jewish Reporter, emails me: Hi Luke. I just wanted to give you an update on what’s been happening lately twixt the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas and myself, it’s former … Continue reading

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What Really Killed ‘The Las Vegas Jewish Reporter’?

According to JTA: Apparently a casualty of the recession, the 33-year-old Las Vegas Jewish Reporter is shuttering in the wake of low donations, the Las Vegas Sun reported. This week

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