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Gandhi grandson resigns after criticism of anti-Semitic article

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Luke Ford

Brad A. Greenberg writes: The president of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence at the University of Rochester resigned Thursday amid criticism of a short opinion piece he wrote for The Washington Post online titled "Jewish Identity Can’t Depend on … Continue reading →

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Beth Am Losing Rembaum, Netter

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Luke Ford

Amy Klein writes: "Temple Beth Am, the flagship Conservative Synagogue, announced that its senior rabbi, Joel Rembaum, will retire in June 2010 after leading the synagogue for 25 years. Rabbi Perry Netter, who has been with the synagogue for 16 … Continue reading →

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Inside Radical Islam

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

From Dennis Prager: H1: My Year Inside Radical Islam With Dennis Prager Prager H1: Dennis speaks with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, vice president of research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and author of My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir. … Continue reading →

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Up close with Claude Brodesser-Akner

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

Kevin Roderick writes: Couple of good profiles in this week’s Jewish Journal. One updates Claude Brodesser-Akner, who has turned "The Business" on KCRW into a weekly success (and got out of Fishbowl LA at the right time.) His day job … Continue reading →

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Bobby Fischer Dies

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

Yisroel emails: "His adopted religion/now-defunct church sounds similar to messianic Chabad, but with a different focal figure…see below. He was halachically Jewish, but a virulent anti-Semite." From the New York Times: In 1999, in a series of telephone interviews he … Continue reading →

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