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Is This the Most Shocking Story of a Woman “Chained” in Her Orthodox Marriage?
On this episode of Up Close, we hear directly from a woman “chained” in her marriage and whose husband is now marrying someone else. Lonna Kin has been trying for ten years to get a Jewish divorce, or get, from … Continue reading
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Viewing King David as a Real Historical Figure
It’s The Jewish Channel’s brand-new show, Up Close. News anchor Steven I. Weiss goes in-depth on the issues with interviews and small panels. On this first episode, we explore historical leaders Thomas Jefferson and the Biblical figure of King David. … Continue reading
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Did Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Really Drop Last Year, Or is Something Else Going On?
Latest hate crime stats show Jews as most victimized; details of former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger’s alleged crimes revealed; Lihi Lapid, Israeli journalist and wife of Israel’s finance minister Lihi Lapid talks about her novel “Woman of Valor” and … Continue reading
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About Those Iran Nuclear Negotiaions… And All the Treats of Thanksgivukkah
Thanksgivukkah treats to light, wear and eat (product info here); Israel provides aid to the Philippines; New Jersey’s second-largest city has a 36-year-old mayor and he’s Jewish; former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger indicted on fraud charges; Newsweek senior editor … Continue reading
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Dr. Ruth Answers The Jewish Channel Viewers on Sex
The U.S. agenda for Israeli-Palestinian peace; Comic artist Art Spiegelman (Maus) gets a retrospective at The Jewish Museum; Dr. Ruth Westheimer vistis TJC’s “The Salon”; the editors of Kaddish: Women’s Voices share their experiences; and more.
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Turning Rambam & Solomon Schechter Into Fictional Characters
Obama’s latest directive on Iran; Paula Abdul’s bat mitzvah in Israel; a new film in Yiddish, “The Pin,” opens in NY and LA; the doors of the Cairo Geniza come to NY; “The Model Apartment” gets an Off-Broadway revival; author … Continue reading
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Why Did a Jewish Organization Give Michael Bloomber $1 Million?
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The Fight for the Life of Young Idan Zablocki; Interview With NYC Republican Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota
A young couple, Amanda and Akiva Zablocki, fight for the life of their child, Idan, and you can help at YouCaring.com; NYC Republican Mayoral candidate Joe Lhota’s sits down for an interview with TJC; Met Council hires a new CEO; … Continue reading
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Scandal Rocks Jewish Anti-Poverty Organization; Leading NYC Mayoral Candidates on Circumcision Controversy, Affordable Housing for Ultra-Orthodox
Scandal rocks one of the Jewish world’s biggest charities as the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty’s CEO William Rapfogel leaves the organization over financial malpractices, NYC mayoral candidates Christine Quinn and Bill Thomspon chat about the issues with TJC, Israeli … Continue reading
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Peace Talks Get Started, and What’s Kosher at the Fancy Food Show
Peace talks begin, vigilante justice for an alleged child molester in Israel, kosher food goes fancy with Jewish food expert Gil Marks, and the history of Borscht Belt comedy is explored in the documentary “When Comedy Went to School.”
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