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Tag Archives: jewish coalition
‘I Saw Your God’
A friend emails me from the Republican Jewish Coalition dinner last night in Beverly Hills: “I saw your god. Should I ask Prager about pedophile rabbis?” Robert J. Avrech blogs: The food was strictly kosher and I was heartened to … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Robert J. Avrech
Tagged easy conversation, friend emails, jewish coalition, orthodox jews, two couples, Young Israel
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Forward Reporter Moves To Los Angeles Times
Chaim Weiss writes: One of the key news writers and editors at the Forward has moved on and has joined the staff at the New York bureau of the Los Angeles Times to cover Wall Street and the business sector. … Continue reading
Posted in Forward
Tagged Dennis Prager, harvard graduate, jewish coalition, key news, news writers, young reporter
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Sexually Abused? There’s Help
From left to right: Rabbi Nachum Rosenberg, Vicki Polin – The Awareness Center (international Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault), and Joseph Byrnes – SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests).
Posted in Abuse, Vicki Polin
Tagged abuse assault, Awareness Center, byrnes, jewish coalition, survivors network of those abused by priests
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Only Jews Who Don’t Know Who They Are Want To Build Bridges To The Black Community
If you are leading an observant Jewish life, you don’t have time to build bridges to other communities. How can you eat with them? You can only do it in a kosher restaurant. You can’t eat on their turf. Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Race
Tagged black mayor, close relationships, commonalities, distinct culture, fantasy world, flare ups, gentile, greenberg, jewish coalition, jewish community, jewish federation of greater los angeles, jewish law, jewish life, jewish tradition, kosher restaurant, majority culture, observant jews, orthodox jews, religious communities, tom bradley
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Republican Jews Growing
Brad A. Greenberg writes: For years, no respectable Jew would admit to being a Republican, even if they would vote for Ike or the Gipper. Today, this is no longer the case. The ranks of Republican Jews are swelling, something … Continue reading
Posted in Race, Republicans
Tagged anti americanism, Anti-Semitism, california director, countless times, democrat party, e mail, eric lee, friends of hillary, greenberg, greenfield california, Hillary Clinton, jewish coalition, joe lieberman, larry greenfield, misunderstandings, obamamania, philanthropist, realism, ziman, zionism
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