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Category Archives: Jews
Jewish Life Booms In Prison
Because more Jews – at least in New York – are behind bars! JTA reports: Maximum-security prisons in the United States have relatively few Jewish inmates, according to the Aleph Institute, a Chabad-affiliated organization that reaches out to Jews behind … Continue reading
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Tagged aleph institute, jewish inmates, kosher meal, maximum security prisons, prisons in the united states, tax evasion
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My Ambivalence About Robert Novak
I read Novak’s enormous memoir. We agreed on most things, but not about things Jewish. Bob Novak was a relentless critic of Israel. Why? From TheTablet.com: Meanwhile, much of the Jewish pundit class has treated news of Novak’s passing delicately. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Islam, Israel, Jews
Tagged american jewry, bob novak, Brandeis University, guerrilla theater, john judis, john podhoretz
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The Jewish Week In Review
Steven I. Weiss reports:
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Bob Novak Grew Up Jewish
From the New York Times: Mr. Novak grew up Jewish and was in a Jewish fraternity in college, but, like Mr. Evans, he was critical of Israel. He prompted a firestorm when he said the terrorist attacks on New York … Continue reading
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Tagged bob novak, daniel patrick moynihan, jewish fraternity, prince of darkness, roman catholicism, senator daniel patrick moynihan
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Racism In Orthodox Judaism
Aliza Hausman, a Dominican convert to Orthodox Judaism, writes for the Jewish Journal: My husband and I started speaking out about racism in the Jewish community when a friend asked us to speak at a synagogue in Washington Heights, in … Continue reading
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Tagged african roots, harvard professor, head scarf, orthodox judaism, real estate broker, shabbos table
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Bad Jews
Class. A middle-aged liberal Jewish woman starts talking to me. "What do you think of Shlomo Carlebach?" she asks. "He did some good things. He did some bad things." "I saw a religious Jew doing a really bad thing this … Continue reading
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Tagged bad jews, jewish area, jewish woman, psychic healer, religious jew, shlomo carlebach
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The Jewish Week In Review
Steven I. Weiss reports:
The Week In Jewish News
Steven I. Weiss reports:
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A Holocaust Revisionist Reacts To The Holocaust Museum Shooting
Mike H. Ahlens writes: WASHINGTON (CNN) — To most, the evidence against alleged Holocaust Museum shooter James von Brunn may seem overwhelming. Surveillance camera video. Eyewitness accounts. Von Brunn’s red Hyundai parked outside. Ballistics. But to some people in Von … Continue reading
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Tagged ardent believer, bad apple, david duke, gay holocaust, ghost troop, holocaust memorial museum, holocaust museum, holocaust survivor, meaningless coincidence, Museum of Tolerance, pink swastika, web circles
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