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Israel Increasingly Ensnared in Syrian Civil War

Reactions to Israel’s strike of Syria; Jewish community unites against sex trafficking; Jewish billionaire-philanthropist Michael Steinhardt auctions off Judaica collection at Sotheby’s; and The Acting Company turns 40; and novelist Maggie Anton sits down for an interview about her new … Continue reading

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Women’s Prayer Services Now Legal at the Western Wall

New court decision for women at the Western Wall; progress toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, via the Arab League; Israeli designer Elie Tahari’s unlikely journey to the heights of the fashion world; author Rachel Shukert on “Starstruck,” her young adult novel set … Continue reading

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Investigation Reveals Second Questionable Identity With Connections to Broyde’s Scholarship

A new TJC News investigation reveals another questionable identity associated with Judaic and legal scholar Rabbi Michael Broyde; a profile of formerly blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein; Yiddish theater goes to the circus in the Folksbiene’s “The Megile of Itsik Manger”; … Continue reading

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How President Barack Obama’s Visit to Israel Continues to Have Impact

The aftermath of Obama’s visit to Israel; mezuzah burnings in Brooklyn; and actor Shia LaBeouf talks about “The Company You Keep,” his Passover practices, and working with Robert Redford.

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Is The Catholic Church’s New Pope, Francis I, Good for the Jews?

Pope Francis I’s relationship with the Jewish community, a new exhibit explores the impact of the Civil War on American Jews, world-famous cupcakes fit for Passover, and more of this week’s Jewish news.

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